Domestic abuse is a sin, and it is a growing problem in this country — even within the professing church.

LifeWay Christian Resources last year reported that 42 percent of Protestant pastors rarely, or never, speak about domestic violence in sermons. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, says we “must teach from our pulpits, our Sunday school classes, and our Vacation Bible Schools that women are to be cherished, honored and protected by men.” He emphasizes that we must “explicitly tell the women in our congregations that a man who hits you has surrendered his headship.”