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Why don't we want to believe it?View
As more safeguarding failures within the Church hit the headlines, I am acutely aware of the experiences of so many within our Survivors’ Network. More than 500 women have found a safe space to be seen and heard within this community; the stories they share all too often are not …
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Father, forgive them...View
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34.Some of the most extraordinarily beautiful and yet challenging words in the Bible. In his hours of despair, in the agony of the cross, Jesus has the grace and the capacity to forgive those who have put …
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We need to talk about it...View
This last week I’ve been watching the documentary on BBC iPlayer called ‘We need to talk about Crosby’. It reminded me so much of a podcast series I listened to last year from Christianity Today called ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill,’ and another documentary about abuse within Hillsong …
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Joining the Dots: the link between suicide and domestic abuseView
trigger warning - suicide, domestic abuse Earlier this year there was a landmark inquest into the death of Jessica ‘Jessie’ Laverack which concluded that the “underlying cause of her illness [was] domestic abuse”.It is thought to be the first time that a coroner has explicitly connected domestic abuse and suicide. …
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My experience of sexism and misogynyView
Megan, aged 19 Today is the International Day of the Girl Child. To mark the occasion, we've asked university student Megan to write about her experience of sexism, and the challenges she and her friends face in navigating relationships and staying safe as young people. Here's what she had to …
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Busting the Myths About Domestic AbuseView
When it comes to domestic abuse, there are many dangerous myths that can seep like a poisonous gas throughout society. It matters that we set the record straight. We believe the truth can set people free as we open the world's eyes to the reality of abuse. "Those Women"Myth: Domestic …
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Domestic Abuse and the Cost of Living CrisisView
As I write, the latest headlines put inflation at 10.1% and the country is bracing itself for energy price hikes. The Mayor of London is warning of an increase in violence, Gordon Brown has described the situation as a crisis on the scale of the Covid epidemic and Martin Lewis, …
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Domestic abuse and divorce: What does the Bible have to say?View
You may have heard church teaching that divorce is completely unacceptable, no matter what the circumstances. But for those who live in fear of danger, this teaching can add to the terror. Here we take a look at some of the key passages from the Bible about divorce, and what …
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'Good' control?View
I was asked a question the other day: 'How can you tell the difference between good control in a relationship and control that’s got out of hand and become abusive?'Our director, Bekah, shares her response to that question, what she wished she'd added, and whether there's ever such a thing …
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The cycle of abuseView
cycleˈsʌɪk(ə)l/nouna series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order. — — In 1979, Lenore E. Walker coined the term ‘The Cycle of Abuse’. This is a theory that proposes that abusive relationships often follow a similar pattern.Obviously, all relationships are unique to each couple involved so this …
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Spiritual AbuseView
Spiritual AbuseMany survivors of domestic abuse have also experienced spiritual abuse, this may have been perpetrated by their spouses or by church leaders or members.CCPAS (an Independent Safeguarding Christian charity in the UK) has produced papers and pamphlets on this topic.In their pamphlet entitled, I Want to Understand Spiritual Abuse …
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