In following the story of Marie Notcheva over at The Wartburg Watch, I read the following comment by a "friend" of Marie's on Facebook. I decided to highlight this comment here in a post because THIS tactic of threatening God's wrath for exposing evil in a church is really rather common. Here is what this… Continue reading How the Threat of God’s Wrath is Used to Silence Abuse Victims
Category: Unjust church responses
unhelpful responses by pastors and leaders, idolatry of marriage, Pharisaism, legalism, wolves in sheep’s clothing, church discipline misused, cult dynamics, Patriarchy
The First Church of Keilah – A ‘Church’ that Hands Victims Over to the Abuser
This story came to my mind today as I was thinking about how local churches so often essentially hand over an abuse victim to her abuser — Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors." Therefore David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack… Continue reading The First Church of Keilah – A ‘Church’ that Hands Victims Over to the Abuser
