Category: Women’s Rights

Preyers vs. Pray-ers: When Counsellors Hold Double Standards

On By SalomIn Christianity, Counselling, Elder Abuse, Responsibility, Women's Rights1 Comment

What type of person does the term 'counsellor' conjure up in your mind? For me, it's someone: empathetic - who can relate to the many problems people face; kind - who genuinely desires to help heal brokenness; peaceable - who aims to resolve conflicts swiftly; wise - more than the average person, in order to guide people through …

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Caring for Widows: The Christian Approach

On By SalomIn Abandonment, Christianity, Elder Abuse, Elder Care, Responsibility, Women's Rights1 Comment

How should a society treat its widows? The ideal answer to this is, the way it treats every other human being. But we know that for most widows, reality has fallen brutally short of this ideal. Through the ages, and in too many cultures, widows have generally been a vulnerable and often savagely exploited group. The question …

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