patriarchy – Shirley Fessel

Feb 24, 2024 Presentation

Video recording of Shirley Fessel’s presentation at the Summit Panel on Flourishing After Abuse, February, 2024

Studying the Bible helped her get free, not keeping her bound.

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Listening to her abuser kept her confused but listening to the Word clarified that God hated the oppression she and her daughters were in.

Church women can be divided against ministry to other women under patriarchy.

The horror of Family Court awarding custody to abusive parents has become deadly. Some religious doctrines have contributed to it.

I speak with Janice Selbie, religious trauma counselor, about how victims must reject toxic beliefs to escape religious domestic violence

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Confusion is a tool of coercive control Learn some of the levels used by religious abusers and a resource to stop the spin cycle.

Easter and Spring support faith in the power of life, not subjugation. Churches must claim full resurrection for victims in their midst.