King David and Bathsheba: Adultery or Something Else?

 The below post seeks to address the recent and now common refrain that David raped Bathsheba.  In it, I address rape in a rather direct fashion.  It’s not my goal nor intention to cause any victims of rape to relive trauma as a result of this straightforwardness. While that may be a negative consequence for some regarding this post, I still believe this to be worthwhile because of a...