The Roman Catholic Church, Southern Baptist Convention, and Acts 29 Churches have all had significant challenges with sexual, emotional, and spiritual abuse in their systems, something that becomes even more pronounced when religious systems become intertwined with private and home schooling, sex education, and the expectations of rigid gender norms.   Sarah Stankorb, author of Disobedient Women, interviews women who have been victimized within Evangelical systems. And while online spaces provided camaraderie, acceptance, and empowerment, the disclosure of abuse and sexual crimes often gets met with the opposite outcomes.   Sarah talks with us about things to consider when disclosing spiritual abuse, including:

• How the Church Enables Abuse.
• Intertwining of Church and School.
• Homeschooling and Being Insulated.
• Reporting Abuse in Higher Education.
• Parallels Between Secular and Christian Universities.
• Title IX. 
• The Right to Silence for Survivors.
• The Importance of Listening.
• The Internet and Community

Check out Episode #57: Kicking Off the New Year with Spiritual Abuse: Things to Consider When Disclosing Spiritual Abuse, with Sarah Stankorb on Apple Podcasts. And please leave us a 5 star review!   Show notes and transcript are on the SV website: