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What Does the Bible Say About Domestic Abuse?

October 12, 2017 by Ally Kern

What Does the Bible Say About Domestic Abuse?

Around the world, 1 in 3 women have experienced some form of abuse from a male intimate partner in their lifetime.[1] In the UK the number of women who have experienced domestic abuse since the age of 15 is comparable[2].  And a survey conducted by the CDC reported that 1 in 3 women in the U.S. experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime.

This is arguably the largest human rights violation of our time. And yet – despite this prolific reality being mirrored in the church[4], we have largely remained silent on this life-altering experience so embedded in our homes and neighborhoods.

The truth is that you know a victim of abuse. It might be your mother, sister, aunt, friend, or a teenager in your church youth group. The chances are she hasn’t felt safe enough to reveal the terrible pain she has suffered in the privacy of her relationship. Domestic abuse is easy to hide, but can be challenging to identify. In this post I go through how the Bible informs our understanding of domestic abuse.

Filed Under: Abuse, General, Marriage, sexual abuse Tagged With: domestic abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence

My Story of Surviving Domestic Abuse

October 4, 2017 by Ally Kern

My Story of Surviving Domestic Abuse

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please share to raise awareness in your circles! “I thought my dreams were about to come true when I [finally] got married. I left my family, friends, and my job as a pastor in Canada to move to the U.S. for love. I had waited a long time to meet a guy I could partner with in ministry. My American husband had wooed me with his discourse of our shared theological studies, passion for church work, and a vision of us as a happily married couple in ministry together. Babies would complete the picture of our Christian nuclear family. After our vows, I was shocked to immediately find myself in a different kind of nuclear situation: domestic violence.”

Filed Under: Abuse, Marriage, marriage and family, personal stories, relationships Tagged With: domestic abuse, domestic violence

Why I Decided to Write about Domestic Violence

October 30, 2014 by Gail Wallace

Why I Decided to Write about Domestic Violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I hadn’t intended to write about it. Aside from helping a friend through a horrible situation years ago, I haven’t had any experience with this, so didn’t think there was much I could say. But I was compelled to write for these reasons:

Filed Under: sexual abuse, violence against women, women in society, women in the church Tagged With: abuse, clothesline project, domestic violence, heaven, James Brown, poem, Ray Rice

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