When ‘Holy’ Means ‘Hurt’: The Architecture of Silence

Content note: This piece includes discussion of domestic abuse and trauma within church culture. If you’d rather not engage with these topics today, please skip this one and take care of yourself.

It is incredibly difficult for women to speak up after abuse. I’m sure there are multitudes of reasons for this, but I want to call out a few that I have personally experienced.

Before you come at me with “what about men”—it’s ok, I agree with you that men do experience abuse. But this article is about women and the specific reasons women can’t confident…