Real Domestic Violence on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
I would like to take a moment to talk about the ongoing “plot line” of the RHOBH. In this particular franchise, Taylor is being abused by her now late husband, Russell. She apparently has told other members of the cast that there is abuse taking...
My Christmas Wish ~ by Lisa Thomas
My wish for you this Christmas is that you find Christ and get to know him. He is life and freedom. For many years I merely existed, fighting through feelings of self loathing, despair, violence and love starvation. My only relief was to escape, whether through...
:: Sacrifice::
You Laugh at the wounded You spread around lies You claim to be "annointed" There's only darkness in your eyes You call yourself a "pastor" My friend your just a fool You tell everyone you loved me But my body was your tool "Man of God" I bind you May you not even...
Sweet Surrender
Let's play a game No one else will understand. Where I am your prize instead of your "whore". Such a beautiful disaster that None could ever see. A hollow existence of things That will never be allowed. 'Bid my dreams and 'Bid my life. Rid me of everything that You...
This Week on BROADSIDED – Faith and Social Justice with Lisa Sharon Harper
We live in challenging times, to say the least. How we, as a society choose to respond to those challenges depends, in large part, on the collective soul of the nation. This week on BROADSIDED, we are joined by Lisa Sharon Harper, from Sojourners, a Christian...
Not alone.
We cry. We scream. We binge. We purge. We fight. We break the skin. We cut. We bleed. We starve for love. We starve for beauty. We hide ourselves for shame We draw razors across our skin in search of feeling. We bleed for mercy and for the sake of being needy. We sit...
Do We Really ‘Support Our Troops’?
Today, BROADSIDED presented perhaps one of the most difficult programs ever - talking about the epidemic of Military Sexual Assault, Part II in the series. The original program aired August 11, 2011. We spoke of the issue in the abstract, fact and figures. While...
The Survivor Clause
The Survivor Clause The Survivor Clause. There's a reason we use the term "Survivor" for those who have endured rape or sexual abuse. I'm just starting to understand that, to accept it, and to acknowledge it. Funny enough, those are some of the foundational turning...
This Week on BROADSIDED – Rape In the Military, the Rest of the Story…
On August 11th of this year, we presented a one-hour program exposing the pervasive problem of sexual assault within the ranks of the United States military and the response we received from that show was overwhelming. We were contacted by military personnel from...
