2004_enditnow_3_Preventing_Abuse_and_Violence-SEMINAR_PPT.ppt

Preventing abuse

1. Preventing Abuse and
Violence
Abuse Prevention Emphasis DayAbuse Prevention Emphasis Day
20042004

2. God’s Top PriorityGod’s Top Priority
•What does God think What does God think
about abuse and about abuse and
domestic violence?domestic violence?
•God has acted so there God has acted so there
is no mistake about is no mistake about
what He thinks.what He thinks.

3. The Seventh-day Adventist’s The Seventh-day Adventist’s
Church Top PriorityChurch Top Priority
1.1.1995 - General 1995 - General
Conference Session Conference Session
2.2.2001 – General 2001 – General
Conference voted Conference voted
Abuse Prevention Abuse Prevention
Emphasis Day – 4Emphasis Day – 4
thth

Sabbath August Sabbath August
each yeareach year

4. 3.3.Eight departments of the Eight departments of the
church make this a top issue church make this a top issue
– Adventist Chaplaincy – Adventist Chaplaincy
Ministries, Adventist Review, Ministries, Adventist Review,
Children’s Ministries, Children’s Ministries,
Education Department, Education Department,
Family Ministries, Health Family Ministries, Health
Ministries, Ministerial Ministries, Ministerial
Association, Personal Association, Personal
Ministries, Women’s Ministries, Women’s
Ministries, and Youth Ministries, and Youth
Ministries.Ministries.
The Seventh-day The Seventh-day
Adventist’s Church Adventist’s Church
Top Priority Cont’dTop Priority Cont’d

5. 3.3.Why is it a Top Priority? Why is it a Top Priority?
– The Bible– The Bible
4.4.Abuse is prevalent Abuse is prevalent
within our churchwithin our church
The Seventh-day The Seventh-day
Adventist’s Church Adventist’s Church
Top Priority Cont’dTop Priority Cont’d

6. World’s Biggest World’s Biggest
Human Rights IssueHuman Rights Issue
1.1.Staggering scale of Staggering scale of
murder, assault, rape murder, assault, rape
and abuse from and abuse from
domestic violencedomestic violence
2.2.Often committed Often committed
behind closed doorsbehind closed doors
3.3.92% American women 92% American women
say it is top prioritysay it is top priority
4.4.Kofi Annan says…Kofi Annan says…

7. World’s Biggest World’s Biggest
Human Rights Issue Human Rights Issue
Cont’dCont’d
5.5.Most universal and Most universal and
unpunished crimeunpunished crime
6.6.Most pervasive form of Most pervasive form of
human rights abusehuman rights abuse
7.7.Women more likely to Women more likely to
be the victim.be the victim.

8. What is Abuse or What is Abuse or
Domestic ViolenceDomestic Violence
Abuse or domestic violence Abuse or domestic violence
occurs when one person uses occurs when one person uses
violent or intimidating violent or intimidating
behavior to control or behavior to control or
dominate the other person, dominate the other person,
resulting in physical, sexual resulting in physical, sexual
and or psychological damage, and or psychological damage,
forced social isolation or forced social isolation or
economic deprivation, or economic deprivation, or
behavior that leaves the behavior that leaves the
victim living in fear. victim living in fear.

9. What is Abuse or What is Abuse or
Domestic ViolenceDomestic Violence
Abuse is more than just an Abuse is more than just an
argument or disagreement. argument or disagreement.
It includes fear, control, It includes fear, control,
domination, victimization domination, victimization
and harm. Someone is and harm. Someone is
being hurt.being hurt.

10. 1. Physical Abuse or 1. Physical Abuse or
ViolenceViolence
•Punching, hitting, Punching, hitting,
slapping, shoving etc.slapping, shoving etc.
•Use of weapons like guns Use of weapons like guns
or knivesor knives
•Social practices – female Social practices – female
genital mutilationgenital mutilation

11. 2. Emotional Abuse2. Emotional Abuse
•Words and behaviorsWords and behaviors
•InsultsInsults
•BrainwashingBrainwashing
•ThreatsThreats
•ManipulationManipulation

12. 3. Social Abuse3. Social Abuse
•Verbal abuse in Verbal abuse in
front of peoplefront of people
•Controlling Controlling
behaviorbehavior
•Isolating a personIsolating a person

13. 4. Sexual Abuse4. Sexual Abuse
Any sexual act to which an Any sexual act to which an
adult does not freely give adult does not freely give
consent or any sexual act consent or any sexual act
with a child e.g. rape, with a child e.g. rape,
sexual abuse, pedophilia, sexual abuse, pedophilia,
female genital mutilationfemale genital mutilation

14. 5. Spiritual Abuse or 5. Spiritual Abuse or
PersecutionPersecution
The abuser will attack the The abuser will attack the
victim’s beliefs, their faith, victim’s beliefs, their faith,
or their source of strengthor their source of strength
to maintain absolute to maintain absolute
control. control.

15. Women and children are Women and children are
most often affected, but most often affected, but
women can abuse too. women can abuse too.
Family violence cuts Family violence cuts
across all ages and across all ages and
sections of socio-sections of socio-
economic, and cultural economic, and cultural
groups. groups.
Abusive Behaviors Abusive Behaviors
Can Affect AnyoneCan Affect Anyone

16. These can range from depression, These can range from depression,
anxiety, post traumatic stress anxiety, post traumatic stress
disorder, sleeping, eating and disorder, sleeping, eating and
sexual disorders, distrust of sexual disorders, distrust of
people in general or authority people in general or authority
figures, loss of self esteem, figures, loss of self esteem,
feelings of helplessness and feelings of helplessness and
worthlessness, isolation, worthlessness, isolation,
addictions, addictions,
abusivenessabusivenesssometimes sometimes
leading to murder. leading to murder.
The Signs and The Signs and
Symptoms of AbuseSymptoms of Abuse

17. •Abuse is generationalAbuse is generational
•Children learn from violenceChildren learn from violence
•Children of violent homes are 74% Children of violent homes are 74%
more likely to more likely to
•The cycle can be broken with The cycle can be broken with
educationeducation
Breaking the CycleBreaking the Cycle

18. The Good News The Good News
A. How do we, as A. How do we, as
Adventists, talk about itAdventists, talk about it
•Correct informationCorrect information
•Don’t tolerate abuseDon’t tolerate abuse
•God calls us to actGod calls us to act
•Some may ignore, but Jesus Some may ignore, but Jesus
says – Luke 12:1-3says – Luke 12:1-3

19. B. What Can We Do?B. What Can We Do?
•Educate our childrenEducate our children
•Establish refugesEstablish refuges
•Help to pass lawsHelp to pass laws
•Help someone who is Help someone who is
being abusedbeing abused

20. •An overlooked principle An overlooked principle
•We must strive for freedomWe must strive for freedom
•Marriage has both a moral and civil Marriage has both a moral and civil
aspectaspect
C. Help For Those Being C. Help For Those Being
AbusedAbused

21. •1 Corinthians 6:19, 201 Corinthians 6:19, 20
•Matthew 10:23, Psalms 91:2Matthew 10:23, Psalms 91:2
•Adventist Home p. 344Adventist Home p. 344
D. The Good News D. The Good News

22. E. The Good News E. The Good News
For AbusersFor Abusers
•God loves the abuser, but God loves the abuser, but
hates the abuse.hates the abuse.
•Generally we abuse Generally we abuse
because we have been because we have been
abused.abused.