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: A Father’s Story

The following account is provided by the father of an abuse victim, and how his daughter's suffering forced him to come to terms with his previous position that abuse is not a biblical ground for divorce: It is a joy to have a Daddy’s Girl, and I have two daughters to prove it! There has… Continue reading Abuse: A Father’s Story