Thursday, 31 October 2019

Christians Need to Stop Victim Blaming

For ANY Christian who still blames victims of rape or holds victims of sexual assault responsible in ANY way, shape or form, here is what the Bible has to say about that:
25 But if out in the country a man happens to meet a young woman pledged to be married and rapes her, only the man who has done this shall die. 26 Do nothing to the woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. Deuteronomy 22:25-26
The Bible does not condemn the woman/victim for anything they did. Not foro what they wore, not for what they were doing, not for being in physically close contact with the perpetrator...nothing!
If you STILL believe that the victim holds some responsibility in being raped then there is something wrong with your heart and your soul, and you are a cruel person. I pray you are never attacked and then blamed for it. But if you are, maybe then you'll understand what it is like to be victim-blamed for something you had no control over.