Empowered or Abused

<p>What to do when a victorious soldier lusts for the beautiful woman he's just taken captive in an overseas war. In fact her body already belongs to him as war booty. If they're alone in an alley no one will find out what he does to her. That's the incendiary situation to which the Bible responds with the Beautiful Captive Law. The Bible's first step was to <strong><em>stop</em></strong> battlefield rape and <strong><em>protect</em></strong> the vulnerable woman from the powerful soldier. More than that the Bible has strategies to get the soldier to control <em>himself</em> even when no one is looking. Then the Bible brings the soldier to <strong><em>care</em></strong> for her as the person she is. The Jewish tradition's next major step was in the 12th century when it <strong><em>empowered</em></strong> the captive to decide for herself what direction <em>she</em> wants her life to take including going free <em>without</em> marrying him. This book shows how these strategies can work in our communities today to reduce all kinds of sexual abuse.</p><p></p><p>Tales of passion martyrdom and a rare man who can Just say no to a rape he could have gotten away with -- can help us educate <em>our</em> youth toward a more respectful future for all gender relations not just war-time rape. Surprises await both Bible-believers <em>and</em> Bible-skeptics. </p><p></p>