Sharing custody with an abuser can be such a nightmare. Too often there is undermining, overt or subtle threats, silence that is always pregnant with fear and the unspoken understanding that nothing is as it seems. Living with this means you and your children have to continually find ways to stay safe; to stay one step ahead… Continue reading Code Word Safety — a way to handle some dilemmas kids have on visitation
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The Bible DOES allow divorce for domestic abuse
The Bible allows divorce for domestic abuse. The key text for this is 1 Corinthians 7:15: But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. For God has called us to peace. This verse has been assumed to relate to simple desertion, i.e., when… Continue reading The Bible DOES allow divorce for domestic abuse