Breaking Their Will Shedding Light On Religious Child Maltreatment - Janet Heimlich

This Revealing, Disturbing, And Thoroughly Researched Book Exposes A Dark Side Of Faith That Most Americans Do Not Know Exists Or Have Ignored For A Long Time-religious Child Maltreatment. After Speaking With Dozens Of Victims, Perpetrators, And Experts, And Reviewing A Myriad Of Court Cases And Studies, The Author Explains How Religious Child Maltreatment Happens. She Then Takes An In-depth Look At The Many Forms Of Child Maltreatment Found In Religious Contexts, Including Biblically-prescribed Corporal Punishment And Beliefs About The Necessity Of Breaking The Wills Of Children; Scaring Kids Into Faith And Other Types Of Emotional Maltreatment Such As Spurning, Isolating, And Withholding Love; Pedophilic Abuse By Religious Authorities And The Failure Of Religious Organizations To Support The Victims And Punish The Perpetrators; And Religiously-motivated Medical Neglect In Cases Of Serious Health Problems.