PASCH - Peace and Safety in the Christian Home

‘Live in the Light’ - Stephens College

PASCH Staff — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:56:43 +0000

‘Live in the Light’ comes to Stephens

Stephens College will sponsor a makeover event from 1 to 4 p.m. March 14 to help women who have suffered domestic violence during a “Live in the Light” event in Historic Senior Hall, 100 Waugh St.

March "Gardening Your Heart"

PASCH Staff — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:12:44 +0000

Our series called "Gardening the Soul," is aimed at helping anyone who lives in desperate circumstances.

The March "gardening" article is now available; we hope it brings comfort and renewal.

Bringing Hope Conference

PASCH Staff — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:23:13 +0000

In the UK one in four women is a victim of domestic abuse and a woman is assaulted in her own home every 6 SECONDS.

Saturday 26th June 2010 is a day to do something about this.

This is the day Faith and Freedom is hosting the BRINGING HOPE CONFERENCE in Colchester, Essex.

It will be an amazing day with outstanding speakers, a brilliant theatre production and the launch of Restored, a groundbreaking new international Christian alliance working to end violence against women.

Global Directory of Help Resources

PASCH Staff — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:19:52 +0000

A global list of abuse hotlines, shelters, refuges, crisis centers and women's organizations, plus domestic violence information in over 80 languages.

Saint Joan’s International Alliance

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:09:17 +0000

Saint Joan’s International Alliance

Working for Women’s Equality since 1911

Our caucus here at the UN “Religions (Starting with Our Own) and Violence against Women” works to connect religious and social forces which repress women. Mostly but not exclusively Catholic, mostly but not exclusively women, we have worked for better conditions for women in education, employment, and the household, for an end to traffic in persons, an end to female genital mutilation, and to all forms of imposed gender hardships. In the church, we have worked to end discrimination as experienced in the gradual suppression of women’s early ministries as deacons, priests, bishops, teachers, and administrators of their own institutions. The oppression of women in the religions reduces the safety of women (and children) in society, in the workplace, and in the home.

Leesburg, FL Conference, March 18-22

PASCH Staff — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:24:56 +0000

First Baptist Church in Leesburg is hosting a 2010 National Ministry Conference at the church March 18-20 which will offer practical workshops and leading experts to addresses, among other topics, sex-trafficking, immigration and domestic violence.

The conference is designed to encourage and equip those who are meeting the physical and spiritual needs of lost and hurting people through practical, biblical and relevant ministry. This conference with the theme, “Positioning Your Church for Ministry,” features 40 expert resource leaders in their mission field.

Details and registration available online, click here.

Vacaville, CA Domestic Violence Conference

PASCH Staff — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:15:31 +0000

From Vacaville, CA, an article from The Reporter.

Domestic violence conference planned for Feb. 26 in Vacaville

Learn about domestic violence and its effects at a conference slated for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Christian Body Life Church, 1201 Marshall Road, Vacaville.

Sponsored by the Vacaville Christian Ministry Alliance and the Vacaville Police Department, the training is designed for pastors, church leaders and advocates against domestic violence.

Pastor Willie Graham of Heroes of Solano will host.

Vacaville Police Chief Richard Word is the guest speaker.

A continental breakfast is set for 9:30 a.m., followed by the conference. Lunch will follow the event.

To register or for more information, call Tim May at 410-8182, or leave a message at 452-1211.

Spring 2010 Newsletter

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:57:15 +0000

Download the PDF

The spring newsletter includes articles by Brian Peterson, Elaine Storkey and Shirley Vogel.

YHWH, the Abusive Husband? By Brian Peterson
Abuse is not Intimacy, by Elaine Storkey
We Don’t Walk Alone, by Shirley Vogel

Free Teen Dating Violence Expert Chat

PASCH Staff — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:24:43 +0000

February 23, 2010

4 pm - 6 pm (Eastern Time)

Approximately 10 percent of adolescents nationwide report being the victim of physical violence at the hands of a romantic partner.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and NIJ and the Government Innovators Network will host an expert chat to highlight prevention and intervention research on teen dating violence.

Click here for more information and registration.

Topics of discussion will include:

School-based teen dating violence preventive interventions with at-risk youth.
The results of health-clinic interventions in reducing teen dating violence, birth control sabotage and sexual coercion.
Links between pregnancy and interpersonal violence; ways of improving the lives of pregnant and parenting teens.
Exploring ways to prevent teen dating violence and improve the lives of those impacted by teen dating violence.

Panelists include:

David A. Wolfe, PhD - RBC Chair in Children's Mental Health; Director, CAMH Centre for Prevention Science; Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, UC Davis School of Medicine
Pat Paluzzi - President/CEO, Healthy Teen Network
Carrie Mulford, PhD - Moderator, Social Science Analyst, National Institute of Justice

Click here for more information and registration.

More Serious Danger

PASCH Staff — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:11:47 +0000

There is tragic news in the morning’s newspaper – one from which we can learn a deeper concern for safety. Remember, the time when most domestic murders occur is at the point when the victim tries to leave. All plans, arrangements, and locations could be kept as secret as humanly possible. A relative’s house is not a good place to hide as the abuser already knows the location.

In the case reported by the news, a victim of domestic abuse had gone to the court house to obtain a restraining order, leaving Zara Malani-lin Abdur, her three month old daughter, in the care of her mother. The child’s father Shamsiddi Abdur-Raheem, came to the grandmother’s home where he beat and choked her until he could wrench the baby away. Her desperate attempt to stop the abduction ended in Abdur-Raheem striking her with his car and driving off with little Zara.

UK Campaign Targets Teen Abuse

PASCH Staff — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:48:59 +0000

Press release from the Home Office

Abuse in teenage relationships tackled with new campaign

15 Feb 2010

A powerful new advertising campaign to challenge the attitudes of teenagers to violence and abuse in relationships was launched today by the Home Office

The adverts send a strong message to 13 to 18 year olds, highlighting the signs and consequences of abuse, and challenging them to stop abusive behaviour or seek help

Free webinar 'Preventing Violence Against Women' on Campus

PASCH Staff — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:14:59 +0000

Preventing Violence Against Women on Campus

Monday, March 8th, 2pm EST

See the video Introduction and sign up here.

Reserve your seat now.

Hear one of the leading authorities on violence against women on college campuses discuss his findings:

The prevalence of "non-stranger" rapes
The frequency of serial offenders
Investigation and prosecution tactics
Keys to prevention

"From Cries of Anguish to Stories of Hope"

PASCH Staff — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:13:26 +0000

From Overcoming Violence, a Lenten study on the global struggle to end violence against women.

From Cries of Desperation to Stories of Hope

A Lenten study on the global struggle to end violence against women

How can an illiterate Dalit woman in India find the courage to say ‘Now we are fearless’?
How can a young Colombian woman raised in a shanty town find joy and health?
How can a South African man find the courage to repent of his violence against his wife?

Follow the study on the Cries of Anguish to Stories of Hope site.

February "Gardening Your Heart"

PASCH Staff — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:43:18 +0000

Last month we added a new section to the For the Abused area of the website, called "Encouragement," and we began a new series called "Gardening the Soul," aimed at helping anyone who lives in desperate circumstances.

The February "gardening" article is now available; we hope it brings comfort and renewal.

Response to a Christian Radio Program

PASCH Staff — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:09:08 +0000

A friend of PASCH recently sent an email to a very popular Christian radio program, and allows us to share it with you.

Dear Dr. Leman,

I caught a bit of your broadcast this morning on Focus on the Family. Even though I haven’t a chance of having a “better husband by Friday”, I appreciated your interview enough to write to thank you. You see, I haven’t tuned in to Focus since the day last December when I listened in great consternation as a couple of psychologists explained their book addressed to people living in difficult marriages. All well and good, except that they went on to define destructive and abusive spouses as “difficult”, and to give the other half to that equation advice on how to make the best of the situation. You, in contrast, were blunt and absolutely correct in an aside you made...