Tree Climbers: Christian Broadcasting Network Says I "may feel guilty because I consented to incest"

SwedishJewfish (Rebecca) sent this to me yesterday and I join her in her outrage.

I am asking everyone to contact the Christian Broadcast Network and express your outrage at their blatant blaming of the victim!!  

So, according to them, I was a willing victim of incest at the hands of my grandfather??  At 5 years old, I "chose" this?  DISGUSTING!  This is NOT the God I know.  The God I know protects the most innocent among us:

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked (Psalm 82:3-4).

Below are excerpts from a "teaching sheet" they offer on how to deal with incest and child molestation - and it just makes me physically ill.  And people wonder why children won't speak up - why they won't tell.  These are supposed to be CHRISTIANS?  They're a non-profit organization, raising money to spout this bullshit?  Are you kidding me?

Contact Information:
CBN Main Switchboard [phone]
website:  http://www.cbn.com/...

(Excerpts from the 'teaching' sheet - Emphasis mine)
How to Respond to Sexual Abuse: Incest and Molestation
       

...Biblically, any sexual behavior outside of marriage is sinful behavior

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If You Were Abused

Sexual abuse is a traumatic experience, but it doesn't have to ruin your life. You may feel guilty because you consented to incest or allowed yourself to be molested. Or perhaps you and/or the abuser were Christians when the sin took place. Nevertheless, God will forgive you.

Many who have been willing or unwilling victims of incest or molestation have memories which deny them the freedom to live without hate, bitterness and resentment, fear and/or a desire for revenge. Yet you can be free and even find forgiveness for the abuser in your heart. Jesus and Stephen, at the time of their deaths, were both able to forgive those who executed them. Both looked to heaven and asked God to forgive the sins of those who were guilty. If you are a Christian, you have authority and influence with God concerning remittance of sin or retention of sin (John 20:23). God will listen to your prayer. Just remember that Jesus came to forgive rather than to condemn (John 3:16).

If You Are The Abuser

Incest or sexual molestation is a sin from which you need to be set free. You must be truly sorry and sincerely ask God to help you turn away from further temptation. A good start is to be re-born spiritually. You will feel cleansed and free from the desire to follow your old habits and lifestyle. Regardless of this sin or any other (sin is sin, with none greater than the other), call on the Lord to save, forgive and cleanse you and to come into your heart, right now (I John 1:8, 9; Romans 10:13; John 1:12). Then, you can begin your new life with God (II Corinthians 5:17).

Tree Climbers is a community diary series for survivors of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and those who support them. Tree Climbers sustain each other, learn about childhood abuse, recover, and discover and create ways to protect children. Trigger Warning - The next paragraph holds brutal words. Feel free to scroll past it. In a typical diary, you might read of someone who survived the grooming (this does not mean hair brushing), the fondlings, the rapings, the beatings, the mutilations or the death threats perpetrated by a sadistic egocentric molester of an innocent. Criminals abuse their victims. For years. Families refuse to believe the victims. For years. Victims report being dead inside. For years. Families and society have stifled the voices of victims and magnified and perpetuated the abuse. For years. We weep. We rage. We heal. We inspire. We invite you to climb or be lifted up in our safe tree with us. We have broad branches, sunshine, hammocks, cushions, and plenty of tissues. Comment on the diary, ask questions, and share your perspective or even your story. If you are too overwhelmed to speak, you can just witness. That's okay. A few of the Tree Climbers are as silent as a jury. Tree Climbers Rule: Be kind. No  T r o l l s. When we were children, we had no power. But we are no longer children. Climbing trees is not healthy for trolls - everybody knows that. If you act like a troll in our tree, we will calmly watch while you become invisible.

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