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Telling My Story: Sexual Abuse on the Mission Field

Today’s post has been submitted anonymously as a follow up to a piece published here, at A Life Overseas, in 2013. Today we hear from the daughter ...

Former child New Tribes Mission members speak out on alleged sex abuse

A group of women, whose parents joined the massive Evangelical group known as New Tribes Mission when they were children, open up to NBC’s Kate Sno ...

Safeguarding kids from sexual abuse

Teach kids of all ages - from under five to 15 - the skills they need when you're not around.

Author: Catherine Wilson

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Traumatized by Religious Abuse: Courage, Hope and Freedom for Survivors

‘Traumatized by Religious Abuse: Courage, Hope and Freedom for Survivors’ is a comprehensive resource for those who have experienced religious abus ...

When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse

Why does narcissism seem to thrive in our churches? We've seen the news stories and heard the rumors. Maybe we ourselves have been hurt by a narcis ...

Churches That Abuse

A look at churches that practice authoritarian leadership, manipulation, excessive discipline, and spiritual intimidation warns and informs readers ...

Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded?: Helping (Not Hurting) Those with Emotional Difficulties

It's no sin to hurt.Thousands of Christians suffer real emotional pain--such as depression, anxiety, obsessiveness. Many other Christians, includin ...

How COVID-19 may increase domestic violence and child abuse

National crises ramp up stress among couples and families. Psychologists identify the risks and point to resources that can help.

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allen ...

About Sexual Assault

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Web page.  This is an American website but explanations of sexual violence and assault on sur ...

Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse

This book provides a well-researched biblical and scientific overview of abuse. A broad overview, it deals with the various types of abuse, the var ...

Four Tools of Spiritual Manipulators

I grew up in a very conservative subculture of an already conservative homeschool culture, in a pretty conservative stream of the Ch ...