Karen Mathson explains how male privilege allowed both church leaders, members and her husband to try to keep her from expressing her God-given gifts.
Tag Archives: domestic violence in Christian homes
Feb 24, 2024 Presentation
Video recording of Shirley Fessel’s presentation at the Summit Panel on Flourishing After Abuse, February, 2024
She Finally Got the Message
Studying the Bible helped her get free, not keeping her bound.
Take a Steamboat Up the River
One of the most daunting torments to overcome in religious domestic violence is the constant barrage of insults, accusations, andContinue reading “Take a Steamboat Up the River”
2023 Annual RBB Thriver Award
Listening to her abuser kept her confused but listening to the Word clarified that God hated the oppression she and her daughters were in.
A New Lesson for Church Women
Church women can be divided against ministry to other women under patriarchy.
Motherhood, Domestic Abuse and Family Court
The horror of Family Court awarding custody to abusive parents has become deadly. Some religious doctrines have contributed to it.
Following the Light in You
Sometimes the answers are in us all the time.
How Churches Betray Women of Faith
I speak with Janice Selbie, religious trauma counselor, about how victims must reject toxic beliefs to escape religious domestic violence
Making the Best of a Bad Situation with God: Jannice D’s Story
Visual impairment did not keep this woman from escaping religious domestic abuse.