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Ispottedanitemcalled the rage room on TV news recently. Set up by a woman laid off her job and need- ing to pro- cess the re- sentment that went with the lay- off, it is her job now. The concept is beautifully sim- ple. Clients pay a fee to en- ter the room; it is set up with furniture and imple- ments of destruction. The client is may be as violent and destructive he desires. The experience is cathartic and the client goes away feeling much better. The owner says she uses her own product to ad- dress the resentment she still lives with over her job loss along with various other existential frustra- tions. She says she always feels better after a ses- sion and adds her clients think it a wonderful inno- vation. A psycho therapist expressed concern over cli- ents getting the idea that what can be done in pri- vate might be acted out in public. There are serious prob- lems with the concept, the least of them being the danger of acting out, although — if access to other "safe" forms of vio- lence is a guide — there is a real possibility of trag- edy. Numerous studies show — for example — a small percentage of people who enjoy pornography develop the same tolerance for porn as an alcoholic gains for alcohol. Repeti- tion becomes less satisfy- ing and the user seeks a more graphic — read vio- lent — high; fantasy can become reality. The same goes for repeated use of vi- olent media with the uni- versal being users become less and less sensitive to human need; compas- sion goes out the window whether or not acting out occurs. This can only hap- pen with rage room cli- ents who fail to resolve their rage in the room, but that IS the elephant in the room. There is no resolution — by the own- er's own admission — only the mental orgasm of in- dulgence for awhile. And there is a larger issue — an addictive issue. We live in a culture of rage in America. It is the shape and character of our election cycle, and our culture wars. It knows no party lines. As a people we are — to quote the old movie — mad as hell and past caring who knows it. Unless we address the roots of our rage and seek healing we continue to spi- ral out of control and into darkness. We become ad- dicted to the nihilism of our rage. A rage room does not address these roots any more than pornogra- phy addresses the human need for intimacy or vio- lence the need to impact frustrating circumstances. On the contrary, the room encourages dependency by giving less satisfaction as we invest more energy in the catharsis. This IS the larger issue and the solu- tion will not be compre- hensible to secular minds. Secular models are lim- ited to compensating or cathartic behavior — they can do a temporary purge like the rage room or they can teach coping skills — kind of like manag- ing pain without hoping to eliminate it. A lifestyle of repentance is the only thing that can open a suf- ferer to the healing/resur- recting power of God. We are not talking about repentance in the sense of sorrow for sin and commitment to mend our ways, although that can be the first step into au- thentic repentance. Repen- tance itself is a full bod- ied re-focus of our atten- tion and dependency on God Himself as revealed in His Son and channeled through His Spirit. It is re-commitment to seek- ing and permitting Abba to be God for our heal- ing, peace, and identity as His child. It is no one-time act, but rather a repeat- able surrender that bears interest every time we in- vest in Him as opportu- nity for life. This is as true for people suffering from addictive rage as for every disease from the common cold to cancer. Some years ago I was privileged to pray for a volunteer in the Ala- bama State Capitol. We be- gan conversation at first encounter and she re- vealed her need for a kid- ney transplant. Our prayer was repentant — we asked Him to either replace or provide a transplant. We reasoned the transplant was just as good as a new one because it would give God glory in front of the medical witnesses. But a new one obviates the need for immune suppressant drugs and such. The good news is I never heard which way her prayer was answered, only that she is now in ro- bust good health. It is good I have no details be- cause that moves me to trust more and demand less. It draws me closer to God my source. And it is a whole lot more satisfying than the momentary feel- good rush of a rage room. JamesWilsonisthe author of Living As Ambassadors of Relationships, The Holy Spirit and the End Times, and Kingdom in Pursuit — available at local bookstores or by e-mailing him at praynorthstate@ charter.net. GODTALK The rage room Jim Wilson By Megan Trimble The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. Police in New Jersey's capital city have reinstated a curfew for juveniles, but the deci- sion to drop some of them at area churches has led to push back from critics who believe the ordinance breaks church-and-state separation and arbitrarily targets Trenton's youth. Last month, police in Trenton began enforcing a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew for kids under 18. Law en- forcement has worked in concert with city heads and faith leaders in an agree- ment to drop off juveniles at certain faith-based organi- zations during those hours. Pastor Terry Wells has worked with some of the teens through his ministry, My Brother's Keeper Out- reach Ministries. It's one of about a half dozen faith- based organizations work- ing with police to offer safe havens for city youth. Where Wells sees an op- portunity to foster "unity for kids, for police and for community," Ian Smith, staff attorney for Washing- ton, D.C.-based nonprofit Americans United for Sepa- ration of Church and State, sees a muddied line be- tween religious and govern- mental involvement. "It's another example of a disturbing trend within the criminal justice system that sort of equates going to church with not being a criminal," he said. City police have only picked up about two dozen kids for breaking curfew since enforcement began mid-July, a number lower than what police expected. Trenton police first con- tact parents, but officers say they pair children with churches if a family mem- ber doesn't answer or isn't willing to pick a minor up. The department says it bans church leaders from discussing religion and says juveniles are typically held in community or meet- ing rooms, not in front of crosses. Police also offer ju- veniles police buildings as an alternative drop-off lo- cation. "The biggest thing is not pushing a religion, but still being there to provide that extra support," Juvenile Of- ficer Nathan Davis said. Still, some see broader is- sues at play that extend be- yond church-and-state. John Burns, a commu- nity organizer in Trenton, worries that what police call a creative take on juve- nile crime enforcement is a way to cut corners and ca- ter to "a generational fear of violence." If Trenton's youth are out late, they're most likely porch hopping on a hot night to catch a breeze or walking home from work after city busses have stopped. "If they cannot honor simple constitutional laws, like separation of state from church, it doesn't surprise me they'd circumvent the constitutional rights of mi- nors and due process," he said. "Supporting kids is supporting their constitu- tional rights not treating them all as juvenile delin- quents." 7/8For Burns, curfew enforcement is a politi- cal "knee jerk reaction" to 16-year-old Ciony Kirkman's shooting death in April. Po- lice charged a 17-year-old boy in the shooting. Police said enforcement is an attempt to cut down late-night burglaries, rob- beries and gunplay. "Anytime we have issues we look for new ways to ad- dress them and try to find an answer to whatever is going on at the time," said Lt. Stephen Varn, Trenton police spokesman. Officer Steve Smith said that, in his experience, most of the kids who are picked up aren't out running to the store for milk or walk- ing the dog. The typical pick-up, he said, is a 14- or 15-year-old out around 1 or 2 a.m. Some come from "good families," but others live on the street, have links to drugs or gang activity and are in need of positive role models, he said. Everyone in the city has a different child rearing phi- losophy, Smith said, and "Trenton's kids are caught up in the crossfire." But Ed Barocas, legal director for the Ameri- can Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, said police must provide "a number" of non-religious drop-off alter- natives to alleviate church- and-state concerns, as well as stop unconstitutionally placing juveniles in what amounts to a "daily lock- down," altogether. The ACLU hopes city of- ficials will end curfew en- forcement short of a law- suit, but he said the or- ganization has been in contact with concerned community members and has taken legal action in similar cases. CHURCH-AND-STATE Ta ki ng t he m to c hu rc h: T re nt on splits on curfew enforcement Tehama County Church Directory RedBluff.... ABUNDANTLIFEFELLOWSHIP 21080LutherRd.•528-2499 Pastor J.E. 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