Category: Abuse
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To Turn the Hearts of the Fathers
In anticipation of Christmas, this past Sunday our pastor preached from Luke 1. It’s the chapter where an angel appears to Zechariah the priest and prophesies the birth of John The Baptist. “And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zechariah was…
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Here’s What It’s Like Witnessing Sex Abuse Scandals As A Child Abuse Survivor
As a child, it was weird watching the news and seeing the media abuzz with Bill Clinton’s sex scandals. I was probably about seven years old. I remember how my parents, staunch Republicans and conservative Christians, were disgusted by the parade of lurid accusations and shameless lies. “He’s an embarrassment,” they said. “He’s a sick…
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Elijah Wood, Child Abuse & The Huckleberry Finn Effect
When I was a child, one of my favorite movies was The Adventures of Huck Finn, starring Elijah Wood. I was only eight years old when the film came out, so I watched it before I’d ever read the book. I developed a kid-crush on the blue-eyed protagonist of the story, who was quick-witted and…
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Brave Enough to be Angry No Longer: A Response To Lindy West
I am officially tired of feminist extremists hijacking the pain of abuse victims to prop up their political agendas. While real abuse survivors – both men and women – pour out our hearts on social media, some activists are leveraging these #MeToo stories and Hollywood tragedies to promote abortion, justify the degradation of men, and…
Jenn Greenberg 