Mr. Davis feels that using his belt, and smacking the kids is the proper approach to child rearing. We aren't talking spankings that you hear about. We are talking a man that throws his anger around, spanks with the belt, and demands the respect he is due. Here is a comment I got earlier about this ...

Do people not grasp the difference between self-defense and lashing back in anger? I'm sure most of you have heard about the situation with Rihanna and Brown in the news. Beyond the glitz and the glamour that engulfed the lives of Rihanna and Brown, who until now had an image of a wholesome lovey-do...

iChalice: Unitarian Universalism meets Web 2.0 had a sermon listed, and I would encourage you to go and visit to view the entire thing. It listed some very powerful quotes I felt. Thisthewaith, a minister and President of a Chicago theological school, tells of a woman who had complained to her husba...

Waneta Dawn got a really NICE write up in the Kalona News this last week about her book, "Behind the Hedge". It also announced her awards that she was given for her peice of literature! Google has a really nice introduction into "Behind the Hedge" that you can check out for yourself! You can read a ...

Saddleback Church - Does the bible say it is alright to divorce a spouse that is abusing you? Question 32. Danni at Because it matters beat me to the transcript as I was doing the same thing. lol She is faster than I am! Anyway, here is what was said: Someone asked this out of their heart though, â€...

The Delphosherald.com wrote a really good story on how religion can play a NOT so good role when it comes to domestic violence. Religion can play role in domestic abuseBy Mike Ford, The Delphos HeraldPublished: Saturday, November 15, 2008 Print E-mail By MIKE FORDThe Delphos Herald Christian churche...

I have a blog roll with relating sites regarding Abuse and Faith. I have been slowing adding to the list lately, because I had neglected for a while! I wanted to point them out, and you can also see some others that have been there for a while. I will be adding more soon! Links - I tried to place ge...

Taking Back Your Power had a very moving article about the Place of God's people within the role of domestic violence issues. 2 Samuel 22:1-3, 18, 48-50: And David spoke the words of the song to the Lord in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hands of his enemies and from the hand of Saul. ...

As I read people of faith's reactions to those spouses that speak of domestic violence I have to wonder if they remember the what I feel is the forgotten victims of domestic violence...the children. Ward of Court wrote a post recently, and I wonder at times if people that enable abusers stop to thin...

I found this story on the Daily Barometer about a women and her family that were here in the US it seems to finish her education. I'm sure her husband was here for either that reason, work, or just to be here with his wife! The story really doesn't get into all that. According to the story she had a...