All Premier Christianity articles in August 2009
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I was raped as a teenager
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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Magazine Features
The Cost of Living
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
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
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'
Heidi Baker has devoted her life to serving the poor in Mozambique, but she also sees great poverty in the western world