Can You Divorce for Abuse? Our Tendency to Treat Adultery as Worse than Abuse
Unfortunately (in my mind), there has not been consensus in the Christian world on whether or not a person is biblically justified to divorce in cases of abuse. It’s long been held that you can divorce for adultery, but not for abuse (I explained why I think...
If You Pray Hard Enough, Will God Stop Your Husband from Abusing You?
Can you change an abusive marriage just by praying hard and having enough faith? A while ago a woman sent me in a letter criticizing me for saying that it’s okay for women to divorce in cases of abuse, because I should be telling women to have faith for a...
An Open Letter to Focus on the Family about Love & Respect and Emerson Eggerichs
Focus on the Family initially had its logo on the book Love & Respect, and heavily markets it through their website and emails, often giving it as a freebie to people who donate. As I have talked about at length on this blog, I have grave concerns about the book....
Is It Okay if Christian Marriage Books are Just a Little Bit Harmful?
Christian marriage books should not harm people. That seems to me to be a no-brainer, but often in discussions about books that I believe spread a toxic teaching, people will say something like: Well, I got a lot of out of it. I didn’t agree with all of it, and...
An Example of What Gaslighting Women Using the Bible Looks Like
Tragically, too often in “Christian” teaching women’s views are ignored, or “gaslighted”. It’s time for a new To Love, Honor and Vacuum podcast, and this one’s a doozy, and a bit of a departure from my normal podcasts....About Sheila
Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.Check out the Books
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