Violence against women is not just limited to the Muslim community, it is unfortunately part of every community in the USA. That is one of the reasons why "The Violence Against Women Act" was passed by Congress in 1994 and signed into law by then President, Bill Clinton.
"The Violence Against Women" laws provide programs and services, including:
- Community violence prevention programs
- Protections for victims who are evicted from their homes because of events related to domestic violence or stalking
- Funding for victim assistance services, like rape crisis centers and hotlines
- Programs to meet the needs of immigrant women and women of different races or ethnicities
- Programs and services for victims with disabilities
- Legal aid for survivors of violence
1) One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
2) An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.
3) 85% of domestic violence victims are women.
4) Historically, females have been most often victimized by someone they knew.
5) Females who are 20-24 years of age are at the greatest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence.
6) Most cases of domestic violence are never reported to the police.
In the Christian faith, men are supposed to love their wives as Christ loved the Church (Ephesians 5:25-33)-
"25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[b]her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[c] 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."
And husbands are supposed to treat their wives with respect as 1 Peter 3:7 states: "7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."
I understand that Geller is Jewish and is not bound by Christian principles and she is a disciple of Ayn Rand, who was an enemy of Christianity (see this link--http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2011-06-05-Ayn-Rand-and-Jesus-dont-mix_n.htm).
Why did Geller then, come to Dearborn? Maybe Geller truly feels Dearborn is the epicenter of violence against women or only that violence against Islamic women count. Tell that to the families of the over 1800 women killed in domestic violence acts yearly in the USA. They would probably disagree with Geller. But Geller has something else: an obvious hatred for Islam and Muslims. Both are an easy target in the USA because of the events of 9-11. And, Dearborn's Muslim community is being used fairly frequently as a fundraiser for rightwing extremists, a category in which Geller fits. Geller came to Dearborn for media exposure and money, that's it. She could and should campaign against violence against all women, everywhere, but singling out a minority community that is not the most liked in America, that is just a way to free money.
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