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Sexual Abuse & Church

January 16, 2020

The Parable of the Sheet Cake

It's surprisingly difficult to give away half a sheet cake to strangers, piece by piece. I know this because I had a book signing last Sunday. My husband and I set up a table full of books -- all 3 of my titles -- and half a sheet cake. And not a single person came. I'm not telling this story to … [Read more...] about The Parable of the Sheet Cake

Sexual Abuse & Church book signing

January 6, 2020

The MeToo Art Project: Together We Are Breaking the Silence

Art is powerful. That's why I'm so grateful that two of my survivor stories have been featured in the MeToo Art Project, an ongoing project by artist Cheryl Prose. Here's how Cheryl describes her work: The MeToo Art Project launched October 2017 and is designed to (1) give survivors of sexual … [Read more...] about The MeToo Art Project: Together We Are Breaking the Silence

Sexual Abuse & Church Knoxville TN,  Skin in the Game,  The #MeToo Art Project,  The Emporium Center

Survivor Care, Healing Trauma by Christy Gunter Sim

October 7, 2019

Survivor Care: What Religious Professionals Need to Know About Healing Trauma, a book review

I reviewed Christy's Sims book "Survivor Care: What Religious Professionals Need to Know About Healing Trauma" for the Christian Century. Read the review here. You can order Survivor Care here. (an Amazon affiliate link.) … [Read more...] about Survivor Care: What Religious Professionals Need to Know About Healing Trauma, a book review

Book Reviews,  Sexual Abuse & Church Christy Sim,  Healing Trauma,  Survivor Care,  What Religious Professionals Need to Know

October 27, 2017

Shame: Hope & Healing

On the same weekend that the Harvey Weinstein story broke, dominating the media, I was leading a workshop called Shame: Hope & Healing in Vancouver, BC. What timing! Allegations that began with Harvey Weinstein have extended far beyond Hollywood. In politics, in business -- and in churches -- … [Read more...] about Shame: Hope & Healing

Sexual Abuse & Church 2 Samuel 13,  Absalom,  Amnon,  Harvey Weinstein,  Jonadab,  Readers Theater,  Tamar

May 31, 2017

“Raped Perfectly”

We live at a time when sexual violence is commonplace and even sanctioned in subtle ways. The downfall of Fox News' Bill O'Reilly ? followed immediately by his receiving a $25 million severance and new podcast ? shows how slick and impenetrable a powerful man can be. Perhaps certain parts of a woman … [Read more...] about “Raped Perfectly”

Sexual Abuse & Church Amy Schumer,  Bill O'Reilly,  recovering from sexual assault

February 1, 2017

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

A friend posted this on Facebook, and I thought it should get a wider airing. Here's her story: So today I had a strange and unsettling experience of finding out that there was a traffic court case that has been on my record for three years without my knowledge. But when a 2nd small traffic … [Read more...] about Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Sexual Abuse & Church Bryan Stephenson,  guest post,  injustice,  Laura Collins,  the legal system

contempt

November 3, 2016

Confronting Contempt, the Seed-bed of Abuse

This nasty political season (writing Nov 2016) has gone on so long that I am tempted to embrace nastiness. Ever since Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton "nasty" during the third presidential debate, many feminists have embraced the word. I get it. As a member of a group that's both feisty and … [Read more...] about Confronting Contempt, the Seed-bed of Abuse

Sexual Abuse & Church contempt in current politics,  contempt in scripture,  definition of contempt,  Donald Trump,  sexual abuse in church,  womens bodies

October 18, 2016

A Strange Elation

Ever since the tape of Donald Trump and Billy Bush surfaced on Oct 7, the media has been saturated with news about sexual assault. Like many other women, I have often felt jangled during the past ten days.?But I have also felt a strange elation. At last we?re talking openly about the prevalence of … [Read more...] about A Strange Elation

Sexual Abuse & Church Billy Bush,  Donald Trump,  evangelical men and sexual abuse,  injustice

June 7, 2016

“The Damage is Done, No One Can Undo It.”

By now you have no doubt read the details of Brock Allen Turner's rape conviction at Stanford, including the letter his victim wrote. It's a powerful letter, and I hope you'll read it.?I took special note of a couple of sentences: ?You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my … [Read more...] about “The Damage is Done, No One Can Undo It.”

Sexual Abuse & Church Brock Turner,  Stanford rapist,  the damage that rape causes,  victim statement

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