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    When women kill their husbands
    Dr. Fiona Bosly
    • 3 days ago
    • 9 min

    When women kill their husbands

    How do we understand what has happened when women kill their husbands? Even within our community...
    503 views0 comments
    Andrew Weller
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Family, friends, ecclesias - what to do?

    One of the most consistent questions we get asked, either specifically about a particular situation, or hypothetically about situations t...
    180 views0 comments
    Coercive Control and our response to it
    Andrew Weller
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Coercive Control and our response to it

    This article was prompted by a news article about a conviction of coercive control against a person of another faith who used scriptural ...
    317 views0 comments
    Reality, Empathy & Discernment: "Our reality" and our response to domestic violence
    Andrew Weller
    • Oct 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    Reality, Empathy & Discernment: "Our reality" and our response to domestic violence

    Discernment is a concept recognised in scripture. For instance, the Apostle Paul speaks of the natural man not being able to discern spir...
    150 views0 comments
    Spiritual abuse - at home and in our community
    Andrew Weller
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 9 min

    Spiritual abuse - at home and in our community

    "Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you w...
    750 views0 comments
    Gold Standard Justice
    Andrew Weller
    • Sep 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    Gold Standard Justice

    This blog article is prompted by an article "Scotland has delivered the gold standard in domestic violence legislation". I recommend you ...
    118 views0 comments
    Wilderness Conversations Podcast on Hear Believe Act
    Andrew Weller
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Wilderness Conversations Podcast on Hear Believe Act

    Brother Stephen Dodson from Riverwood Ecclesia in Sydney has set up a very interesting podcast channel, and in his most recent episode he...
    193 views0 comments
    Of misogyny and mental illness
    Andrew Weller
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 9 min

    Of misogyny and mental illness

    The discourse around domestic violence in our midst is worrying. Have you noticed it? Are you a part of it? Are you taken in by it? By l...
    534 views2 comments
    When it is not "A Marriage Problem"?
    Andrew Weller
    • Aug 29, 2020
    • 10 min

    When it is not "A Marriage Problem"?

    Human cognitive biases include a tendency to interpret information in a way that supports our preconceptions (confirmation bias) and depe...
    400 views0 comments
    In an emergency...
    Andrew Weller
    • Dec 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    In an emergency...

    In an emergency, call the Police. At least for most developed countries, and for many developing countries, calling the Police or other a...
    79 views1 comment
    Andrew Weller
    • Nov 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    Domestic Violence in the ecclesia

    We often get asked about the prevalence of domestic violence in the Christadelphian community. In the same way as the ABC (Australian Bro...
    407 views0 comments
    How can ecclesias respond?
    Andrew Weller
    • May 2, 2017
    • 7 min

    How can ecclesias respond?

    This question is the question we get asked most often, by almost everyone involved including the ecclesias themselves. How can ecclesias ...
    306 views0 comments
    The scriptures and separating...
    Ben Pitcher
    • Apr 26, 2017
    • 7 min

    The scriptures and separating...

    Logically it seems obvious that for mental wellbeing, for safety and to underscore that the relationship has broken down and needs to be ...
    231 views0 comments
    Good fathers like our Heavenly Father seek our well-being
    Dr. Fiona Bosly
    • Mar 21, 2017
    • 3 min

    Good fathers like our Heavenly Father seek our well-being

    In a earlier blog we looked at domestic violence as a means of maintaining control within relationships. We examined the dynamics of coe...
    190 views0 comments
    The Atonement & The Abuser
    Andrew Weller
    • Mar 5, 2017
    • 3 min

    The Atonement & The Abuser

    The Atonement is not just a doctrine for learned brothers to debate – it is a life to be lived. Christ came into the world to save sinner...
    172 views0 comments
    Power and control: the defining feature of domestic violence
    Andrew Weller
    • Mar 3, 2017
    • 3 min

    Power and control: the defining feature of domestic violence

    Not all violence in marriage is domestic violence as defined by the law, nor is all violence in marriage the focus for the Hear Believe A...
    162 views0 comments
    What does domestic violence feel like? How destructive can it be?
    Andrew Weller
    • Mar 2, 2017
    • 1 min

    What does domestic violence feel like? How destructive can it be?

    The Pastor’s Wife is a 2011 biographical film for Television that is a based on a true crime book of the same title. It is currently avai...
    137 views0 comments
    When we get the response wrong
    Andrew Weller
    • Feb 27, 2017
    • 4 min

    When we get the response wrong

    Religious teachings can be a roadblock to stopping domestic violence. It does not have to be so. At the Hear Believe Act Project we have ...
    123 views0 comments
    "Surely it is time to move on"
    Andrew Weller
    • Feb 27, 2017
    • 3 min

    "Surely it is time to move on"

    Survivors invariably say that family members, friends in the ecclesia and out of it and the abuser tell them, “Surely it is time to move ...
    174 views0 comments
    “I wouldn’t want my kids around him”
    Dr. Fiona Bosly
    • Feb 26, 2017
    • 4 min

    “I wouldn’t want my kids around him”

    Understanding issues of parenting in families where men use domestic violence. This is a guest post on the Hear Believe Act Blog by Siste...
    215 views0 comments
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