The First Church of Keilah – A ‘Church’ that Hands Victims Over to the Abuser

This story came to my mind today as I was thinking about how local churches so often essentially hand over an abuse victim to her abuser — Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors." Therefore David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack… Continue reading The First Church of Keilah – A ‘Church’ that Hands Victims Over to the Abuser

You Shall Not Test the Lord Your God — How Telling Victims to Stay With an Abuser Breaks This Commandment

Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you,' and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike… Continue reading You Shall Not Test the Lord Your God — How Telling Victims to Stay With an Abuser Breaks This Commandment