Resisting slanderous misrepresentations of our work, like the claim that we say ‘you can label anyone you don’t like as an abuser’.

Recently a pastor asserted on his blog that Jeff Crippen basically teaches that we can take anyone we don’t like, label them as an abuser, and then shun them and run them out of the church without due process or possibility of forgiveness. Let it be know to all and sundry that Jeff Crippen does not say we… Continue reading Resisting slanderous misrepresentations of our work, like the claim that we say ‘you can label anyone you don’t like as an abuser’.

Thursday Thought — Victims invariably resist violence and other forms of abuse

Alongside each history of violence there runs a parallel history of prudent, determined, and often creative resistance. The manner in which victims resist depends on the unique combination of dangers and opportunities present in their particular circumstances. Victims typically take into account that perpetrators will become even more violent for any act of defiance. Consequently,… Continue reading Thursday Thought — Victims invariably resist violence and other forms of abuse