What can we do about domestic abuse

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What is domestic abuse?
What can we do about domestic abuse
Myths about domestic abuse
What not to say
How can we respond to reports of ab
Responding to reports

Feb 8, 2017
4 min

Understand why victims don’t report abuse to the ecclesia.

We hold dearly to a dangerous misconception - that our ecclesias are easy to approach about a problem. I have had arranging brothers say...

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Feb 7, 2017
5 min

What can we do about domestic abuse? Show leadership.

All the brothers of the Hear Believe Act Project are arranging brothers or have been. They freely acknowledge that they have made...

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Jan 30, 2017
4 min

What can we do about domestic abuse? Avoiding revictimisation - “Go and sin not”

It was the Scribes and Pharisees that brought before our Lord a woman caught in the very act of adultery. We know the story well, but...

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Jan 28, 2017
2 min

What can we do about domestic abuse? See it for what it is

Making changes to tackle the problem of domestic abuse in our midst needs to start with understanding and accepting the reality of sin....

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Jan 27, 2017
2 min

What can we do about domestic abuse? Accept that the problem is real and all too common in our broth

Christ said, “by their fruits you will know them”. We have not always discerned the fruits. In hindsight perhaps there was a detectable...

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Jan 26, 2017
2 min

What can we do about it? Change our culture

We should detest pride. We should never allow derogatory language or attitudes toward others to be accepted within our culture. In all...

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Jan 26, 2017
1 min

What can we do about it? Prepare our ecclesias to be a refuge for the victims

It is the essence of true religion to care for the fatherless and widows and preparing our ecclesias to do this must be a priority for...

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Jan 25, 2017
2 min

What can we do about it? Executing right judgment

The difficulty men have in making judgements is highlighted by Isaiah’s description of Messiah with the implicit contrast to human...

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Jan 25, 2017
2 min

What can we do about domestic abuse? Believe the victim

A person who has disclosed they are abused has climbed a mountain of shame against an ill-wind: the belief they will neither be believed...

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