TL

“Abusers are notorious for baiting their victims so they can claim they were attacked.”

So true. And also to get their victims to participate in order to feed the fire, which they thrive on. It is difficult to ascertain the situation in society by statistics. All the statistics are tainted. Pretty much I’d say that Satan has so warped the male female relationship by his influence that all women all over the world live under some degree of male violence and male domination. AND women in self defense have adopted some of the same tactics even with other women in order to sort of manage to hold their own standing and ‘freedoms’.

In many ways some countries have stepped back from some of the male power and control but not all. It’s like sin. We cannot eradicate sin. It will pop up here and there. We cannot eradicate male dominance, power and control because it is a sin issue which Satan has caused men to fall prey to. Even though we may make laws to stand against some of the fouler practices of it, this will only curb the practice to differing degrees in different countries depending upon their cultures. Ultimately, women must stand up with men against this and must do so from the standpoint of Scripture. Only the truths of Scripture and the HS are able to clear men’s and women’s minds from this evil.