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It’s important that you understand that you are not alone in this situation. There are others. It, unfortunately, happens all too frequently. The purpose of this News & Notes section is to help you to understand that there is hope. That you can heal. That you could one day help someone else going through this very situation. May God bless you.

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Articles:

Of Weeping and Joy—Samantha Nelson

A New Opportunity—Shyleene Rosado

Which One Will You Be?—Samantha Nelson

God Is In All The Details—Steve Nelson

“Peace, Be Still.”—Samantha Nelson

The Sower—Steve Nelson

Whiplash and Sin—Samantha Nelson

It’s the Trials...—Steve Nelson

Forgiveness is a Gift—Samantha Nelson

What Is Faith?—Steve Nelson

Vertical Vision—Samantha Nelson

Q&A About Pastoral Sexual Abuse & Misconduct—The Hope of Survivors Staff

Interview for Marie Claire Magazine (UK)—Roshan McArthur & Samantha Nelson

The Power of a Lie—Samantha Nelson

Traits of a Good Shepherd—Steve & Samantha Nelson

The Subtlety of Satan & Pastors Who Prey—Samantha Nelson

Victim of “Clergy Abuse” Now Helps Others—George Warren, KXTV News 10 Sacramento, CA

Local Church Leaders Accused of Misusing Their Power—Katherine Boyd, WKYC News 3 Cleveland, OH (Click here to view the news broadcast)

The Hope of Survivors—Karen SuvanKahm

Pastoral Sexual Abuse Informational Materials to be Distributed—Samantha Nelson

TheHopeOfSurvivors.com Recognized by Top International Honor for Web Sites—Samantha Nelson

Sexual Abuses Issues in the Church; Raising the Bar—Gregory Love and Kimberlee Norris

Pope Said to Meet with Victims of Sexual Abuse—CNN News

Hoover Man Charged in Maryland Child Abuse Case Resigns as Music Minister at Shades Crest BaptistBirmingham News Staff

Pregnant Teen Can No Longer Hide Secret Affair With PastorYahoo! News*
*Please note: Below is our brief response to the Dear Abby article which appeared in Yahoo! News on February 3, 2008. We are aware that others replied and shared information from The Hope of Survivors with Dear Abby, too.

February 6, 2008
Dear Abby,
Regarding the article from February 3, entitled, PREGNANT TEEN CAN NO LONGER HIDE SECRET AFFAIR WITH PASTOR, please let IN TRUE LOVE IN WASHINGTON know that she did not have an affair, nor is this love, and that organizations such as The Hope of Survivors exist to provide free counsel and support to those who have been abused by a pastor or other spiritual leader. Thank you for making it clear to her that Reverend Ron is the only one who should be shamed in this case.
Samantha

More from Dear Abby on Pregnant Teen—UExpress.com

Auntie Anne’s Success and Private Tragedy—ABC News

A Pastor’s Dark Secret—CNN.com

Sex Scandal Rocks Famed Megachurch—Associated Press

Pastor Sued in Sex Scandal—Kevin Martin, Calgary Sun

Sexual Predators Often Fly Under the Radar at Church—Hannah Elliott, Associated Baptist Press

‘We’re Moving On’, Church Members Say—Jim Schoettler, The Times-Union

The Recycle of Clergy Abuse—Greg Warner, Associated Baptist Press

Stepping Over the Line: Should Sexually Straying Clergy Be Restored to Ministry?—Ken Camp

Pastor Accused of Punishment Spank—FOX 4’s Dionne Anglin

Woman Accuses Pastor of Sex Abuse—Melanthia Mitchell, The Associated Press

Haggard Confesses to ‘Lifelong’ Sexual Problem—CNN’s Eric Marrapodi contributed to this report.

Pastor, His Family Accused of Molesting Children—Associated Press

Pentecostal Preacher Sherman Allen Turns Out to Be Reverend Spanky—Julie Lyons, Dallas Observer

Sherman Allen Gets Spanked—Julie Lyons, Dallas Observer

Police Say Pastor Coerced Sex Using God’s Word—Associated Press

Pastor Charged After Sexual Relations—Norway

Southern Baptists Confront Their Own Sexual Abuse Scandal—Adelle M. Banks

Churches in Trauma—Phil Jones, Religion & Ethics

Abuse Knows No Time Limit, House Told—Jim Siegel and Gerald Tebben, The Columbus Dispatch

Why “Pastoral Affair” Is An Oxymoron: Thoughts On Clergy Sexual Misconduct—René Drumm

Bishop Paulk Allegations—Dale Russell, Fox News, Atlanta, GA

Minister Unbowed—By Tobi Oluwa, Columbus Post

Sex-Abuse Complaints Voiced at Site of Detroit Conference—Dennis Pelham, Daily Telegram Staff Writer

Woman Says Church Warned—Laurence Hammack, The Roanoke Times

In Missouri Court, a Choir Director Claims Minister Raped Her—Emanuella Grinberg, Court TV

Sex In the Forbidden Zone—Barrington H. Brennen

Blaming Women for the Sexually Abusive Male Pastor—Ann-Janine Morey

Sexual Misconduct in the Ministry: The Pastor, Sexual Sin, and the Bible (Part 3)—Professor Miroslav Kis

Sexual Misconduct in the Ministry: Unforbidden Fruit (Part 2)—Professor Miroslav Kis

Pastor Fired Over Sexual Exploitation Charges—Staff, KCCI Channel 8, Iowa

Pastoral Sexual Abuse: It’s Not an Affair, It’s Abuse—Sandra Gates

Pastoral Immorality, Another Perspective—Condensed version as posted on the Recorder web site

Pastoral Immorality, Another Perspective—Full version as originally written by Steve & Samantha Nelson

Sexual Misconduct in the Ministry: A Biblical Sketch of Pastoral Identity (Part 1)—Professor Miroslav Kis

Are Baptist Leaders Doing Enough About Clergy Sex-Abuse Revelations?—By Hannah Elliott

Boston Archdiocese Reveals Abuse Findings—CNN.com

Finland: Church Cooperating in Abuse Investigation

Sexual Ethics for Ministers Discussed

Organizational Misconduct—James A. Cress

Priest Gets Life for Assaulting 13-Year-Old

Church to Reveal Details of Abuse by Preacher—Martin Daly

Dear Editor...The Flock Responds—Adventist Review

Unfaithful: When Shepherds Become Wolves—Adventist Review

The Forbidden Zone: The Nature and Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Abuse—Christian Ethics Today

When Clergy Prey, Women Pray to Be Heard—Fortworth Star-Telegram

Hope & Healing Comes to Bloomington, MN!—April 2008

The Hope of Survivors & Applebee’s Working Together!

Update from the General Conference Session in St. Louis, MO—June-July 2005

Update from the ASI International Convention in Sacramento, CA—August 2005

Update from the ASI International Convention in Cincinnati, OH—August 2004

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