Posts Tagged ‘marital rape’

A Different Kind of Abuse

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

I read a Kathryn Joyce article tonight called Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome. One of the comments in it leaped out with incredible force:
“Hyper-criticism that began on her honeymoon turned into physical abuse when Moss bore the first of her and ex-husband “Gary’s” three children. Sexual assaults and marital rape later became commonplace, as did violence [...]


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Fallout, Two Years Later

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Here’s another rather personal post. I am sure I am blushing as I type it, but the truth needs to be told in all of it’s ugliness. Somebody needs to tell it, and I while I would rather it be someone else, I am the only person I know who will get this detailed. So [...]


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The Most Harm, Part Three: The Fallout

Friday, March 13th, 2009

(Notes: For part one of this post, click here. For part two, here. Again, I apologize for the choppiness of the writing. There is simply too much of it to highlight the interesting parts and still write smoothly without writing a book, and frankly, if I was going to write that much, it would be [...]


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The Most Harm, Part One

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Yesterday’s trip to the mall reminded me of the harm that can come from religion. Walking along, Steve and I came across a camera man, an interviewer, and another man sitting at the table. “Would you like to ask the Duggars a question?” the man asked.
“No, thanks,” we said,  but I began thinking. My [...]


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