#WhyIStayed. Women just aren’t that important. In my years of addressing abuse issues within faith communities, I have discovered that male dominated churches tend to be the ones that are most dismissive of women who report being abused by a man. This can happen in subtle and not so subtle ways. I was recently told about a wife whose husband would abuse her, and then blame it on an alleged sleep disorder. At some point, this woman said something to a friend who brought the matter to the attention of the male church leadership. The husband was friends with many of these leaders and used all the correct “repentance” language as he also minimized the abuse. Satisfied that their friend was sorry, the leaders directed the wife to remain in the home with her attacker. At no time did the leadership report the violence to the police, or even encourage the victim to do so. Fortunately, this woman listened to wiser counsel and moved out. The leadership eventually threatened to initiate disciplinary proceedings against her for ignoring their “Godly” directive to stay. - See more at: boz.religionnews/2014/09/12/whyistayed-churches-support-spousal-abuse/#sthash.4smUSUkZ.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 18:27:30 +0000
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