In Malachi 2:16, many Bibles have the words “I hate divorce, says the Lord God of Israel.” These words have been paraphrased and turned into the well known saying “God hates divorce.” This saying is really problematic for victims of domestic abuse. It is bandied around like a proverb, dropped casually into sermons and magazine… Continue reading God hates divorce? Not always.
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Stormie Omartian doesn’t get it about domestic abuse
Oodles of books have been written advising Christian women how to have great marriages. Trouble is, most of them are clueless about the dynamics of domestic abuse so they give atrocious advice which could be toxic or life threatening to a victim of abuse. One such author is Stormie Omartian, whose book The Power of a… Continue reading Stormie Omartian doesn’t get it about domestic abuse
