In 2008, the United Nations condemned the stoning to death of a 13 year old girl for fornication. Her crime? She was gang raped and then sentenced to death by a Sharia court. In 2013, a Norwegian woman was visiting Dubai on business and was raped by a Muslim man. When she reported the rape, she was arrested,… Continue reading Has the Church Embraced the Mindset of Sharia Law in Abuse Cases?
Author: Wendell G
Whitewashed Tombs
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. (Matthew 23:27-28 [NASB1995]) The more I read… Continue reading Whitewashed Tombs
The Similarity Between Doug Wilson’s Words and Rape in Pornography
****TRIGGER WARNING**** Last fall, Doug Wilson, a prominent member of the homeschooling and quiver full movement, caused a firestorm in the blogging community by making this statement: When we quarrel with the way the world is, we find that the world has ways of getting back at us. In other words, however we try, the sexual… Continue reading The Similarity Between Doug Wilson’s Words and Rape in Pornography
Jezebel as a Picture of Abuse
[June 23, 2022: There have been some changes made to this post. For more information, read the Editors’ notes at the bottom of the post. Editors.] Recently, Barbara was presented with a question about the “Jezebel Spirit”, specifically whether it applies only to women. In the ensuing internal discussion, we bandied back and forth about… Continue reading Jezebel as a Picture of Abuse
A Journey Through the Pornography Sinkhole (Part 2 of Wendell’s Story)
Once again we thank Wendell and his wife for sharing their story with us. In this post, Wendell describes how the Lord raised him out of the pit of addiction to porn. (See Part 1 Wendell's Story) Porn, as we have discussed in other posts, is often an element in the abuser's life. In this… Continue reading A Journey Through the Pornography Sinkhole (Part 2 of Wendell’s Story)
Signs Your Husband May Be Addicted to Pornography – By Wendell
Many thanks to Wendell and to his wife for being willing to share the following story with us and for offering their help. *** Deborah’s excellent post on her experiences of abuse struck a chord with me, not because I have been abused by my wife (I haven’t) but because I saw many signs of… Continue reading Signs Your Husband May Be Addicted to Pornography – By Wendell
A Cry For Justice 