PODCAST: Not All Men–But Way Too Many (Thanks to toxic Teachings)

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 12, 2024 | Podcasts

Not all men are predators.  A lot of men are very good guys. But far too many are predators, and over the last 10 days I’ve been so angry as I’ve been reading about the criminal trial in France for the sexual assault of Gisele Pelicot (this is horrid to...

Let’s Stop Excusing Sexual Assault on a Technicality

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 6, 2024 | Abuse

Remember Bill Clinton and it depends on the definition of “is”? In the 90s, in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal (which, in retrospect, is so full of uneven power dynamics), Bill Clinton denied having an affair based on a silly definition. And,...

Bible Baptist Tabernacle: The Pastor Who Said Women in Shorts Deserve To Be Raped

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 28, 2024 | Faith

Feeling Responsible for Her Own Sexual Assault: A Youth Group Case Study

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 31, 2023 | Parenting Teens

I read a story about how a youth group culture contributed to a young woman feeling guilty about her own assaults. I’d like to share it today, because it fits in to everything we’ve been talking about with She Deserves Better, our new book that launches...

Did David Rape Bathsheba? Plus Why the Answer Matters

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 15, 2023 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

For the last week, social media has been debating whether David raped Bathsheba.  It erupted anew when Owen Strachan, a staunch patriarchalist, called out abuse advocate and lawyer Rachael Denhollander, saying that she was wrong to say that the David/Bathsheba story...