Most Christians have taught the ‘submit’ doctrine in a way that disempowers women. It teaches women to ignore their gut feelings, to put their legitimate needs and preferences and wishes aside. It discourages wives from using negotiation skills with their husbands. It deters wives from setting boundaries when their husbands behave selfishly or sinfully. Here is… Continue reading When do I submit and when do I stand?
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My abuser’s evil plan was to give me the “scorched earth policy”. But with planning, strategy and God’s help, I outsmarted him.
This account is by Standsfortruth. It is adapted from a comment she wrote on our post The Abuser as Kidnapper and Slave Master. See her original comment here. We thank her very much for allowing us to publish it as a stand-alone post. *** This is a short story of how my abuser's grip was pried… Continue reading My abuser’s evil plan was to give me the “scorched earth policy”. But with planning, strategy and God’s help, I outsmarted him.
