What a Victim Can Expect in a Typical Evangelical Church Victim reports abuse to her pastor. Pastor does not believe her claims, or at least believes they are greatly exaggerated. After all, he "knows" her husband to be one of the finest Christian men he knows, a pillar of the church. Pastor minimizes the severity… Continue reading Thursday Thought — What a Victim Can Expect in a Typical Evangelical Church
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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… Continue reading They Do It in Secret
