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#TooManyMenView
Women are subjected to violence again and again and again and it is almost exclusively at the hands of men.In a week where we've celebrated women, there have been far too many stories about women suffering because of the actions of men. In today's blog, Bekah reflects on these stories …
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Untold: the stories of remarkable women never sharedView
Throughout history, we've neglected to tell the stories of remarkable women. In 2018, the New York Times recognised that for over 100 years their obituary section had been dominated by white men, and ran a series called 'Overlooked', sharing obituaries of exceptional lives that never had so much as a …
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What 1 Corinthians 7 does NOT sayView
Too often Bible passages are twisted, used to blame or abuse women.1 Corinthians 7:1-6 is one of these commonly misunderstood passages. Here, Bekah takes a look at the verse and what it doesn't say. @teresalyoung ♥︎ TAP Screen To Pause Video♥︎ ##christianrelationshipgoals ##relationshipadvice ##fyp ##marriage ##foryoupage ##divorcedmen ♬ Yours - …
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Building a better worldView
This Lent we're praying for an end to violence against women in all its forms.Trafficking disproportionately affects women and girls. Join us this week as we pray for an end to women and girls being trafficked. Kashi's story'Will you listen to me?'Kashi was only five years old when she was …
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Was Jesus good news for women?View
Jesus was the ultimate non-toxic man. Not only is this good news for all women, but particularly for survivors of domestic abuse who have had the Bible twisted and used against them by an abuser.In her blog, Georgie, volunteer, explores how Jesus treated women and his unique attitude toward those …
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Single on Valentine's Day? You're in good companyView
It’s no secret that Valentine’s Day presents an idealised view of love. Even the happiest couples can find it stressful trying to reach the dizzying heights of romance seen in movies. For others, however, it’s a completely different story.For women trapped in the cycle of domestic abuse, February 14th can …
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Lessons from the RZIM report on Ravi ZachariasView
Yesterday, RZIM released its report following the investigations that have taken place into allegations of abuse by Ravi Zacharias, the Canadian-American Christian apologist that founded RZIM, and the Zacharias Trust which operates in Europe. First of all, we want to acknowledge those who were subjected to this abuse and to …
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'The Bible Doesn't Tell Me So': An interview with Helen PaynterView
She knew certain passages would appear. She could imagine the sort of verses that abusers might use to justify their actions and manipulate their partner. But on speaking to survivors, Helen Paynter found that there were even more biblical texts being twisted so far from their meaning than she expected …
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Drawn with loving kindnessView
Every Friday we meet as a team with anyone else who wants to join us to pray. We pray for women around the world, for the team, for the Domestic Abuse Bill and specifically for women in our Survivors' Network. Not as individuals, we never share information like that, but …
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'Good' control?View
I was asked a question the other day: 'How can you tell the difference between good control in a relationship and control that’s got out of hand and become abusive?'Our director, Bekah, shares her response to that question, what she wished she'd added, and whether there's ever such a thing …