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Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Webinar Series)
MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) is offering a series of webinars this month on domestic abuse that offer awareness and education on this topic.
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February 21, 2017
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Supporting New Beginnings
A truly safe church environment is one where the congregation is aware of the many ways in which abuse is normalized in both secular and Christian cultures and is prepared to help survivors.
December 6, 2016
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Domestic Violence—Knowing the Facts, Confronting the Myths
How many lives could be changed if the church talked as openly about abuse as any other chronic and life-threatening issues their congregants faced?
March 15, 2016
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Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife
In her recent book Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife, Ruth Tucker offers a compelling and harrowing account of the ways in which unchallenged assumptions about gender hierarchy can create a climate of enabling abuse within the church.
December 15, 2015
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Speaking Up: My Work at Safe Haven Ministries
Every 9 seconds in the U.S. a woman is assaulted or beaten. These women are our best friends, co-workers, and the lady in front of you at the checkout line at Target. How could I not speak up?
March 21, 2015
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Out of the Ashes
Statistics have shown that people, even once they are out of abusive situations, often return to the abusive relationship. How are congregations equipped for the task of building up and walking alongside others?
November 24, 2014
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Ties That Bind
Most people think only of physical abuse when they consider domestic violence, yet financial abuse happens in 98% of all cases of domestic violence.
October 27, 2014
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Abuse Awareness: It’s Up to You
One Sunday each year (the fourth Sunday in September) has been designated Abuse Awareness Sunday. The annual email goes out, “Tell us what you did for Abuse Awareness Sunday”. Here are some responses from 2014.
September 30, 2014
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What Do the CRC and the NFL Have in Common?
While questions remain about the NFL’s handling of domestic violence among players, further questions arise regarding how our culture, our church, views domestic abuse.