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World Awareness Prayer Day!

Loren Due — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:41:04 +0000

World Awareness Prayer Day!

Hosted by Dr Due, May 15, 2012 12:00 Noon MST

Call in to speak with the host: (347) 202-0880

Let’s set aside May 15, 2012 for World Awareness Prayer Day for victims of Incest, Rape, Molestation and Child Sexual.

I invite you to join us for one hour of prayer 12 Noon MST to acknowledge this day; feel free to call in and pray or share a special thought!

Same-Sex Marriage: What are your thoughts?

Loren Due — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:31:54 +0000

17 year old rape victim jailed to secure testimony where is outrage?

Loren Due — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:48:33 +0000

There is nothing worse than being sexually assaulted and violated by a violent predator and for those who have been victimized by rape or sexual assault the last thing they need to fear is incarceration. Yet in Sacramento, California that is exactly what the District Attorney opted to do in order to ensure one 17 year old rape victims testimony in the name of public safety.

The fact that the district attorney’s office in Sacramento, California has been compelled to secure testimony in this manner is proof that the crime victim resource system is broken.

Perhaps, if the existing funded resources that are in place that serve rape and sexual assault victims today offered more than hotlines and referrals as a response to victims pleas for help this situation would not be taking place today.

Crime victim resources need to step up and take some blame for the fact that this is happening, since their lobbyists, paid advocates and paid executives should have had better relationships with DA Scully and her staff in Sacramento to prevent this from ever happening in the first place.

I know that there are definitely other options and better ways to handle this, but without pressure from our state and local paid advocates and executive directors who lead the rape crisis centers in the area, DA Scully and her staff had no pressure to find another solution. Alexis Moore founder Survivors In Action

There were other options. They are many domestic violence shelters in the area, foster homes, witness protection programs, local law enforcement safe house’s home detention even, yet these options were not selected instead jail was? What message are we sending to violent rapists? Worse yet, what message are we sending to victims of rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking? The message is clear and it is a chilling one.

Survivors In Action has consulted with rape and sexual assault victims from across the nation, and there is a common thread that the victims share besides the trauma of being sexual assaulted and that is the fact that victims continue to feel abandoned by the system and the resources stating that the hotlines and auto-pilot referrals in place offered by law enforcement, counselors, medical professionals and others is a far cry from the support that they need.

Rather than treating victims like criminals perhaps, the funded resources and victim service provider’s in our nation today need to step up and take action steps to ensure victims needs are met, starting by making sure incidents like this are never repeated again.

“no victim left behind”

Dr Due attending the National Black Book Festival – June 8-10 – Houston, TX

Loren Due — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:30:07 +0000

. . .Dozens of Authors . . .Thousands of Readers . . .All Under One RoofJune 8-10, 2012 – 5th Anniversary – Houston, Texas Doubletree Hotel – Downtown Houston Saturday, June 9, 2012 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 10, 2012 – 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Attn Authors/Vendors: NBBF Author Tables are 95% sold. Author and vendor tables are available. Select “Exhibitors” to sign up. Late registration rates, which are about 30% higher, go into effect on April 1, 2012 if tables are still available.
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Mosley has written over thirty-four books, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. _________________ Eric Jerome Dickey NY Times and Essence bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including Milk In My Coffee, Cheaters, and Liar’s Game and his more recent books, Tempted By Trouble and An Accidental Affair _________________ Keli Goff Frequent commentator on MSNBC and CNN, columnist for the Huffington Post and TheLoop21.com, author of Party Crashing and her recent novel, The GQ Candidate _________________ Vanessa Miller Essence bestselling author of 12+ Christian fiction novels, including the Rain series, the Storm series and the Forsaken series __________________ Wahida Clark Known as the Queen of Thug Love Fiction, her books includes Justify My Thug, Payback Is a Mutha and Every Thug Needs a Lady __________________ Daniel Black Author of the bestselling novels They Tell Me Of a Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect Peace and the upcoming Twelve Gates to the City __________________ Francis Ray Bestselling author of more than 30 romance novels, including Undeniable and Twice the Temptation __________________ Kayla Perrin Bestselling author of more than 40 titles, including romance and mainstream fiction __________________ Mary B. Morrison Author of 10+ erotic novels, including The Eternal Engagement, Sweeter Than Honey and Married On Mondays __________________ Rochelle Alers Based in Long Island, NY, Rochelle Alers is author of more than 50 romance and women’s fiction titles, with 2 million copies of her books in print 2012 Festival Hours Saturday, June 9 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 10 – 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Admission Price for Festival $5.00 per day for adults and teens FREE ADMISSION for children under 12 Official Festival Events All events will be at the Doubletree Hotel (Tickets must be purchased for events with ) Friday, June 8, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.* Welcome to Houston Reception* Network during the Reception with your Facebook friends –festivities, food and fun! You may be the lucky winner of a Kindle e-reader! 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80% of the Homeless are Survivors of Domestic Violence!

Loren Due — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:20:00 +0000

80% of the Homeless are Survivors of Domestic Violence

Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 3, 2012

I live in one of the most affluent counties in the U.S. The lights are on at the local domestic violence shelter, but nobody’s home. So, I shouldn’t have been surprised to hear at a Thursday morning breakfast meeting on homelessness that 80% of the homeless in our county are survivors of domestic violence.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss pioneering ideas on linking employment and housing resources. Since 80% of the homeless are DV survivors, I was shocked to hear that the jobs being created by the agency serving these women were in traditionally male careers: construction and landscaping.

National Statistics on Homelessness and DV

Futures without Violence (formerly the Family Violence Prevention Fund) has compiled statistics linking domestic violence and homelessness.

39% of cities reported that in 2007 domestic violence was the primary reason families with children became homeless (pages 11-12; chart 2.1). In 2008, they reported that 48% of homelessness was caused by domestic violence and family disputes (page 19; chart 2.7).

Half of homeless women and children have experienced violence, and 92% of homeless mothers experienced severe physical or sexual assault.

The National Network to End Domestic Violence reported that on September 15, 2011 domestic violence was the reason 67,399 adults and children needed to find a safe place to live. (Click on the link to the press release to access the data from the 2011 Domestic Violence Counts report.)

Whitney Houston, Don Cornelius and Etta James!

Loren Due — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:19:00 +0000

Whitney Houston, Don Cornelius and Etta James!

I believe God is giving us a wake-up call to know that when it is time, it is time. We don’t know the time, but He does. And when it is time we must go. No matter what our gift or assignment He alone knows the time.

With all the distraction of life that pulls us in so many places at the same time it is amazing that we remain sane. Life is filled with multiple challenges that cause us to question if we are in the right place at the right time. Yes we are!

We have the ability at this moment to examine our self and ensure that we are doing what we are suppose to be doing, living like we are suppose to be living and loving they way that pleases Him. What awesome choices we have to either do it our way or His.

You will remember where you were the moment you heard the news! That same news will occur for you and me if God prohibits Jesus from coming soon to catch us away from this life. Our assignment is to do the very best we can with what we have and serve Him until that moment.

Dr Due

2/12/2012

Child Incest: The effects of molestation can last a lifetime!

Loren Due — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:03:58 +0000

The effects of child incest are devastating and profound. Most victims of child incest suffer from guilt, shame and post traumatic stress disorder which can trigger thoughts and feelings that transport the victim back to the abuse even later on in life. Although there are no hard statistics for how often child incest occurs (the shroud of secrecy means that most cases go unreported), it is known that 75 per cent of incest cases take place between fathers and daughters or step-daughters. When this happens, the mother is usually living in the home and aware of what’s going on, at least on some level, even though she may deny it.

Incest is a profound form of child abuse, and one of the most devastating effects of child incest comes from the confusing constellation of feelings it creates: the incest was bad and shameful, but the act itself—the attention, contact and fondling by an attentive parent—may have created sensations that made the child feel good. Due to this, a child of incest usually ends up with a strong sense of self-loathing and unworthiness.

Some of the symptoms of child incest include low self esteem, depression, developmental autisms (growth is often stunted at the time that the trauma first occurred), eating disorders, fear of doctors and dentists, thoughts that interfere with healthy behaviors and the inability to form intimate relationships with others or be authentic sexually as an adult because they have difficulty sharing intimate thoughts from sexual experience.

Most victims punish themselves unconsciously because they feel that they are intrinsically unworthy. As adults, they may choose spouses who treat them poorly, careers that do not fulfill them and make other choices that create a lifetime of suffering in big and small ways. Or they may go the other way and their status as a child incest victim may make them feel self-entitled. Some incest victims drown their past in alcohol or drugs. They may have borderline personality disorder, which is characterised by sudden changes in temperament and by the statement: “I hate you, but don’t you dare leave me.”

They are also at risk for post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and phobias. Some become hypersexual as adults; while others are frigid and cannot let go with anyone, even a partner who they are beginning to trust in other ways. Their relationships with significant others tend to be dysfunctional because they have an underlying sense of mistrust for people, do not feel safe in the world and develop a secret self.

Whatever the symptoms, child incest destroys the innocence of a child and leaves a ruinous future in its wake. Therapy can help. However, the focus in therapy should be on learning how to get past childhood trauma and value the self. Many therapists do this by guiding adults to reconnect with the inner child, feel their openness, vulnerability and desire to be loved by her parents and recognise that they were not the bad one, nor were they responsible in any way for their sexual abuse. By learning to love and parent that little child who did not have parents who valued or cherished them, adult victims of child incest can heal from their experiences, own their power and beauty and consciously change their course in life.

(parenting-child-development.com)

Traits of families that tolerate incest and child abuse

Low level of appropriate touch: In the most toxic incest families all touching is considered taboo. Parents do not hug, caress, or cuddle their children, as normal families do. This is perhaps the most telling symptom of incest.

Poly-abusive: Sexual child abuse is just one of a number of abuses taking place in an incest family. There may also be a history of family violence, substance abuse, and other criminal activity.

Duplicity, deceit, collective secrets: The incest family hides its embarrassing secrets.

Rigid and tightly controlled: Incest families have rigid rules to prevent revelation of their secrets.

Demand for blind, absolute loyalty: Incest families usually have a domineering head of household who rules the family through force.

Poor boundaries: Disrespect for each others’ privacy, rights, and individuality is common in incest families.

Parents immature and inexperienced in life: Parents of incest families usually never become fully mature adults. Conflictual marriage or troubled divorce: In incest families, this may refer to situations where children are pushed into the drama between a conflicted mother and father.

No childhood for the children: Incest families are somber and strict places, where the authority figure (usually one of the parents) dictates behavior for everyone else. Rather than let children run around and play, they force children into a regimented routine.

Chaotic situations, traumatic stress: Incest often takes place in chaotic households, with unstable roots. These families may move often and lack connections to any one community. (surrealist.org)

Profile of the Sociopath!

Loren Due — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:23:19 +0000

Profile of the Sociopath

This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.

Glibness and Superficial Charm
Manipulative and Conning They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.
Grandiose Sense of Self Feels entitled to certain things as “their right.”
Pathological Lying Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests.
Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
Shallow Emotions When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.
Incapacity for Love
Need for Stimulation Living on the edge. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal. Promiscuity and gambling are common.
Callousness/Lack of Empathy Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others’ feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them.
Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others.
Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet “gets by” by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc.
Irresponsibility/Unreliability Not concerned about wrecking others’ lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed.
Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity Promiscuity, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts.
Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future, poor work ethic but exploits others effectively.
Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility Changes their image as needed to avoid prosecution. Changes life story readily.

Loveland police arrest Resurrection volunteer in child sex assault case!

Loren Due — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:42:09 +0000

Reporter-Herald Staff

Posted: 02/01/2012 10:11:01 AM MST

Robert Kirchhoff, a 54-year-old Resurrection Fellowship church volunteer, has been arrested and jailed in connection with a sex offense against a girl under 18.

Loveland police issued the warrant for Robert Kirchhoff’s arrest on Tuesday, charging him with sexual assault on a child and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

Kirchhoff was taken to Larimer County jail where he is being held in lieu of a $100,000 bond. He is a Loveland resident and has been a children’s group volunteer at the church.

Police said the assault occurred at an earlier date and time in a Loveland residence, and that no information indicates the alleged crimes occurred at Ressurection Fellowship.

Anyone with information about the suspect or the case should call Detective Brandon Johnson on the investigations tip line, 962-2032.

INTERVIEW: Black Authors Network Show with Ella Curry of Dr Due

Loren Due — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:11:49 +0000

INTERVIEW: Black Authors Network Show with Ella Curry of Dr Due

Hello New BAN Radio Guest!

I’m contacting you today to invite you to meet with the BAN Radio guests and bookclubs on the air. We are celebrating the best books, authors, bookclubs and community leaders in 2012! You are one of those shining stars! During the live interview you can read from your book, invite your network to call in to speak with you and even hold contests on the show. We have the BAN Radio Show syndicated across the Internet, so your message will be shared with thousands!

Date and Time of Book Launch Party
* Dr. Loren Due, (Non-fiction) Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 8:00pm EST
Host: Ella Curry of EDC Creations and Black Pearls Magazine
BAN Radio Chat room: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Black-Author-Network

Please join me by listening to the program live or schedule to listen to it at your convenience. Would you also tell your friends about it that I will be speaking candidly about Teddy Bear: Stolen Innocence.

Dr Due