by gbaskerville | May 3, 2023 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Safe Churches & Friends, Uncategorized
STEVEN CROWDER, ABUSE & NO-FAULT DIVORCE This week, many people have talked to me about Steven Crowder’s (political/social influencer) alleged abuse situation and his view of no-fault divorce. His wife Hilary's family has released a video (link) purporting to show...
by gbaskerville | Jan 22, 2022 | Abuse examples, Gaslighting Examples, Safe Churches & Friends
Toxic people crave arguments! They love to challenge you and attack you, because they love being the center of attention. So any time they can tempt you to interact with them, they consider it a big win. They love to suck up your time and attention. They...
by gbaskerville | Dec 31, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, High-Conflict Divorces, Myths, Safe Churches & Friends
Critique of the Saying, “Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard” There’s a meme going around the internet and it starts with the line “Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard.” . This maxim annoys me. It was written by some smug person...
by gbaskerville | Dec 11, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
This table shows every known divorce among the Massachusetts Puritans 1639-1692. There are 40 divorces listed and the columns give the record location and page, the date, the names of the individuals, the cause of the divorce, the court (the jurisdiction), and the...
by gbaskerville | Nov 23, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
SWITCH CHURCHES, OR STAY, WHEN YOU DIVORCE? Nearly 6 in 10 Christians switch churches and leave their former church when they divorce. Lifeway Research (affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention) did a survey of church-going Christian divorcees and found that...
by gbaskerville | Nov 5, 2021 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
1-in-4 Highly Religious U.S. Marriages Have Abuse How many Christian marriages have abuse (intimate partner violence)? It’s difficult to believe, but the conservative pro-marriage researchers at the Institute for Family Studies, have reported that 1-in-4...
by gbaskerville | Nov 3, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Review of DivorceCare® Divorce Recovery Groups: Pros and Cons DivorceCare® (DC) is a conservative Christian divorce recovery program used in about 10% of Protestant churches. It runs 13 weeks typically. To find a group near you, click here:...
by gbaskerville | Sep 11, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Churches & Denominations with Unsafe Official Divorce Policies for Abused Spouses If you belong to one of these denominations or attend one of their churches, please contact them. Even if your own pastor condones divorce for abuse, please write, call, or email...
by gbaskerville | Jun 22, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Fact check of the article “How Could Divorce Affect My Kids?” by Amy Desai, J.D., on the Focus on the Family website. WARNING: This article has 12 half-truths in it. It was written to mislead people to believe that divorce is universally destructive to...
by gbaskerville | May 19, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Focus on the Family, Gaslighting Examples, Safe Churches & Friends, Standers
This is a fact check of the article “Is Divorce The Right Answer? 15 Questions Couples Should Ask” by Dr. Angela Bisignano on the Focus on the Family website. WARNING: This article has 5 major factual errors. The author is wrong about many of her claims. She misquotes...