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  1. Mea_kākau

    Husband's Death Brings Shocking News

    I'm not quite certain how to word this. So the title. It might be more to the point if I titled it: My Dead Husband's Debauchery. I thought my husband was on his way to changing his behaviors. I now know that was all a lie. For 32 to 33 years out of our nearly 35 year marriage I was verbally...
  2. G

    Deep Cry of the Heart: What No One Wants to Talk About

    (Trigger warning for sexual abuse survivors) Dear Friends, This is not clinical, sterile theology. This is a deep cry of the heart. If you haven't been here, you may not be able to understand. Six months ago I would have been giving people pat, superficial, cold answers to what I'm about to...
  3. Zoii

    Catholic Church Refusing to Follow Australian Law

    Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse which found gross and prolonged misconduct in all major religious organisations, recommendations were made to prevent the institutional cover-up, particularly by the Catholic Church Laws are being passed in Australia requiring...
  4. M

    Question about my Salvation

    I have a certain question. As a child I may have abused a sibling. Therefore, I went to the police station and turned myself in. I was completely honest with the detective, and the abuse hotline, and even consulted a lawyer. Because I was around 13 and my other sibling was around 10 and it was...
  5. U

    Question for Trump supporters.

    Ok, for the sake of full disclosure my presidential vote will be a write in vote. I know full well my chosen candidate has no chance of winning. I find both front runners to be entirely unacceptable and will not vote for that which I consider the lesser of two evils as no Christian should...