Always feeling despicable, the victim has neither hope nor any concept of eternal life. There is no possibility of a healthy relationship with God. While AIDS is only one example, it is a recurring demonstration of abuse leading to a deadly disease. When a mind is set off course, the body follows. In 2004, I presented a continuing education class on domestic violence for a medical center in Jacksonville, Florida. I began my remarks with this statement: “Domestic violence begins at age four.” Abuse
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