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Hi,

(Salaam to You: Peace be Upon you)
(What a great greeting Muslims possess that whenever they meet one another, they greet peace and comfort to others.)

I am Syed Waqas from Pakistan. This is an Email to open your eyes with the flashing truthful light of Islam. Mr. You know, you Christians are living with disillusions. Your faith is but wishful thinking. Your claims are not supported by the reasonable arguments. You talk like biased people who only know but to insist.

You know, you must go on thinking on the facts, which a practical life conveys. Just go through the facts what I am providing you with.

First of all, I wish to draw your attention on the birth of your Prophet (Which of course is a Prophet of Islam. (Read “Jesus A Prophet of Islam”), who was born without a father. You know very well (since you have at least a bit of common sense) that what is called a son without father?
But our Prophet came to the earth through the accurate natural order that no one can object His birth.

Secondly, would you tell me that has your Christ accomplished his goal of life (i. e. establishing the Kingdom of God)? No and not at all. He was crucified so cursedly according to you that He said to His Father “Oh Father, why have You forsaken me”? But our teachings tell us that a Prophet never complains since He is always a mercy for humanity. (Read “Crucifixion or Crucifiction?”)

On the other hand, Muhammad (PBUH) completed the whole of His task within His life. It seems to be a pre-planned schedule of God who took Him back after the last revelation i. e. “Today, We have perfected Your religion and completed Our blessing for You”. (in April 632 AD)

So we can claim that our Holy Prophet set a Kingdom of God where no other than Allah was worshiped.

Thirdly, your Prophet is not an historical personality, whereas our Prophet has been approved as an historical personality even by your Christian historians and authors. You can’t even prove that there was a living Jesus in the world.

The charge of Jews also proves very sound-affecting when they say, if he were Christ, why had he been crucified in such a detestable manner?

Lastly, we compare Bible and Qura’n (In the light of Science, archaeology and Sociology). You know the language of Bible is a dead language whereas Quran’s language is used by more than 1 billion people even today. The recitation of Quran is conducted daily by almost half a billion people and five times in a day while praying. What is Bible in contrast? Every Sunday, which is a Pagan day “Sun-Day”, you recite Bible. So, the bases of Christianity seem to be derived from Paganism.

Historically, Bible is filled with blunders and archaeologically, it has been proved erred. I must prove my view from Torah: In Torah it is written about Amra’feel (A supposed king in the era of Ibrahim Prophet (Abraham) that he fought with another king. But if we see archaeologically, we will find that Homoraby was the king ruling in the era of Abraham and there is no such a person of the name of Amra’feel. So the amendment of Torah has been proved. (This is quoted from the Book of Genesis) Quran on other hand is not so.

Quran even speaks about those people who were hidden to the writers of Bible. Naturally, due to their ignorance, the writers of Bible couldn’t include such people whom they didn’t know. Quran says in one of its chapters i. e. Ka’f, ” Our torment destroyed the nations of Noah ……. And the People of Wells.” You know sir, who these people are? These people are the forgotton people of a mighty civilization called “Indus Valley Civilization”. (Situated in Pakistan) Our team of archaeologist has proved that in history, such great number of wells never existed except in Indus Valley. The excavations in this area unveiled that all of the characteristics quite suite them what Quran tells us. You can easily imagine that how superior Quran is in its truth of archaeology.
Do you know the name of “Copper Nachos”? I hope you know who charged the Bible to be wrong since Bible says that earth is stationary whereas he claimed it to be moving. He was imprisoned by the contractors of Christianity in Padua, Italy (The word Christianity itself is a false word).

About the beginning of this Universe, Bible says that there was a “Chaos” (Book of Genesis). Just ponder upon the word and reply me that what does the word “Chaos” stand for? It means “Disorder”, so according to the Bible, there was something which was in disorder form and then God ordered it in the form of universe. In this way, in fact, Bible falsifies the omnipotence and ability of God being Creator. He is only the manager of this universe.
But on the other hand, What does Quran say about all of this.
“Why can’t these deniers see that the Earth and Heavens (Galaxies) were merged together in a minute cosmic egg. Thus, we burst them separate to form a new universe.” (21:30) Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)
I’m sure that you very well know about the “Big Bang” theory of physics. It tells us that in beginning, universe was united in the form of a little egg of energy. Later, the event of big band (great explosion) occurred. How beautifully Quran has uncovered the truth that science could know after 1300 years.

One thing I must add here, Quran is very strong in its views upon biology. No one could challenge them till today except those who misunderstood or mis-interpreted it. One of the Canadian doctors has admitted the biological truths and he mentioned the truthful theory of Quran about the development of embryo in the preface of his book.

Quran is Mount Everest and Bible is a thumb. Quran is sun and Bible is moon. Christianity is a lantern and Islam is bright Sun.

Thanks my dear for reading it and accepting the truth.

Syed Waqas

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“Remember O Lord what is come upon us.
Behold, see our reproach.
Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, our houses unto aliens….
Men said among the nations:
They shall no more sojourn here.”

How long before we realize that as long as GOD’S inheritance is trampled by Nazi-Muslims, the holy site of HIS House lies in ruins and militant foreign mosques pollute and pervert its holy purpose, nobody’s home in Israel is safe from harm?

Why shouldn’t Israeli homes be surrendered to aliens when the Temple Mount remains under foreign occupation?

Instead of crying, why not do something constructive like BUILD THE TEMPLE? If not now, when? Couldn’t the horrors proposed to be unleashed upon the Jews of faith in Gaza/Gush Katif and Shomron be a WAKE UP CALL to remember God’s House and build it?

Properly secure and restore the TEMPLE Mount, construct the House of Prayer for all peoples, invite God into the spiritual sanctuary of your hearts and minds, and welcome Him back into your physical lives and Land and your homes and property are safe and secure.

About the Author

David Ben-Ariel, an American author who has travelled widely and who has lived throughout Israel, shares a special focus on the Middle East and great interest in Jerusalem, reflected in hard-hitting articles that help others improve their understanding of that troubled region. Check out www.benariel.com

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Only hours after President Bush announced that he was for teaching “intelligent design” in our schools the flap has begun. Among the many nervous voices is Bill Press a political analyst for MSNBC. In a letter published in the World Net Daily, Friday August 5, 2005, Bill said, I don’t know how my TIVO works, but that doesn’t mean God made it.

Why are intelligent people so afraid of the idea that the worlds may have been made by…intelligent design? Is it only a very un-intelligent fear that they may have been wrong? Is mighty science threatened? Or are they afraid that Science will be seen as the bully on the block who met up one night in a dark alley with a huge group of Bible thumping geeks.

Perhaps evolutionists should accept a simple three point challenge to help identify their fears.
The first challenge would be to punch up the phrase “creation science” on a good search engine. Study the results for a few days and then answer only one question. Is there not one doubt in your mind that all the variety, balance and complexity seen all around you might not have come from a pool of primordial ooze?

The second part of the challenge would require only a good dictionary. Look up the definition of science. What does empirical really mean? Since science is defined as the study of repeatable observable phenomena wouldn’t that raise another question? Which scientist was here to observe what took place 40 million years ago? Could any scientist repeat what they claim happened back then? Making statements about something not observed is called a “prior philosophic postulate.” The so called evidence notwithstanding, this is just a fancy way of saying it is a statement that requires “faith” to believe. For most people it requires more faith to believe a man who is describing what took place millions of years ago, than God who says at the very least he was there.

The third part of the challenge would also require some observation so be prepared to wait a bit. The wisdom for this observation comes from a very simple formula that was seen years ago in a little gospel tract handed out to thousands of people. It is a two sided formula that leaves it open for you to pick which one you may find most useful. The first is this…one frog + one beautiful princess + one kiss = a prince. The other option is…one frog + 40 million years = a prince, take your pick. Another method for Mr. Press or just about anyone would also put to rest this great fear of the intelligent about creation. Place a bunch of circuit boards, solder, plastic and metal in a heap. Next see if you can line up a beautiful princess to come and kiss the heap of materials. If you can’t find a princess just wait forty million years and see if a Tivo emerges. Oh, if it does please send me an e-mail I’ve always wanted one of those things.

Teaching “intelligent design” won’t topple our system of education. The greatest threat to our system of education has been kids with guns, teachers who liken the victims of 9-11 to the Nazis and peer pressure among kids to conform to the dress codes, lingo and demeanor of the pop culture. Viewing “intelligent design” as a threat is not very intelligent.

About the Author

Rev Bresciani is from New Orleans La and the author of…Hook line and Sinker or What Has Your Church Been Teaching You, PublishAmerica 2005 and…An American Prophet and His Message, Questions and Answers on the Second Coming of Christ, Xulon Press 2005. His website is,
http://americanprophet.org

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It’s a stubborn myth that public speakers are born, not made.

While we assume climbing the corporate ladder or being in the public eye takes hard work ,we cling to the notion that communication abilities come without effort, springing from the lucky few naturally.

Both Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, widely regarded as ‘natural’ born communicators, worked continually to hone their ‘natural’ skills. Clinton worked with speech coaches throughout his presidency. Ronald Reagan famously said he couldn’t imagine being president without having been an actor.

It’s not just the communication skills of politicians that people notice. An executive who assumes a strong track record of accomplishment and the right connections will “speak for themselves” assumes wrongly. More often, the lack of communication ability will erode confidence in leadership abilities, and at the very least, become a stumbling block in accomplishing goals.

Leaders must have a clear vision and able to articulate that vision well enough to inspire others. Leaders are expected to display confidence, most readily by the way they communicate with confidence to others. Like so many other attributes, the communication skills so necessary for today’s leaders are not automatically acquired. They are learned and honed purposefully and with effort.

So what to do if your communication skills are not on par with the position of authority you’ve achieved? Here are five tips to get you started on the road to communicating with power:

Take every opportunity to practice.
It sounds obvious, but we generally avoid the things we don’t like to do and we generally don’t like doing the things we feel we’re not good at. If you’ve been delegating the public speaking to others, stop. If you’ve been avoiding those opportunities, stop.
Start small.
Many people’s fear of public speaking is directly proportionate to the number of people listening. If large audiences intimidate you, seek out opportunities to address smaller numbers of “friendly” audiences. You can work up to larger numbers, and to audiences who don’t know you as you grow your confidence
Never read a speech you haven’t rewritten.

Even if you have someone writing remarks or a speech for you, make sure you rewrite the final draft or at least key phrases in your own words. You know your own “voice” best. Unless you are a professional actor, or have an exceptional speechwriter, speaking someone else’s words will never sound as passionate and persuasive as your own.

Never give a speech you don’t believe in.

If you’re not a professional actor, now is not the time to try and become one. A lack of passion and conviction will show. Concentrate on what you do believe and what you can say with confidence and you’ll be much more likely to connect with your audience.

Learn to use your voice.

Our voices are as individual and as unique to us as our fingerprints. They provide an enormous amount of information to those listening about how we really feel about what we’re saying. Make sure your voice matches your message and says what you really want it to about you.

The Pincus Group

Aileen Pincus is founder of The Pincus Group, a training firm providing counsel to corporate, government and non-profit clients in the art of public communications. She can be reached at http://www.thepincusgroup.com.

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We were all taught in school that our forefathers left England to escape religious dictatorships. Okay, there was a lot more to it then that, but it was a big enough deal that they made sure it got honorable mention in our rulebook. They clearly made the point that we were to have freedom of religion here in America. They also used the word “God” in some of their formal paperwork and even on our money. I don’t want to argue politics here, but rather semantics. They didn’t say “freedom of Christianity,” they said “freedom of religion.” The boys who wrote up all of our formal paperwork were wordsmiths and they debated long and hard to find the perfect set of words to govern ourselves by. It wasn’t decided that we had the freedom to choose whichever form of Christianity that we liked, but whichever form of religion. Religion is in and of itself a much broader concept then Christianity. “God” can mean a lot more then just the Christian definition too.

No, I don’t agree with all the bickering and arguing over whether or not there should be prayers in school or if the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional. You can’t stop someone from praying whenever or wherever they choose. Nor can you force a prayer out of someone either. It’s a dumb thing to argue about and not worth being offended over either way. I think it’s important to teach out children what our country’s Pledge of Allegiance is, but I don’t know that it’s right to force anyone to state a pledge, especially children. Seems a bit dictator like and kind of like brainwashing. Teach them what it means. Teach them what prayer means. Teach them what making a pledge of any kind means whether it’s a pledge of one’s allegiance to their country’s flag, a pledge of fidelity to a spouse, or a pledge of loyalty to a boss. But also teach them that in this country we have the freedom to make pledges or not. Teach them that in this country we have the freedom to pray to whoever or whatever we like and the freedom not to pray. Teach them just how important that freedom is.

I’m saddened when I hear of Pagan’s being persecuted for their spiritual beliefs in this country. Did the Sunday school teachers forget to mention that using the colors green and red for Christmas is Pagan? Did they mention that Christmas lights, yule logs, and wreaths are all Pagan? Did they mention that almost every single Christian holiday is celebrated ironically on top of a Pagan festival? Why do you think we have bunnies, baby chicks, and pretty flowers as part of our Easter celebration? Because it coincides with the Pagan’s celebrations of Spring’s renewal. From what I can see, Pagans aren’t all evil ugly witches anymore than all Christians are white supremacists.

I don’t have a deep knowledge of all of the different religions of the world, but I can tell you that it doesn’t take much research to see that they’re all very much the same. Get past which church uses which secret handshake and which rule book you should follow, and you find that they’re all teaching us to respect each other, to love each other, to conduct yourself with honor, and to be good to the planet and animals that we’re blessed with. The rest is all dogma and debatable. Nobody has any real concrete proof that their particular form of God is the only one. Who’s to say that God or Jesus isn’t wise enough to visit more than once using different names and different forms? Wouldn’t it make sense given the size of the planet that the rest of the world would need to be given a fair chance at knowing about God too? Is Buddha so very different from Jesus? Their teachings are incredibly similar. Why limit God to a concept that only fits what your particular culture or region of the world knows about?

Another thing that always puzzled me is why prophets and seers are allowed to channel holy books and tell of the Messiah’s coming, but then we’re told by the churches that being psychic is demonic? It seems a bit contradictory to me. Every psychic I’ve ever met lost power over their visions if they weren’t acting in the highest good. Most of the psychics I’ve met believe very deeply in a form of God or some sort of a higher magical loving guidance over us. They’re visions into the other side created that belief. There’s nothing quite like chatting with the All-Mighty to make a believer out of you. Isn’t prayer in and of itself a form of telepathic psychic connection with the other side?

It just seems to me that if we quit arguing over what words, labels, and names we give these concepts and quit arguing over methods of prayer and such that we’d see that we’re all so much more alike then we are different. I’ve known three different Catholic men who fell in love with the Buddhist faith because it so beautifully highlights the teachings of Christ. I really believe that is what we’re meant to do. All of the holy books tell us to love one another. You can’t truly love someone if you don’t take the time to really get to know them and what they stand for. Shouldn’t we learn about each other from a place of love rather than from a place of judgement? Nobody can prove that anyone else’s religion is wrong and nobody can prove that theirs is right. Too many translators over the course of history to be able to be 100% sure about anything any more. We can’t really assume that the others are completely wrong and we can’t assume that our own religion is completely right. Religion and God is so much more than we can fully understand at this time.

Copyright 2004, Skye Thomas, Tomorrow’s Edge

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Skye Thomas is the CEO of Tomorrow’s Edge, an Internet leader in inspiring leaps of faith. She became a writer in 1999 after twenty years of studying spirituality, metaphysics, astrology, personal growth, motivation, soulmates, and parenting. Her books and articles have inspired people of all ages and faiths to recommit themselves to the pursuit of happiness. After years of high heels and business clothes, she is currently enjoying working from home in her pajamas. To read more of her articles, sign up to receive her free weekly newsletter, and get free previews of her books go to http://www.TomorrowsEdge.net.

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As the years proceed the science becomes more advanced. One little discovery can lead to another and before too long a scientific discovery of the century will come along. We are oh so very fortunate to have such a dedicated group of individuals that spend their lives on science. Their days are filled with studies of how things work and looking into making them better.

Science is first studied in school, then college and beyond, and then it is applied and practiced. Science is grouped into a few different subjects, with topics such as chemistry, physics, and anatomy. The foundation is built with these subjects and the science fundamentals are learned, after that it is open season. The real advances come when scientists can have an open mind when looking at ways to improve the specific area they are studying. We will take a look for example into the science of growing plants. If a scientist wanted to grow a plant larger than average without using any chemicals she would see what else is available. Once she finds the different things that she could use besides chemicals she will begin testing. Over time there will be many things that don’t make it grow, some that shrink it, and then maybe one that makes it get bigger. If there is one that makes it get bigger then it could be a new way to grow plants without any chemicals, thus being advancement in science. If we are discussing the subject of weight loss, then there are already many ingredients that are available to help individuals lose weight, you could view the ingredients in the Acceletrim solution to see them. It took scientists years and years of studies into each ingredient as to what they do, and now they can be used to make life better.

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When you are aspiring to procure a spanking new TV, one of the fundamental decisions that you should make, particularly if you have a young family, is whether you want to wall-mount you’re Plasma TV, place it inside a living room cabinet or on a TV stand.

If you decide that you need to place your TV on a TV stand, it’s rational to buy your stand at the exact time as you purchase your new television so that you can erect it up once it turns-up.

Numerous types of TVs come with a stand included, although if you’ve preferred telly is not one of these, then you will need to make your mind up if you want to buy a stand exclusively made for your TV or a universal television stand that is explicitly planned to fit any design of telly.

If you choose a television stand solely built by your television’s producer, you will without doubt have to ensure that you have the right model number of your specific telly within reach when you are browsing for the stand to go with it.

Additionally, there are also more than a few makes of television stands on the market to get, thus you will need to make a decision whether or not you demand a ground stand, a base stand or simple a desk-top stand. You might wish to get what is branded as an “open cabinet”. Open cabinets are television stands that, unlike the conventional furniture television cabinets, contain open shelves with the intention that you can store your DVDs whilst at the same time still being able to have unproblematic access to the cables and the back of the TV when you need to.

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Flipchart: Large pieces of paper either bound or loose that are supported on an easel.

Flop sweat: 1. Fear of performing 2. Perspiration while fearful of performing or while bombing.

Fluff: Normally lighthearted information in a presentation used to entertain or motivate (not hard data).

Gag: Wordplay or horseplay with the audience.

Gag order: Meeting planner tells you to shut up (I couldn’t resist throwing this one in).

General session: All attendees present at the same presentation.

Gesticulate: To gesture in an animated and excited manner or simply to gesture.

Goldwynism: 1940’s term for comical misuse of language. Named after movie mogul Sam Goldwyn.

Greenroom: A backstage room where speakers and performers can relax when they are not on stage. Also applies to television studios.

Handheld microphone: A corded or cordless microphone that can be held to your mouth or mounted on a lectern or microphone stand.

Handout: Any promotional or educational material given to each audience member.

Handsfree microphone: A corded or cordless microphone that attaches to the presenter’s clothing. Also Lavaliere.

Head table: A table at the front of the room reserved for the leaders, special guests and speakers at an event.

Heart story: Touching story that normally brings tears to the eyes of audience members.

Heckler: Audience member who purposely annoys or bothers the presenter usually by means of verbal abuse (sometimes throws things).

Hey stupid question: Trite question posed to the audience like How many of you want to make more money?

Honorarium: Payment for speaking or other services.

House lights: Lights that illuminate the audience.

Humorist: Speaker who uses humor to make points, convey a message, and entertain.

Humorous acknowledgment: Mildly amusing admission of guilt immediately followed by a serious response.

Idiom: An expression of a given language that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words, as in keep tabs on.

Impostor guest speaker: Speaker with false credentials employed to pull a gag on the audience for the purposes of stress reduction, morale boost, and/or entertainment.

In fun: A climate in the presentation area such that the speaker and audience are in the mood for laughter.

Introducer: Person who presents the speaker to the audience and gives a brief account of the speaker’s history.

Introduction: A normally written opening to a speech used by the introducer to present the speaker to the audience.

Jokes: Something said or done to create laughter or amusement.

Juxtaposition humor: The placing, side-by-side, of two ideas or items usually for the purpose of comic comparison or contrast.

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THE DIVINE FRUITS OF MEDITATION

The best way to achieve the Sreyokarma or the liberating karma is through the meditation. And meditating will lead us to the path of soul’s happiness that’s etern and sacred.

As a result of the meditation the mind will withraw from the sensorial world and will reach joy, happiness and truth and will not be disturbed any more by sorrow and greed.

Meditation should be practiced with enthusiasm faith and care, following estrictly the established disciplines.

Some think that the benefits of the meditation are that they will be able to easily satisfy their mundane wishes.

But that is a great mistake, because the meditation and the repetition of the name of God are ment to acquire an undivided attention in God, to freedom us fom the sensorial bonds therefore reaching happiness in God.

We mustn’t practice meditation with the idea of obtaining earth’s fruits, we must meditate looking towards inside of us, until we become able to contemplate the souls blessedness.

Do not pay attention to the time that it takes to reach the objective, just practice with faith and persistence until God’s grace falls over you.

Three forms exist of following the meditation’s path:

The Satvic where you consider that the repetition of God’s name and the meditation are duties that you have to do. That our life in earth is an illusion and you only wish and do good to everyone loving them, and not even do it for the fruits.

The Rajasic where every step that you give, you give it because of the fruits that that will provide you. (With this actitude you will gradually loose the desire of practicing meditation)

The Tamasic where you only remember God when you are in danger or suffering, and as soon as you get rid of the problems you forget God. (Those that are in this path will never be able to purify their minds).

Meditating will allow you to get reed of the ignorance, layer after layer, but in order to achieve that you must be equipped with good habits, discipline, and high ideals.

When we develop the interest and pleasure of meditating, then we achieve a will and a strength, bigger than the effort of meditating.

Sathya the truth is so comforting, that when we reach it, there isn’t any more a meditation, a meditator or an object of the meditation, because they all become One.

The atmic blessedness is the goal and the fruit of the meditation. The human being that reaches that becomes pure, free from suffering and divine.

Then he will find happiness within himself, because the meditation will help him discover within himself the fountain of blessedness, he will be able to submerge himself into his inherent divine state, and become a Mahatma (a great soul).

>From there on he will be free and realized, and will live in blessedness and peace. That’s the fruit of meditation!

Written by Dr. Roberto A. Bonomi

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Forgiving Clyde Corbin

I was two years old when my mother abruptly died from a hemorrhaging brain aneurysm. Less than a year after her death, my dad married a woman named Judy. Judy had an uncle whose name was Clyde Corbin. I don’t remember all of the details, but for some reason, my dad and new stepmother used to drop me off at Clyde’s house to spend the night.

While staying at his house, he frequently took me to carnivals and parks. He also took me shopping for toys, and ice cream. The days I spent at “Uncle Clyde’s” house were fun. The nights were completely different. This is when the demons emerged, and his house turned in to a living hell, leaving me paralyzed with fear.

Clyde would wait until his wife (Ann) would go to sleep. He would then come into my bedroom, lead me into a front room, and make me perform sexual acts on him. (I’ll refrain from giving full details.) When this started, I was about three years old; the frequency of nights spent there, was at least twice a month.

Clyde was successful at making me submit to what he wanted because he quietly mumbled threats under his breath.

The most frequent threats were “If you tell your dad what’s happening, he’ll hate you” or “If you scream, make any noises, tell Ann, or anyone else, you’re gonna be in a LOT of trouble.”

His mind control gripped me with anxiety every night I stayed in his home. When daylight arrived, Ann would awake and my fears would ease.

Soon after waking, my dad would arrive to pick me up, but I was too afraid to tell him what happened. At age ten, my dad and Judy divorced. The pain of their divorce was almost unbearable (Judy was the only mother I had ever known).

It did become a turning point in my life though, because I realized my dad wouldn’t be taking me back to Clyde’s house. This realization liberated me from the fear and I was finally able to confess to my dad.

My dad was hurt to find out what had happened, but he never took it any further. He assured me this type of thing would never happen again, I was safe now and that was good enough for me.

>From age 10 to 19, I had no recollection of any of the events that occurred during those years of staying with Clyde. I suppose the Lord had intervened and had blocked all memories of those traumatic events. He did this to preserve my sanity.

At age 19 while watching a t.v. show, something I saw on t.v. triggered some of the memories from when I was a child. Within a few days, I had remembered everything Clyde Corbin “got away with.” Angered by the memories, I decided to track him down and give him a “piece of my mind.” I really wanted him to suffer for what he had put me through as an innocent child.

I wanted to tell his wife Ann that her husband was a child molester and I wanted him to suffer through a divorce. Vengence was on my mind and I was determined to “get him back.”

As far as I know, the statute of limitations had run out for me to try having him convicted, so confronting him as an adult to find out why he did those things was the only recourse I had. I located Clyde’s phone number through my ex-step-brother, who had no idea why I wanted to reach him but gave me the number anyway.

When I was finally able to reach Clyde by phone, he sounded shocked that I would be calling him. His first reaction was to ask if I had told his wife Ann. The next thing he did was deny, deny, deny. He said he didn’t know what I was talking about and that I needed to leave him alone.

I continued asking him why, but he refused to acknowledge his guilt. He said he was an old man, and that he was sick and about to die. I told him I didn’t care if he died and demanded an answer to my “why” questions. He finally hung up on me.

By this time, I could literally feel steam coming from my head and eyes. Infuriated, I decided to call him back to give him a piece of my mind, but he never answered the phone. Two days later, he had the phone number changed. When I was twenty- three years old, I gave my heart to Jesus and he instructed me to forgive Clyde. This was a grand task I thought, and wasn’t sure I could do it. Jesus asked one question which changed my entire point of view.

Jesus asked, “Is it possible Clyde Corbin was also molested when he was a child?”

I pondered the question and actually started feeling sorry for Clyde. For the first time in my life, I felt compassion for him. I found myself kneeling in prayer asking God to forgive Clyde for his mistakes. I also asked God to forgive me for becoming so bitter and angry.

Once I finally forgave Clyde in my heart, I experienced a new freedom and peace of mind I hadn’t felt for years.

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