At a conference in Sweden, Dr. Allan Wade discusses social responses. In particular in this short video clip he touches on how people who have been abused may be further traumatized by the negative social responses they receive from 'helping' professionals, authority figures, family, friends and neighbours. Very often, the social responses an abused person receives from… Continue reading Thursday Thought — On Violence, Resistance, and Power in Language by Dr. Allan Wade
Philippians 2 is Often Erroneously Applied to the Victim instead of the Abuser
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. (Philippians 2:3-4 ESV) This is the kind of Scripture that people so often butcher, and in the process they carve up… Continue reading Philippians 2 is Often Erroneously Applied to the Victim instead of the Abuser
