Some people think there is something in the victim that the perpetrator latches on to, otherwise he wouldn't have someone to abuse. Is this true? Another, perhaps more hurtful way of putting this idea is that victims need to work on why they attract that sort of dynamic. Women often feel great shame because they believe… Continue reading Is there something in the victim that the perpetrator latches on to? And do women ‘attract’ abusers?
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Avoid being deceived by the abuser, put him out of the flock (advice for pastors Part 3, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
(Luke 15:21) And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' Having educated himself about the nature, mentality, and tactics of abuse (entitlement, power-control, justification), the pastor will be enabled to recognize abuse when it is described to him… Continue reading Avoid being deceived by the abuser, put him out of the flock (advice for pastors Part 3, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
