Sarah McDugal

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  Nov 3, 2023

  To Church: Protect your abuse victims—don't abuse them a second time

  Regardless of intent, double abuse typically leaves a stronger impact than initial abuse. Double abuse teaches victims that people of God will not stand up for you. 

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  Sep 28, 2023

  5 stages of abuse: Teach your teens to avoid toxic relationships

  What your teen needs to know, more than how to play a sport or perform on an instrument or even how to ace a college exam — is how to recognize the five stages of an abusive relationship.

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  May 18, 2023

  5 ways to protect your child from sexual abuse

  A child who feels free to talk to their parents about absolutely anything, is a child more likely to tell you when something happens.

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  May 8, 2023

  Steven Crowder and 'no-fault divorce'

  If you are reading this and you’re wondering if your own relationship is simply difficult or actually abusive, this free crash course will help you find safe answers.

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  Mar 12, 2023

  The Church's problem: Pornification of Christian sex

  As I’ve observed the firestorm of Butler’s hotly debated article, I was left with so many questions. Indeed, in what universe did a book describing the vagina as a Most Holy Place get labeled the “Protestant magnum opus on sexual ethics we’ve been waiting for”?

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  Feb 2, 2023

  Happily never after: Clinging to faith after purity culture (part 2)

  Every day offers a fresh set of choices waiting to be made. Fairy tales may not exist, but you can still choose happily ever after. Or not … all the choices are yours to make.

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  Feb 1, 2023

  Happily never after: Clinging to faith after purity culture (part 1)

  Innocently, I assumed following a neat and tidy formula would guarantee a fairy tale ending of happily ever after. It didn’t.