Myths about domestic abuse

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Jan 24, 2017
2 min

Myth: in most cases of domestic abuse both parties are to blame

Variations on this myth are all too common. People are heard to say, “I can appreciate how it happens. She would get on my nerves too”....

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Jan 24, 2017
2 min

Myth: domestic abuse is a private matter and is ‘none of my business’

Christ’s disciples are called on to be the Good Samaritan even if in personal danger. Those helping the victim should expect personal...

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Jan 23, 2017
2 min

Myth: Staying in an abusive marriage is required “for the sake of the children”

When weighing up a decision to leave an abuser, one balancing consideration (of many) is if and how the father is fulfilling his...

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Jan 23, 2017
2 min

Myth: Domestic abuse is rare in the brotherhood

Horrifying though it is to contemplate, family and domestic violence occurs within the household of faith. Once, we found it difficult...

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Jan 21, 2017
1 min

Myth: A wife separating from an abusive husband is breaking God’s law that He “hates divorce”

Important distinctions must be made: separation does not mean divorce. Forgiveness need not mean a fully-restored trust. Departing does...

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Jan 21, 2017
1 min

Myth: Faithful wives are expected to endure abuse like Christ endured suffering

This is a perversion of the truth. It was God’s will that Jesus suffered at the hands of wicked men. We are called upon to suffer “for...

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Jan 19, 2017
1 min

Myth: Domestic abuse is only serious if it involves physical violence

The definitions of domestic violence in Australia’s laws include not only physical but sexual, psychological and economic abuse. The...

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