![]() ![]() Though I have no experience with anyone close to me who has been falsely accused – what experience I have had with the court system and the media make me ache for those who have to endure that, though they be completely innocent. Nor do I write it as one who has no experience of the anguish, or fear, or terrifying hopelessness that comes from such horrific crimes. Only through God’s grace and mercy and salvation, is it well with my soul, and with the soul of my daughter, and with the souls of my other three children. Only through God’s grace and mercy and salvation, is it well with my soul.īut then, 9 years ago, the pain of sexual sin ripped my soul to shreds once again, when my Southern Baptist Minister (now-ex) husband was accused, tried and convicted for sexual assault of two minors – one of which was my daughter. Pain and grief unimaginable, that I still find remnants of today, when I least expect it. ![]() I know this nightmare, very well – in my own life: my life was shattered by sexual abuse that led me to many years of doubting God’s very existence. ![]() them” mentality is starting to overshadow the nightmare that those whose lives have been shattered by the nightmare of sexual abuse – whether the life be that of a victim, that of one wrongly accused, or even the life of a predator whose life is imprisoned in sin…and who should be in a brick, mortar, bars and razor wire prison. What frightens me the most is this: the very painful and complicated hellish reality of sexual abuse and assault has become such a deeply politicized – and, even more frightening – a polarizing issue in our society. Voices are loud – whether they be the voices of senators, or the tweets of someone who knows neither of the parties involved, but who feels safe judging all involved, from the quiet of their living room and the dim glow of their iPhone Twitter app. These very serious allegations and this very sensitive and difficult situation is being arm-chair-judged by hundreds of thousands of people, across the nation. If you live in the United States, and if you do not live under a rock, you have probably read or heard about the current Supreme Court Nomination Hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, and the accusations of sexual assault levied at Kavanaugh by Christine Blasey Ford. It has been a very difficult week, for our nation. ![]()
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