Domestic Abuse

Misogyny is to be outlawed. Excellent. Now, what does it mean?

Misogyny is to be incorporated into 'hate crime' legislation, which is very good news for women. No longer will they have to endure physical violence, emotional abuse or psychological manipulation at the hands (and from the minds) of men. Nor…

Screwtape: ‘Our task, as always, is to undermine and to divide’

April 6, 2020
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The 11th contribution to His Grace’s emergency team ministry during the coronavirus pestilence is another letter from senior devil, Screwtape, to his nephew and apprentice devil, Wormwood. It comes again…

Legal Aid: why is the Government riding roughshod over the rights of the poor?

July 12, 2019
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It is a well established part of the life of General Synod that the clergy and laity can submit motions for debate to the Business Committee. Synod time is both…

Modern Slavery Bill – a glimmer of hope for the victims of child abuse

March 13, 2015
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Another day and the revelations of lives wrecked by sexual exploitation continue to grow. A few hundred more unnamed individuals are added to the list – victims let down by…

Amendment to Serious Crime Bill could abolish sex-selective abortion

January 22, 2015
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www.stopgendercide.org Last November, MPs voted by 181:1 in favour of Fiona Bruce's Abortion (Sex-Selection) Bill, the aim of which was to clarify the Abortion Act 1967 and specifically outlaw…

Religious leaders unite to end modern slavery – with one Islamic amendment

December 3, 2014
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It is announced from Lambeth Palace that the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was joined by Pope Francis and other Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders in a joint…

The power of God's love to transform hardened criminals

November 23, 2014
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Over the course of the last week, the Church of England has been running a fascinating series of podcasts talking to offenders currently in prison about finding God and the difference…