I have been a believer all my life ... even before I was taught about committment & being "born again." I grew up in a conservative, church-going, Presbyterian home. The blood of Jesus was never talked about, but we knew we were supposed to be moral. As I grew up, I was influenced by friends of other denominations, including Roman Catholic. The observations I write about here concern all believers regardless of denomination.

Paradigm Shift

With the dawn of the 22nd Century, the institution of marriage, along with serveral other sacred ideals, is under more pressure than ever, and alarmingly, religion makes no apparent difference. Most denominations are ambiguously against divorce in general, but reluctant to stand for the rights of individuals in a questionable situation. Even in the case of abuse, many local church pastors refuse to come to the defense of the victim for fear of taking an unpopular stand.



Where are victims supposed to go? to the state? Should the state care for the needs of an abuse victim better than the church? Should the abuse victim have to sit through further rejection and criticism from the church before she/he receives help? What about Believers in an abusive marriage ... where do they go? What constitutes abuse, anyway? (sexual, physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual)

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