Our faithful friend, Barnabas in Training, brought this article to our attention over the weekend. It is lengthy, but worth the read. Here is the beginning of the post. Go here [Internet Archive link] to continue reading. Do be aware that this article is alarming, to say the least. Read with caution. And thank you… Continue reading Family Dogs Have it Better than Wives? — An Article by Cindy Kunsman
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Abuse and Denial: More Reasons Why Pastors Don’t Stand With Abuse Victims — from Judith Herman
Once more, Judith Herman's book, Trauma and Recovery [Affiliate link], provides us with wonderful insight into why so many church leaders minimize, trivialize, and dismiss abuse victims. Listen to Herman's summation here of what Sigmund Freud found in the early years of his research on "hysteria" (i.e., Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder): This empathic identification with his… Continue reading Abuse and Denial: More Reasons Why Pastors Don’t Stand With Abuse Victims — from Judith Herman
