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I’ve Talked With Teenage Boys About Sexual Assault for 20 Years. This Is What They Still Don’t Know
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Author Laurie Halse Anderson shares her insights into what we aren't telling our boys

Four Tools of Spiritual Manipulators
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

I grew up in a very conservative subculture of an already conservative homeschool culture, in a pretty conservative stream of the Christian faith. Though I learned much from these ex...

Understanding Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Ministry Leaders and Survivors
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

It is said that the true test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. As many as one in four girls and one in six boys experience sexual abuse during childhood, and it’s estimate...

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allender explores the secret lament of the soul damaged...

Recovering from Churches That Abuse
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

This book is a healing balm for those who have been spiritually abused. This excellent SHORT book brings home poignantly the plight of the vulnerable spirit who is searching for answers in a religi...

EIGHT CRUCIAL STEPS: Preventing and Recognizing MK Abuse
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Nearly two years ago, I wrote an article titled "Speak It" that garnered significant attention. This is a follow-up post providing parents with concrete steps for preventing, recognizing and respon...

Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

This book provides a well-researched biblical and scientific overview of abuse. A broad overview, it deals with the various types of abuse, the various effects of abuse, and the means of healing. A...

About Sexual Assault
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Web page.  This is an American website but explanations of sexual violence and assault on survivors, loved ones, communities, and society....

Opinion | Evangelical sex abuse isn’t new. It’s been fueled by purity culture for decades.
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

We need to take a long look at the theological and structural conditions that enable abuse — starting with purity teachings that shame survivors.

By: Linda Kay Klein

5 Body Safety Rules Every 5-Year-Old Should Know | Protect Young Minds
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Protecting kids from child sexual abuse is an adult’s responsibility. Body safety rules can help an educated parent can teach their child and take action to minimize opportunity.

By Ashle...

Former child New Tribes Mission members speak out on alleged sex abuse
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

A group of women, whose parents joined the massive Evangelical group known as New Tribes Mission when they were children, open up to NBC’s Kate Snow about the alleged sex abuse they suffered at the...

On the Threshold of Hope
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

On the Threshold of Hope offers hope and healing to men and women who have been traumatized by sexual abuse. Dr. Langberg's insights and the quotations from many survivors assure readers that they ...