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Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Violence and Abuse in its Midst

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Thursday Thought — When It Just Couldn’t Be Him

Today I’m writing for women whose partners are held in high esteem in their communities, who are the kind of guy that other people look up to and wish they could be like.  He may have even gotten himself into a respected position such as clergyman, policy officer, head of the Rotary Club or a …

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Thursday Thought — Validation is Priceless

[June 21, 2022: There have been some changes made to this post. For more information, read the Editors’ notes at the bottom of the post. Editors.] A gem from our GEMS…. To be believed is the most precious gift when you have been abused. Freedom from hell on earth follows. It’s why many of us …

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Thursday Thought — What a Victim Can Expect in a Typical Evangelical Church

UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them, …

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They Do It in Secret

Abusers almost always abuse in secret, unless they have gotten sloppy . . . and then they leak.  But that is a different blog post. For the most part, abusers jab and mock (emotionally, physically and verbally) when no one but the victim can feel it, see it or hear it. This is part of …

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People who want to ride the fence

UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them, …

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Protective Behaviors for Children

How do I help a child when I think he or she may be at risk of sexual abuse? This question was put to me recently in an email. I would talk to a child or teenager by adapting the Protective Behaviors Program I used to give in the classroom when I was a primary …

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Counseling Victims of Domestic Abuse — by Diane Langberg, PhD

Diane Langberg is a Christian psychologist who we featured at this blog a week ago (here). Counseling Victims of Domestic Abuse is a presentation Diane gave at the Forum Of Christian Leaders, Budapest, 25 May 2010. Alternative link to video: Counselling Victims of Domestic Abuse In this talk, Diane condemns the way that many Christians minimize …

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