How can Christians Support Victims of marital abuse?
QUESTION for Jocelyn: Your insights on domestic violence highlight a crucial issue that needs urgent attention. 💔 How do you think the Christian community can effectively foster healing and support for victims? Looking forward to your thoughts!
Jocelyn's ANSWER: Christian leaders need to start showing more concern for the safety of the victims than for the reputations of the perpetrators. They need to show more concern for the health, happiness, and safety of victims than for maintaining the status quo of an unbiblical gender-based authority structure within the home. They need to start holding marital abusers accountable in every way possible, including bringing criminal charges when necessary.
Jocelyn Andersen writes and speaks about a variety of topics with an emphasis on the subjects of domestic violence awareness and God and Women. She is working on her first novel and is the author of several non-fiction books including, "Woman Submit! Christians & Domestic Violence" and "Woman this is WAR! Gender, Slavery, and the Evangelical Caste System." Her work has been featured in magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. She is open to requests for writing assignments, anthology contributions, and conference speaker.
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