Silent Tears No More- Domestic Violence in the Church

[Carolyn Washington]

Sisters4Sisters, Inc and it's LOVE projects is proud to present Silent Tears No More- Domestic Violence Symposium. With the increase of Domestic Violence in our community we are taking a lead in providing information, Restoration, Resources and Reflections for those whose lives have been touched by Violence. An afternoon of Testimonies, Candle Lighting and Divine Healing.

[Anthony]

I didn't know there was domestic violence in church.

First, I would like to send my prayers to all victims of domestic violence.

I'm not trying to offend any women who was ever stalked or a victim of domestic violence. Heather Wall is from Cleveland, Ohio. She received a B.A. from Ursuline University in psychology and a Master degree from Case Western University in Social Work. Back in 1998, previously before dating me, she was ordered by a judge to the Cleveland Date Rape Center to under go psychological evaluation. He saw a open letter, in 1999, stating that she strongly need to come back and finish her psychological evaluation, that was it for me I thought she was a volunteer, than she started telling people I was beating on her. Than the signs would jump out at me, but I didn't know enough about mental illness, I really knew nothing about schizophrenia, erotomania, bipolar disorder, psychosis. She would say she saw shadows in her bedroom and that she heard voices, I laughed at that, thinking she was acting like a lil' girl, a monster in her closet kind of thing, you know, she also became very possessive and very emotional all the time, besides the over the top emotional part,the possessive part, I thought was the norm. She would always ask me to spend the night all the time, that was the norm. After she was exposed a lil' she supposedly died from sickle cell anemia. I know I don't have to expose myself like this but men act like a female stalker is not that serious. Like I said before, Heather Wall was very discreet about it she never pursued the any activity, there was no contact since 99', no e-mails, no phone calls she stalked me in other cities in 04' & 05' at UCLA & when I would visit USC, and in Phila at Temple University, she may have hired a privet investigator, because this was no coincidence. I spoke to women I dated in the past, I love & respected them after the relationship was over, we would hang-out, so I'm not tripping over seeing a ex-girlfriend. To get back to the discreet part, this might be related to the comparatively small physical stature of her. She may have been less confident in her physical prowess, and therefore she avoid conspicuous situations. Where a male stalker might come right out and obviously follow his target, a female stalker will hide in the shadows to avoid detection. Mine was an intimacy & resentful stalker. I thought after the break-up she got on with her life. And about them spreading stories about me beating her if you date someone for 9 months and you grab them, for 2 second, twice out of 9 months, that's putting your hands on them, it's not a smack or a pounch, to me a grab is not domestic violence. Of course, if your a African American male after the relationship is over you could look like a woman beater. I could play ruffer with a her, than a grab would feel, and she didn't think it was domestic violence.
WHAT'S FUNNY!
I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER A SUPER LOTTO TICKET I LEFT IN MY TRUCK BACK IN AUG.1999
I did have a fight with my sister back in 1994 I was never charged with domestic violence, she was using drugs and I found out.

The stalking is still going on ask anybody at case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University & John Carroll University. And it maybe a lot more to this story. Ask anybody in Cleveland, Ohio and all suburbs in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Yours truly,
Anthony Smith

[Anthony]

I don't get it, Asian men dominate their women, Middle Eastern men have many wife's & also dominate their women, so do African men, white American men had laws in place to keep women from working. There are women in other regions who don't have the same freedom as American women. Why are African American males labeled women beaters & rapist. White males like to say that about black men, like we enjoy beating are women and raping theirs. I'm tired of being placed in a box in society from not only black women, but other races. I had a friend who dated this woman for 3 months they had a fight, she started, he hit her, they broke up, not over the fight but something else, he got married has been married for over 10 years and he never hit his wife. Would he be labeled a women beater?

[Carolyn Washington]

Greetings Mr Smith
In no way are we bashing men, we are simply providing a platform for Healing and Deliverance for ALL Survivors and Victims of Violence (Specifically Domestic Abuse). Our program is entitled L.O.V.E. because truly not only does it represent Leave Out Violence Everyday but is is the missing element most needed in the World today. Less Hatred and Violence and more Love, Compassion and God.. Thank you for your comments and again our message is not one of controversy but one of consultation and consolation. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[Evangelist JoAnne Dennard]

I would like to know more about Sisters4Sisters inc. Perhaps we could start a chapter down south?

[Evangelist JoAnne Dennard]

GREEINGS, MY FRIENDS IN CHRIST

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THAT GOD DOES NOT HAVE RESPECT OF PERSON ACCORDING TO SALVATION, BUT THE ENEMY DOES NOT HAVE RESPECT OF PERSON ACCORDING TO GOD OUR FATHER. HE CERTAINTLY WANTS TO GET RID OF EVERYONE WHO IS WILLING TO FOLLOW CHRIST AND HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT GOD'S HOUSE. AS LONG AS HE CAN GET ANYONE TO SUBMIT TO HIS DOINGS THEN HE IS ALL GAME. HE HAS NEVER REPECTED GOD NOR JESUS AS WE WELL KNOW AND HE IS NOT CHANGING THAT'S FOR SURE! THE WORLD WE LIVE IN IS MOTIVATED BY SEX AND MONEY AND THEY ARE THE TWO KEYS THAT THE ENEMY DOES USE AGAINST US. BUT WE HAVE TO ASK GOD ON A DAILY BASIS TO RENEW OUR MINDS AND REMIND US DAILY THAT WE MUST PRESS TOWARDS THE PRIZE OF THE HIGH CALLING. WE HAVE A PLACE THAT JESUS HAS WENT TO PREPARE FOR US AND WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAS THE POWER TO DECIDE WHICH DIRECTION WE ARE GOING. GOD GIVES US THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THIS DAY WHOM WE WILL SERVE. HE DOES NOT MAKE US DO ANYTHING SO THE CHOICE IS OURS. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXCUSE BECAUSE THE ANSWERS ARE ALL THERE IN THE BIBLE FOR US TO KNOW AND TO LEARN OF HIM. WE CAN CALL IT ANYTHING WE WANT BUT THE "FACT" REMAINS TRUE THAT GOD IS ALL WE NEED TO LIVE ON THIS EARTH AND ETERNALLY THEREAFTER AND THE DEVIL IS A LIAR. WITH ALL THAT SAID ONE OTHER THING WE MUST NOT FORGET, WE MUST WORK WHILE IT IS DAY AND ASK GOD WHAT HE WANTS FOR OUR LIVES TO BE PRODUCTIVE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SUFFER NOT EVEN LIKE CHRIST DID. WE WANT EVERYTHING FREE AND EASY, BUT IN THE WALK THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WE HAVE TO DENY OURSELVES IN ORDER TO GROW IN CHRIST. WE MUST DENY OUR THOUGHTS, DESIRES, ETC. GOD KNOWS THE VERY HAIRS ON OUR HEADS SO SHOULDN'T WE KNOW THAT HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR US? IT IS INDEED EASY TO UNDERSTAND OF COURSE WE ARE THE ONES WHO MAKES LIFE SOOO DIFFICULT.

IF WE COULD DO ONE THING I THINK IT WOULD SOLVE A WHOLE LOT OF PROBLEMS, AND THAT IS "DO UNTO OTHERS AS WE WOULD HAVE THEM TO DO UNTO US". MAYBE WE CAN SAY THAT AND KNOWING THAT THAT SENTENCE MEANS GOOD AND VERY GOOD! WE KNOW THAT GOD IS GOOD!!!!!


CORDIALLY, EVANGELIST J. DENNARD

MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU!