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Domestic Violence
Child Abuse
is being committed by the
prison that 1 find enjoyable.
1 would like to comment on
After reading "The Truth
young-bearing-the-young.
In
So 1 would be very happy to
Ronald D. Kelly's article
About Child Abuse" in your
almost every case 1 can
receive your magazine and will
"Domestic Violence, the
March 1984 edition 1 have
remember, the parents were
enjoy months of worthwhile
Secret Sin."
come to my own conclusion
young, inexperienced,
reading.
In the marriage ceremony 1
that your magazine is a
immature children that either
1 look forward to the first
promised to "!ove her, provide
godsend. 1 have read many,
had
to get married or were
copy arriving.
for and protect her." And 1
many articles on the subject of the product of a "forced"
S. Calby
asked myself how could 1 have
child abuse but never have 1
marriage.
H.M. Prison
abused my wife like that . I'm
read one so perfectly and
1 !ove al\ children very
Maidstone, England
in prison now. She's remarried.
exactly correct.
deeply because they are
l'm really happy for reading
As a secretar
Y
in a S tate of
innocent until taught
Will you be kind enough to
otherwise and they are like
add a friend of mine to your
this wonderful article. 1 only
Florida Department of
"clay" to be molded in
mailing list? He is a reader in
hope more men will take their
Corrections, Felony Probation
whatever way you choose to
our church and often refers to
wedding vows more seriously
and Parole office 1 probably
form them. They are
artictes · and quotes from your
like God in tended for man to
read and heard firsthand
wonderful gifts from God and
articles in his addresses. 1
take them.
approximately 300 cases of
we are doing them a very big
cannot Jet him have my copies
Please don't abuse your wife
child abuse in my first year of disservice when we turn our
as l already pass them on to
or children!
employment. This was a very
backs and don't bring them
another friend of mine.
G.L. Meeker
sickening and disheartening
into our lives and
give
them
C.E. Herbert
Lucasville, Ohio
experience for me. 1 think !'ve
the happiness and pleasures of
lsle of Wight, England
1 wish to say a few things
died a hundred deaths for
sheer living that they deserve.
about the subject of Domestic
those children who never
Victoria Lucas
lt
was by mere chance that
Violence.
understood.
Fort Pierce, Florida
1 carne across a few copies of
Sorne men just cannot take
This was one of the first
the
Plain Truth
magazine
those verbal insults from a
jobs
r
ever held and when 1
Pollutlon
wh ich immediately arrested
woman. They have a "short
think back on it now, 1 feel
As a victim of severe
my attention. The articles deal
fuse" so to speak. My advice
like 1 had an opportunity (if 1
chemical sensitivity, 1 found
with sorne of the burning
to wives and husbands is, if
can call it an opportunity) to
your article on pollution both
issues that are puzzling
you cannot say something nice
be aware of what was
timely and relevant.
mankind these days . lts
don't say anything until you
happening to many children in
Thank you for promoting
attempt to persuade people to
cool off.
and around my community. 1
public awareness of the price
live according to God's law is
Terry Tittle
had firsthand knowledge of
of progress- devastating
all the more laudable,
Pecos, Texas
things that many people
never
illness, environmental damage,
especially when we take into
learn even in a lifetime! When
pollution of food, air, water
account what is going on in
Chlld Neglect
1 first started that job 1 was
and land.
this world today.
1 have read your story " 1
very depressed and confused at
You are correct; further
Being a Hindu, brought up
Was a Victim of Child
times because 1 couldn 't
delay and it may be too late.
in a very conservative family, 1
Neglect" and 1 would like to
believe this was going on in
Muriel Hall
have had no opportunity of
say it was the most beautiful
my community! After my first
Port Carling, Ontario
reading the Bible. l would like
and heartwarming story 1 have
year with Probation and
to subscribe regularly.
ever
read in the
Plain Truth
Parole 1 grew much more
New Subscribers
Tahen Dunputh
magazine.
hardened to this heartbreaking
Please find enclosed your
Poudre d'Or Village,
1 made my two sons, ages
reality but I've never forgotten
free subscription card which l
Mauritius
21 and 27, read the story and
the pain I felt for those
obtained from the
Sunday
they said to me, "Thanks,
beautiful, wonderful little
Times Supplement .
Why Free?
Mom, for being so good to us,
creatures of God.
1 have often read past issues
l'm an old man and could
and loving us the way you
Fi rst Jet me say that 90
of the
Plain Truth
that other
never have learned what your
do. "
percent of these people
inmates have had and find it
books taught me without the
When my boys were young
abusing children are children
both interesting and up-to-date "free" in front of them. 1
and growing teenagers, 1
themselves (uneducated, poor,
in its features . 1 was delighted
want to thank you and
would say at least two or three and very low morals) . 1 feel
to notice the advertisement for everyone who makes it
times a week, "Thanks for
positive about this. As we all
subscription mentioned above.
possible for me to read them.
being the best boys a
know it is very hard to change
As you may realise, 1 have
R. Michel
mother and father could
a person once they become an
plenty of time for reading in
Victoria, British Columbia
have."
adult.
an establishment such as the
Mrs. Charles Gongliewski
1· personally feel from my
one 1 now find myself in. And
T
have been very impressed
Throop, Pennsylvania
own experience that this crime this is one aspect of life inside
by the fact that although 1
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