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Patriarchy and Domestic Violence
Tracy, Steven R.
Tracy, Steven R.
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"In spite of significant attention given to the topic of domestic violence in the United States in recent years, evidenced particularly by the Violence Against Women’s Act enacted in 1994,1 domestic violence continues to be a massive problem with enormous individual and societal consequences. The scope and consequences of domestic violence are often misunderstood and rarely addressed in the evangelical church, resulting in abuse victims and perpetrators not receiving essential ministry. For instance, in Maricopa County where I live, our community leaders conducted a survey of six hundred women to improve services to battered women. Roughly 85% of the women surveyed indicated that they were Christians; 57% attend church; 35% indicated they had experienced physical abuse in a past relationship; and yet only 7% felt they could confide in a church leader if they felt unsafe due to their partner’s abuse.2 In another study of 1,000 battered women, 67% indicated they attend church, one-third sought help from clergy, but of those who sought help, two-thirds said their church leaders were not helpful.3 Thus the evangelical church must begin to address this pressing problem"
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2007
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