Tamar’s Autonomy and Voice in the face of Judah’s Abuse, and the role of bystanders It may surprise you, but this article about Judah and...

How do we understand what has happened when women kill their husbands? Even within our community...

One of the most consistent questions we get asked, either specifically about a particular situation, or hypothetically about situations...

This article was prompted by a news article about a conviction of coercive control against a person of another faith who used scriptural...

Discernment is a concept recognised in scripture. For instance, the Apostle Paul speaks of the natural man not being able to discern...

"Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you...

This blog article is prompted by an article "Scotland has delivered the gold standard in domestic violence legislation". I recommend you...

Brother Stephen Dodson from Riverwood Ecclesia in Sydney has set up a very interesting podcast channel, and in his most recent episode he...

The discourse around domestic violence in our midst is worrying. Have you noticed it? Are you a part of it? Are you taken in by it? By...

Human cognitive biases include a tendency to interpret information in a way that supports our preconceptions (confirmation bias) and...

In an emergency, call the Police. At least for most developed countries, and for many developing countries, calling the Police or other...

We often get asked about the prevalence of domestic violence in the Christadelphian community. In the same way as the ABC (Australian...

This question is the question we get asked most often, by almost everyone involved including the ecclesias themselves. How can ecclesias...

Logically it seems obvious that for mental wellbeing, for safety and to underscore that the relationship has broken down and needs to be...

In a earlier blog we looked at domestic violence as a means of maintaining control within relationships. We examined the dynamics of...

The Atonement is not just a doctrine for learned brothers to debate – it is a life to be lived. Christ came into the world to save...

Not all violence in marriage is domestic violence as defined by the law, nor is all violence in marriage the focus for the Hear Believe...

The Pastor’s Wife is a 2011 biographical film for Television that is a based on a true crime book of the same title. It is currently...

Religious teachings can be a roadblock to stopping domestic violence. It does not have to be so. At the Hear Believe Act Project we have...

Survivors invariably say that family members, friends in the ecclesia and out of it and the abuser tell them, “Surely it is time to move...