The latest in the online series of Domestic Family ViolenceNot in My Church? online seminars

Spiritual Abuse - 2

Wednesday July 16th  at 5pm

Registration:  https://www.trybooking.com/DCWJF

 JCDVPP will be presenting their latest online seminar on  Wednesday 16th July at 5pm.

It will be the second seminar looking at Spiritual Abuse.

This seminar looks at how churches can, sometimes inadvertently, be complicit in Spiritual Abuse, and how to be part of the solution.

What is Spiritual Abuse

The Australian Institute of Family Studies defines spiritual and religious abuse abuse as when a person uses spiritual or religious belief to hurt, scare or control someone.

Spiritual Abuse is complex and takes many forms including:

Misuse of the bible to excuse or minimise abuse; force someone to stay in a relationship; impose gender roles that are abusive or corecive.

Denying seomeone access to their faith

Ridiculing someones beliefs to undermine their identity

Using faith as a weapon