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    Myth: in most cases of domestic abuse both parties are to blame
    Andrew Weller
    • 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”. T...
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    Myth: domestic abuse is a private matter and is ‘none of my business’
    Andrew Weller
    • 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 dan...
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    Myth: Staying in an abusive marriage is required “for the sake of the children”
    Andrew Weller
    • 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 scriptur...
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    Myth: Domestic abuse is rare in the brotherhood
    Andrew Weller
    • 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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    Myth: A wife separating from an abusive husband is breaking God’s law that He “hates divorce”
    Andrew Weller
    • 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 n...
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    Myth: Faithful wives are expected to endure abuse like Christ endured suffering
    Andrew Weller
    • 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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    Myth: Domestic abuse is only serious if it involves physical violence
    Hear Believe Act
    • 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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