HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
I am using the Valentine's day to start this campaign tagged "Let's stop RAPE" for the next 15 days. It is geared towards bringing an awareness to the issue of rape and pointing us in directions to reduce such evil. I will be sharing some information around this subject that will inform, advise and challenge readers.
As a show of LOVE, I will expect you to LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE.
You are free to share your experiences privately or publicly. I will be willing to pray and counsel people (via the available means for now). Questions would also be answered within my scope of experience and the people who will be volunteering their time to attend to cases that may come up.
I have thouht BIG about this and this is the second campaign on social media. The first one was on Facebook and I consider it successful.
Please feel free to express yourself and share your ideas, availability and possible resources that can help.
Let's stop RAPE.
Day 1
Rape is a menace to our world.
It seem to be more rampant these days to hear or read about a rape or sexual molestation incident. It goes from young adults to teenagers to children and even the elderly. There seems to be a total lost of self control at this time. Well, it is heard more now because of the expansion of the social media. Many years before now such news were hardly heard or reported. Even now, more cases are not reported and out of the few cases reported, justice is not well served.
We can make an attempt to put an end to rape by bringing an awareness of the matter to people. An awareness will open the hearts of people to what they can do. How they can contribute to it. What support they can give to victims. How they can nab and prosecute people. With coordinated effort and loud shouts we can get the right people's attention to fight and put an end to the issue of rape.
You may think Rape is far from you but you just never know. The people who have fallen victim never planned it or have any incline that it will happen. Some little girls and boys have become victims to trusted adults without the knowledge of parents. It cn happen to anyone around a victim.
I am married and have children that I never pray will experience it. The effect most definitely will be with me forever if it ever happens, so I empathise with those who have been victims and pray for the Lord's comfort. That He will reach in that area that only He can and bring restoration to your life. Amen.
Lets start by looking at the definitions of rape.
What is rape?
Definition: Rape is...
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexualpenetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of anotherperson, with or without force, by a sex organ, otherbody part, or foreign object, without the consent ofthe victim. -Dictionary.com
unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent - merriam-webstar.com
The crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to havesexual intercourse with the offenderagainst their will: Oxforddictìon.com
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms ofsexual penetration perpetrated against a person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion,abuse of authority or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has anintellectual disability or below the legal age of consent.[1][2][3] The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term sexual assault.[4] Wikipedia
The common factor apart from the sexual activity done is a lack of consent. Adults must learn to avoid, protect and be prepared to avoid sexual activities where consent has not been given. There are ways around it if we can be responsible to it.
In the case of children they are incapable of giving consent so responsibility is on parent or guardian to watch, monitor, guide and protect such from sexual activities. Parents and guardians must take this as a job and must sharpen their sixth sense to bee alert always.
Finally, Rape is evil. The effect is devastating. It must be stopped. We can, if we work at it.
There is a God side to it which the church must wake up to. As children of God, our hands should not be folded expecting the law to put the society in order. We have a responsibility to the victims, the perpetrator, the family and community to bring God in. Whatever God touches comes alive.
#stopRAPE #LetsStopRAPE #notoRAPE
Thank you.
Ayo Adeoye
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