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Article: SHE FEELS ASSAULTED BY PRAYING HANDS DEAR BETH:
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- December 2, 1999
CopyrightCopyright 1999 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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I'm a teenager who needs advice on a scary issue. I attend prayer
meetings, which would be harder for me to give up than to leave my
family, because my beliefs are paramount. But many females are
extremely aggressive sexually - placing their hands on each other's
chests and legs while they "pray over" people. I stopped letting
people pray over me because of these assaults, but it's hard to stay
out of physical reach. Even if I sit alone they come over and sit
next to me and start pawing me. What can be done? I am suffering from
post traumatic stress disorder from all these rapes. Some people stop
if I tell them but others argue "Why does it bother you - have you
ever been raped? Why don't ...