“I think the biggest problem with domestic violence is the silence and shame. Let’s take the shame off of the victim. I talk to groups in my outreach and people expect me, because I’m the woman who works at the domestic violence shelter, to talk about this (domestic violence), I’m supposed to make a fuss… But when your pastor brings it up in a sermon, I mean this is different, you know? The issue just became mainstream and hugely important especially if it became the message of the week and especially for man to stand up, to stand up and talk to his brethren and let them know that it’s not okay to do that, is so much more powerful than anything I could every say. And you figure, how many people go to church on a weekly basis? The access that pastors have to communities is huge, their outreach programs reach more people than I do. So hearing it from your pastor is huge. It’s very empowering for a victim to hear someone standing up there saying it’s not okay for someone to treat you that way, that you deserve more. Her pastor has total credibility, he’s not known for lying, he’s not known for making up stuff. So when he (or she) says it, it’s real. I think it makes a much bigger impact than anything I could say to them, much more powerful. So I would love for each and every pastor to take this on, to jump on board. And I think most of them will...”