Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
To be used for abuse by the systems of society: legal, disability, health, welfare. But not churches and denominations as they are covered by the tag Spiritual Abuse.
Exodus 21:7-11 spells out some of the obligations of a male head of household in Ancient Israel. If he had a young indentured maidservant in his household, and he married her to his son, he must provide her with food, clothing, and ʿônâ, even if the son took a second wife. If the male head… Continue reading Exodus 21 authorises an abused wife to divorce a hard-hearted husband
Kait Gannon grew up in an abusive household that trafficked her for money. And when GRACE got involved in her case, things got a lot worse. Kait and Laurie Krull (Kait's social worker) were interviewed by Peter Bell at the Sons of Patriarchy podcast. Towards the end of they interview, they described two problems they… Continue reading Some victims of abuse have had very bad experiences with GRACE
