Consent and Destruction
Today's text is graphic, painful, and destructive, concerning sexual violence against Tamar by her half-brother Amnon. When looking at this too-familiar act and responses to it from 2500 years ago, we are compelled to ask, "why is this still so current?"
Topics:
Amnon, blame, consent, Control, David, Sexual Assualt, Tamar, toxic masculinity, Violence