Don't get too excited if a church apologises to abuse victims and runs an 'awareness program' about abuse. This post is a head's up to those who might be getting hopeful about the churches that are running 'abuse awareness programs' these days. It is a re-working of an old post of mine. First I'm going… Continue reading Church apologies are getting old. It’s wise to be cynical about church abuse-awareness programs.
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‘Still Married in the Sight of God’ — how this expression has been used in Christendom
'Still married in the sight of God' has been a piece of Christian jargon for centuries. Like the slogan 'God hates divorce,' it has been a cause of injury and entrapment to victims of domestic abuse — as well as to those who have suffered other kinds of marital violation. This article only discusses the… Continue reading ‘Still Married in the Sight of God’ — how this expression has been used in Christendom
