The suicide of Liu Xuezhou, a teenager in search of his parents, attracted the attention and comments of many Christians.
On January 24th, 15-year-old Liu Xuezhou committed suicide in Sanya, Hainan. As a grade two student majoring in preschool education in Shijiazhuang Law and Business Secondary Vocational School, he was once sold by his biological father when he was just a toddler. From December 14, 2021 to January 24, finding his biological parents, Liu had some conflict with them, and finally committed suicide by an overdose of medicine. More than 1,000 Weibo netizens sent attacking private messages to him, which was mentioned in his suicide note. "You do so just to force your parents to buy you a house, right?", "Why did you sue your parents? Is it because they didn’t buy you a house?" Liu explained again and again, but no one listened. Really overwhelmed, he decided to commit suicide.
Many Christians expressed their heartache for this tragedy, commenting on it from different angles on social media.
Some Christians look at it from the perspective of family. They believed that family is the root of all problems. To solve problems, you need to manage the family well, which is definitely not a matter for one person, but every family member needs to go all out for the family. Whether you are poor or rich, running a good family is the first priority of your life and survival. The tragic experiences in Liu and his final suicide are directly related to the parents' failure to run a good family.
From the moral point of view, some Christian pastors thought that when Liu experienced overwhelming cyber violence, and was being considered as having serious moral problems, the attackers all thought that they were standing on the moral commanding heights. They made moral complaints against Liu with indignation, wishing him to die quickly.
He said: "The moralism beast has been eating people all the time, and everyone has bowed down before this evil beast. Taken orders from it, they killed other people it wanted to devour. Only the gospel of Christ shows us a new way of life that is completely superior to moralism, so that this evil beast cannot eat us. Presenting a new social form, the church establishes evangelized interpersonal relationships among people, helping us completely break away from the endless cycle of moralism."
Meanwhile, some Christians also shared, "What is evil and what is good? With a moral scale in his heart, each person has the right to choose good or evil. However, nowadays, there is only one word distance between good and evil! Maybe our tiny action or one word can make others successful or destroyed!"
A female believer said, "Does he (Liu Xuezhou) have to bear the name of “deserted child” all his life? The child cannot understand what his mistake was. Longing for fatherly and maternal love, he wants to have a home like other children. After his meeting his parents, it is not a big deal for him to ask his parents to rent or buy a house for him if conditions permit. Isn't that what parents should do for their children?"
Another Christian commented on the suicide: "No matter how hard it is in your heart, please don't commit suicide, as suicide is the devil's murder lie. Every person is born with great value. Belonging to God, life should not be deprived of by oneself."
Another Christian recalled the family tragedies in recent years, saying, "The situation of a family is often the epitome of society. Behind the abandonment case, the filicide case in Chongqing and the murder case of a family of six in Zhengzhou in the past two years are all due to the supremacy of money and the unlimited desires".
From a legal point of view, some people also argued, "Shouldn't the public prosecution agency ask for justice for this young boy? Whether it is buying and selling babies, sexual assault on campus or cyber violence, these are illegal or even criminal acts."
Another male believer shared it from the perspective of people's longing for love. He said, "Love does not kill. The greatest suffering in life is people's perception of their own life, which is a situation of no love. Meanwhile, as time goes, the sense of loneliness gradually strikes. As C. S. Lewis said, "Born helpless, we will find ourselves lonely once we are mature consciously. Needing others physically, emotionally, and intellectually, if we want to know anything (even ourselves), we can't do it without others."
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
1月24日，年仅15岁的寻亲少年刘学州在海南三亚自杀离世。刘学州是石家庄法商中等专业学校学前教育专业二年级学生，幼时被亲生父亲贩卖。2021年12月14日至2022年1月24日，刘学州寻找亲生父母、与亲生父母爆发矛盾、最终服药自杀。多达1000多名微博网友给刘学州发送过私信，在刘学州的遗书中，刘学州也提及了有人私信给他对他进行人身攻击。“”你这么炒作，不就是想逼父母给你买房吗？” “你为什么要告父母？你告他们不就是因为他们不给你买房吗？”刘学州一遍又一遍的解释，奈何，没有人听。他实在招架不住了。他决定自杀。
多位基督徒对这起悲剧的发生表达心痛，在社交媒体上也对此进行了不同角度的评论。
有基督徒从家庭的角度出发：认为家庭是一切疾病的根源，想要治病的话需要先治根，需要把家庭经营好。而经营好家庭，绝对不是一个人的事情，需要家庭的每一名成员都全力以赴。穷也好，富也罢，经营好家庭是一个人生活和生存的第一要务。而刘学州的一系列悲剧经历以及最后的自杀，都和刘学州的父母没有经营好家庭有着直接的关系。
而也有基督徒牧者从道德角度出发，认为在刘学州经历大规模网络暴力的时候，当时很多人认为刘学州有着严重的道德问题，因此一个个地都以为自己站在道德制高点上，义愤填膺地对刘学州进行道德控诉，恨不得刘学州赶紧去死。
他说到：“道德主义的野兽一直在吃人，所有人都拜倒在这个恶兽面前，从它领命，再去杀死它要吞吃的人。只有基督的福音，给我们展现了一条完全胜过道德主义的新的生活方式，让这只恶兽不能吞吃我们，也能让一个群体——教会——呈现新的社会形态，在人与人之间建立福音化的人际关系，让我们彻底脱离道德主义的死循环。”
同时，也有基督徒分享说：“什么是恶，什么是善？每个人心中都有一把道德的尺界，每个人也都有选择善与恶的权力。然而，现今，善与恶之间却只剩下一个字那么近的距离！或许我们的一个小小地举动，或许你的一句话，就可以成就他人，但同时也有可能毁掉他人！”
一名基督徒姊妹说：“难道他（刘学州）的一生都要背负‘弃儿’的罪名吗？这个孩子不能明白，他究竟有什么错。他渴望着父爱、母爱，想要跟其他孩子们一样拥有一个家，与父母相认以后，父母给他租房或者有条件的话买一套房子有何不可？这不都是作为父母应该做的吗？”
另一名基督徒则从自杀方面评论：“无论心里面多么地艰难，都请不要自杀，因为自杀是魔鬼的杀人谎言。每一个人生来都是无比宝贵地，生命属于上帝，不该自行剥夺。”
还有一名基督徒从刘学州自杀的事情联想和回顾了近几年的家庭惨剧，说“一个家庭的境遇往往是一个社会的缩影。这两年发生的‘遗弃案’‘重庆杀子案’‘郑州一家六口被杀案’的背后，都与金钱至上、个人欲望无限泛滥有关”。
也有人从法律角度出发，“公诉机关难道不应该为这名花样少年讨还公道吗？无论是买卖婴儿，还是校园性侵以及网络暴力，这些都是违法甚至犯罪行为。”
还有一名基督徒弟兄从人对于爱的渴望的角度来分享，这位弟兄说：“爱无扼杀，亦无消陨。生命中最大的苦难莫过于人对于自身生命的感知，即一种深陷在无爱的境遇。与此同时，随着年岁的成熟，孤寂感便逐渐袭来。正如C.S.路易斯所言：我们生而无助，一旦意识成熟，就会发现自己孤独，无论在身体、感情还有智力上都需要他人，我们若想对任何事物（甚至对自己）有所认识，都离不开他人。”
寻亲少年刘学州自杀悲剧 引发多位基督徒关注与评论：爱无扼杀，亦无消陨
The suicide of Liu Xuezhou, a teenager in search of his parents, attracted the attention and comments of many Christians.
On January 24th, 15-year-old Liu Xuezhou committed suicide in Sanya, Hainan. As a grade two student majoring in preschool education in Shijiazhuang Law and Business Secondary Vocational School, he was once sold by his biological father when he was just a toddler. From December 14, 2021 to January 24, finding his biological parents, Liu had some conflict with them, and finally committed suicide by an overdose of medicine. More than 1,000 Weibo netizens sent attacking private messages to him, which was mentioned in his suicide note. "You do so just to force your parents to buy you a house, right?", "Why did you sue your parents? Is it because they didn’t buy you a house?" Liu explained again and again, but no one listened. Really overwhelmed, he decided to commit suicide.
Many Christians expressed their heartache for this tragedy, commenting on it from different angles on social media.
Some Christians look at it from the perspective of family. They believed that family is the root of all problems. To solve problems, you need to manage the family well, which is definitely not a matter for one person, but every family member needs to go all out for the family. Whether you are poor or rich, running a good family is the first priority of your life and survival. The tragic experiences in Liu and his final suicide are directly related to the parents' failure to run a good family.
From the moral point of view, some Christian pastors thought that when Liu experienced overwhelming cyber violence, and was being considered as having serious moral problems, the attackers all thought that they were standing on the moral commanding heights. They made moral complaints against Liu with indignation, wishing him to die quickly.
He said: "The moralism beast has been eating people all the time, and everyone has bowed down before this evil beast. Taken orders from it, they killed other people it wanted to devour. Only the gospel of Christ shows us a new way of life that is completely superior to moralism, so that this evil beast cannot eat us. Presenting a new social form, the church establishes evangelized interpersonal relationships among people, helping us completely break away from the endless cycle of moralism."
Meanwhile, some Christians also shared, "What is evil and what is good? With a moral scale in his heart, each person has the right to choose good or evil. However, nowadays, there is only one word distance between good and evil! Maybe our tiny action or one word can make others successful or destroyed!"
A female believer said, "Does he (Liu Xuezhou) have to bear the name of “deserted child” all his life? The child cannot understand what his mistake was. Longing for fatherly and maternal love, he wants to have a home like other children. After his meeting his parents, it is not a big deal for him to ask his parents to rent or buy a house for him if conditions permit. Isn't that what parents should do for their children?"
Another Christian commented on the suicide: "No matter how hard it is in your heart, please don't commit suicide, as suicide is the devil's murder lie. Every person is born with great value. Belonging to God, life should not be deprived of by oneself."
Another Christian recalled the family tragedies in recent years, saying, "The situation of a family is often the epitome of society. Behind the abandonment case, the filicide case in Chongqing and the murder case of a family of six in Zhengzhou in the past two years are all due to the supremacy of money and the unlimited desires".
From a legal point of view, some people also argued, "Shouldn't the public prosecution agency ask for justice for this young boy? Whether it is buying and selling babies, sexual assault on campus or cyber violence, these are illegal or even criminal acts."
Another male believer shared it from the perspective of people's longing for love. He said, "Love does not kill. The greatest suffering in life is people's perception of their own life, which is a situation of no love. Meanwhile, as time goes, the sense of loneliness gradually strikes. As C. S. Lewis said, "Born helpless, we will find ourselves lonely once we are mature consciously. Needing others physically, emotionally, and intellectually, if we want to know anything (even ourselves), we can't do it without others."
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
'Love Does Not Kill': Christians' Comments on Suicide of Teenager
