Archive for February, 2009

That’s not cool

February 7, 2009

http://www.thatsnotcool.com/
New York Times article
This month, three teenage girls, students at Greensburg Salem High School in Greensburg, Pa., were charged with disseminating child pornography.
They had sent nude pictures of themselves by cellphone to their teenage boyfriends, who were charged with possessing child pornography.
The legal consequences in this case may have been unique, but the behavior [...]

February 2 – 6 is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention WeekPosted in battered women, domestic violence, violence against women

February 7, 2009

From the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
To intervene and prevent the cycle of violence, it is important to educate teens about healthy relationships and help them identify services available to them if they experience a physically or emotionally abusive relationship.
Links:
Download OVW’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week Poster
National Teen Dating [...]

Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome

February 7, 2009

Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic Violence
By Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches
Posted on February 2, 2009, Printed on February 2, 2009
http://www.alternet.org/story/124174/
What is a good enough reason for divorce? Well, according to Rick Warren’s Saddleback church, divorce is only permitted in cases of adultery or abandonment — as these are the only cases permitted in [...]

That’s not cool

February 5, 2009

http://www.thatsnotcool.com/
New York Times article
This month, three teenage girls, students at Greensburg Salem High School in Greensburg, Pa., were charged with disseminating child pornography.
They had sent nude pictures of themselves by cellphone to their teenage boyfriends, who were charged with possessing child pornography.
The legal consequences in this case may have been unique, but the behavior is [...]

February 2 – 6 is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week

February 5, 2009

From the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
To intervene and prevent the cycle of violence, it is important to educate teens about healthy relationships and help them identify services available to them if they experience a physically or emotionally abusive relationship.
Links:
Download OVW’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week Poster
National Teen [...]

A blog with resources on Christianity and Domestic Violence

February 2, 2009

http://www.womansubmit.blogspot.com/
This blog is written by Kathryn Joyce, the author of the book Woman Submit! Christians and Domestic Violence.

Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome

February 2, 2009

Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic Violence
By Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches
Posted on February 2, 2009, Printed on February 2, 2009
http://www.alternet.org/story/124174/
What is a good enough reason for divorce? Well, according to Rick Warren’s Saddleback church, divorce is only permitted in cases of adultery or abandonment — as these are the only cases permitted in [...]