Pregnancy and Birth – how domestic abuse can affect these special times

Recently in the post Crocodile Tears, some survivors started mentioning how their abusers had treated them during pregnancy and birth. From my reading, this is not uncommon. The secular domestic violence literature  and statistical research shows that domestic abuse often starts or gets worse during pregnancy. And I've heard a few horror stories of abusers… Continue reading Pregnancy and Birth – how domestic abuse can affect these special times

Abuse in Adventism: Ellen G. White Was (and Is) No Friend of Abuse Victims

Ellen G. White has been affirmed by the Seventh-Day Adventists as recently as 2010 as being inspired by God.  Here it is straight from the SDA's official website: Resolution on the Spirit of Prophecy We, the delegates to the 2010 General Conference Session in Atlanta, Georgia, acknowledge with gratitude the continuing contribution to the Seventh-day… Continue reading Abuse in Adventism: Ellen G. White Was (and Is) No Friend of Abuse Victims