I think one of the tragic consequences of the arrogant thinking of fundamentalism of all sort is that it leads people into believing they get to play god. Fundamentalists are so confident that they have all the answers and that their way is the only way, that they conclude that this gives them the right to be jury, judge ... and in some cases executioner.
I am speaking in broad terms now. Fundamentalists (and fanatics) of various religions and persuasions are incredibly confident that they are right, and they get to decide who else is wrong.
To apply this to the NTM parents you are referring to: New Tribers are so sure that they know exactly how God thinks and acts, that if they decide their own child has "rejected" Christ, then Christ has also rejected their child, and that child will spend eternity in fiery punishment.
I now feel it is very arrogant for us puny humans to assume that we can be the ones to put people in one category or another. The ins, and the outs. The ones who matter, and the ones who don't.
This case sounds terribly sad. I believe we all know of at least one MK who has ended their life in deep despair. I think it would be more productive and healing to understand why, than to decide where their souls are spending eternity .... I will let God be the judge of that. And my belief is that His love is immense and he does not stop loving us just because we give up on ourselves. His mind is infinitely bigger than my small one. And his heart is deeper and wider than all the oceans and all the eons of time.
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