A South Carolina pastor was arrested last week after he reportedly strangled a woman pregnant with his child outside of his church.
A South Carolina pastor was arrested last week after he reportedly strangled a woman pregnant with his child outside of his church.
Teacher and Pastor David English is facing domestic violence charges after he beat up his 31-year-old wife who had kidnapped a newborn.
The man responsible for the recent San Bernardino Elementary school shooting in which three people died, including the shooter himself, was reportedly a pastor and vocal about his faith.
When domestic abuse is present in Christian communities, it has a particularly insidious twist. Because “male headship” is taught by many churches as a core Scriptural principle, violent or abusive men often live unquestioned and unchallenged to control their families behind closed doors and are able to say “God put me in control” as some kind of trump card.
"The Bible tells us to rescue the oppressed, the needy, and the downtrodden—to do justice and righteousness to those who suffer. We disobey God when we ignore the women in our own ranks, many of whom suffer alone."
The film adaptation of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which opens in theaters next week (Feb. 13), has movie morality guardians armed and heading for battle.
A new LifeWay Research poll shows that 74 percent of pastors misjudge the prevalence of sexual and domestic violence within their congregations.
