All Domestic abuse articles
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Opinion‘Domestic abuse can be a difficult subject for the church, and I am trying to change that'
Having grown up in the church as a pastor’s daughter, Lauren Seager-Smith, CEO of The For Baby’s Sake Trust, a charity that aims to break cycles of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life, says, ’it felt and continues to feel like marriage difficulties and harm in relationships were difficult secrets.’
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OpinionThe death of Rebecca Cheptegei at the hands of her ex-partner should be a wake up call to the Church
‘The murder of women, by the men who claim to love them is a worldwide problem, and the UK is not exempt from this,’ says Sally Hope, as she discusses why the Church needs step up to be part of the solution.
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ArticleThere are domestic abusers in our churches
Ann-Louise Graham unpacks the uncomfortable, disturbing and often hidden subject of domestic abuse among Christians and explains the misapplication of scripture by perpetrators
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ArticleThe ‘believe me’ gap
Dr Belle Tindall highlights how women are still not taken as seriously as men, but encourages us to stand up against such prejudice – as Jesus did
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OpinionIs the UK Government’s new ‘flee fund’ for survivors of domestic abuse a good idea?
Bekah Legg, CEO of Restored, a Christian charity with a mission to speak up about violence against women and girls, comments on the Government’s new scheme, and says that while it is much needed, churches need to step up too.
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OpinionMarriage is sacred but if your partner is abusive - they're the one who broke the marriage covenant, not the person who leaves
October is Domestic Abuse Awareness month, writer Louise shares her thoughts on divorce in the context of an abusive marriage.
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ArticleAmplifying the voices of abused Ugandan women
From being a World Vision-sponsored child, living in poverty to gaining a theology certificate at Oxford University, Racheal Mutesi speaks with Jemimah Wright about her passion to be a voice for the horrendously abused women in her community
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OpinionThe government is taking serious action against domestic abuse but there's more to be done
Bekah Legg, from survivors of domestic abuse charity Restored, explains the new measures put in place by the government to tackle intimate partner violence.
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OpinionI fought to free my persecuted husband from an Iranian prison but the distance showed me that I was the victim of his abuse
Naghmeh battled tirelessly to get her husband, who had been arrested for his Christian faith, released from an Iranian prison. But in the three and a half years he was away, God spoke to her about the abuse she had suffered at his hands.
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OpinionChristian campaigners are highlighting the realities of Violence Against Women during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Red chairs are being put in churches, businesses, train stations and schools to raise awareness that, globally, a woman or girl dies at the hands of an intimate partner or family member every 11 minutes
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OpinionNew victim’s bill is good news for survivors of violence but we still need to do more, say Women’s Aid
Justice secretary Dominic Rabb published new draft legislation that will give victims more support as they fight for justice. But charity Women’s Aid say we still need ring-fenced funding, particularly for services by and for black and minoritized women.
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OpinionI help female victims of violence get justice with safer procedures for reporting and victim sensitivity training for magistrates
Many people criticised IJM Uganda’s Cissy N. Bwogi for going to University. Now she uses her degree to support victims of domestic abuse including providing shelters for women within police stations, trauma-informed interview rooms, comfortable spaces, with equipment needed to record reliable, tamper-proof evidence for court.
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OpinionI confided in my church about my husband’s infidelity and abuse and they did nothing… they failed me
Our brave contributor shares her story of domestic abuse and explains that she reached out to her church for help but they didn’t confront him, instead they just gave him a ‘general’ talk about married life.
