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Dos Santos: A Case Study

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An Evangelical Christian mother has put her faith into practice by publicly declaring forgiveness and praying for the young man who murdered her son three years ago.
In 2012, Alisson Lima dos Santos killed Rafael da Silva, but authorities were only able to arrest him after a year. After the arrest, the suspect came face to face with his victim’s mother Maria Nice, who unexpectedly forgave him for his crime, according to Aleteia.
Nice, an Evangelical Christian, was videotaped publicly proclaiming her forgiveness for her son’s murderer. In the footage, dos Santos could barely maintain eye contact with his victim’s mother, the report details.
“Look at me. You are forgiven in Jesus’ name. I am a Christian, and I am forgiving you, and I will keep
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