All Premier Christianity articles in August 2009

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    I was raped as a teenager

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    At the age of 16 I was suffering with depression. Things got so bad I tried to OD on my anti depressants but I was suddenly filled with fear so I went to my church youth worker, I passed out just after I arrived. The next thing I remember is waking up with him touching me. He told me that if I ever told anyone what he had done then he would tell my family about my OD. He then raped me. I tried to avoid him from then on but he managed to find ways to get me on my own and he did it again a number of times...

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    Power and Privilege

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Ruth Dickinson on choosing activism over apathy

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    The Cost of Living

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    As the recession deepens, Third World countries are seeing aid and development reduced dramatically as agencies struggle with falling donations and a weaker pound. So could it be that, though it was a first world problem, it is yet again developing countries which are being hit the hardest?

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    Prisoners and Conscience

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Restorative justice is being increasingly used in Britain. So is it the 'soft on crime' option, or a more powerful form of justice?

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    Breaking the chains

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The act of forgiving is one of the toughest challenges any human being ever faces but, writes Steve Chalke, it is also one of the most liberating

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    'Blessed are the poor in spirit'

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Heidi Baker has devoted her life to serving the poor in Mozambique, but she also sees great poverty in the western world