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"If there's one place that you should be safe . . .”
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"If there's one place that you should be safe, it should be in your house of worship." This was the comment made by Sheriff Grady Judd in Polk County, Florida, ...
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“A woman of faith, a formerly battered woman, a mother of six children . . .”
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Leymah Roberta Gbowee is now a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Gbowee, who shares the Peace Prize with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakul ...
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A Matter of Life and Death: Domestic Violence and the Healing Power of Faith
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Reflection by Rev. Amy Gopp
This powerful reflection was written by Rev. Gopp as part of her work with Odyssey Impact's new educational series Healing the ...
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What Will It Take to Pass VAWA?
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The Violence Against Women Act [VAWA] was originally passed in 1994 with strong bipartisan support. It was renewed in 2000 and 2005 also with bipartisan ...
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Culture and Religion Are Integral to Healing Approaches and Practices
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by Adelita M. Medina, Former Director, Alianza
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Domestic Violence and the Faith Community
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by Dr. Oliver Williams, Executive Director, Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
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Forgiveness and the Jewish High Holy Days
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by Marcia Cohn Spiegel, M.A.
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Renewal and Reconciliation after Family Violence?
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by Gus Kaufman, Jr., Ph.D.
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The Winter Holidays for Battered Women
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by Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune
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DVAM 2018 Liturgy Rev Lydia Mulkey
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Politics, Religion and Rape
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As presidential politics play out, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee has been challenged to answer questions about his involvement in the release of convicted ...
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Evangelicals Rethink Divorce?
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A recent article in TIME Magazine highlighted an article in Christianity Today describing a shift among some evangelicals to more openness about divorce. This ...
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Immigrant Muslim Women
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by Salma Abugideiri
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Khalidah's Story: An African American Muslim Women's Journey to Freedom
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by Dr. Debra Majeed
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Resource for Spiritual Leaders to Address Intimate Partner Violence
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Encouraging and Preparing Faith Leaders to Respond
Odyssey Impact has created an important new resource for spiritual leaders called Healing the Healers: ...
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Domestic Violence Bulletin Insert
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Rick Warren’s Teaching
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Since Rick Warren was invited to give the Invocation at the Presidential Inauguration next week, he has been attracting some attention and scrutiny. Warren is ...
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National Imam Training on Domestic Violence
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Peaceful Families Project, an initiative of United Muslim Relief, is holding a National Imam's Domestic Violence Workshop on APRIL 16-17, 2016 in Alexandria, ...
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Confusion Reigns for Southern Baptist Professor
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Bruce Ware, professor of Christian theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., actually does know why husbands abuse their wives.
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COMPASS Award Given to Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune
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The Battering Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan presented Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune with the Ed Gondolf COMPASS Award, which "recognizes and honors ...
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#FaithsAgainstDV: Close the Loopholes (May 18)
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More than 500 faith leaders and organizations have signed a letter asking Congress to close the loopholes that allow abusers to own guns, endangering the lives ...
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Walking the Sacred Healing Circle
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by Vivette Jeffries-Logan
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GUEST BLOG: Just My Mother's Daughter
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“For crying out loud!” I yelled for three long months, starting in early June. “My whole life’s being hijacked!”
“Why NOW?” I asked, as if there’s ever a good ...
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Living in Parched Places
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I live in a parched place. In east Tennessee, it has only rained 3 times in the last 4 months. This relentless heat and drought are palpable every day. So also ...
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Letter to a Helper
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by Bettie Williams-Watson
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Super Bowl Sunday...Again
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In a spirit of full disclosure, it’s true: I am a fan of the game of football. In my hometown, that means the Seattle Seahawks. And that means the Super Bowl ...
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Where is a Samaritan When You Need One? Let's Review
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Carie Charlesworth taught school at Holy Trinity Catholic school in San Diego for the past 14 years. Because she is a battered woman with four children, she ...
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You or Someone You Know . . .
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The latest study on sexual assault was released in December and for some suggested a new awareness of how widespread sexual violence against women really is. ...
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Where is a Samaritan When You Need One? Continued
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It turns out that being fired for being a battered woman is not all that unusual. In fact it is legal in 44 states. Carie Charlesworth, a teacher at a Catholic ...
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Faith Leaders Against Christian Domestic Discipline
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A statement from faith leaders in opposition to violent behaviors masked by religious language, as exemplified by Christian Domestic Discipline. Show your ...