This is one of the most horrific stories I’ve ever seen
Aaliyah Fortner, 23, a nonverbal woman, died in a group home in North Carolina.
The Medical Examiner just revealed that she died of malnutrition.
She was starved to death. She weighed just 84 pounds.
The operator of the home Marlo Wallace, has now been charged with first degree murder.
Wallace also allegedly stomped on Aaliyah’s head and tased her.
I think that part of the reason why Christian messaging related to this subject is falling on deaf ears is that they don’t realize what they’re asking for and who they’re asking it of.
However sanctifying and fulfilling the life of a parent raising a mentally disabled child is, it requires radical self-denial and sacrifice. How can we expect to ask twenty-first-century man—who’s been taught nothing but self-fulfillment since the day he was born—to dedicate his life to self-sacrificial love without the cultural and moral education that such a decision requires?
Modern man has no conceptual framework for making a gift of himself. Today’s rewards are for those who can take all they can. Why would you empty yourself out?
It’s a radical ask. Christians make the mistake of assuming it’s common sense. For Christian morality to make sense and for people to act in accordance with it, you need either for everyone to be saints or for there to be massive social and legal incentives for making the right choice and harsh disincentives for failing to do so. Anything else is useless signaling.
@UpTambourine I tossed my copy. It doesn’t have much in terms of practical application, and tends to assume the majority of marriage issues are a submission issue.
@bethanyshondark Idk. HBH’s mother is pretty thin, so I think genetics may play a role. She’s also said before that she doesn’t always feel hungry after workong with food all day. 🤷🏻♀️