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"In the new issue of black Christian women&amp;apos;s magazine  Precious Times, The View&amp;apos;s Sherri Shepherd reveals that her life was once so rough she didn&amp;apos;t care if she died.\r\n&amp;quot;My sister was heavy into drugs, and we would have to go and get her from crack houses,&amp;quot; Shepherd, 41, says.\r\nAt the time, the stand-up comic -- then a Jehovah&amp;apos;s Witness -- was &amp;quot;in a very physically abusive relationship,&amp;quot; she said.\r\n&amp;quot;I was sleeping with a lot of guys and had more abortions than I would like to count.&amp;quot; She said her self-esteem became so low, &amp;quot;I felt if someone killed me, it wouldn&amp;apos;t even make a difference.&amp;quot;  But after converting to Christianity, she said, &amp;quot;God showed me that it would make a difference.&amp;quot;  (Shepherd has also said she relied on her faith to get through her split with husband Jeff Tarpley, father of their 3-year-old son. During their seven-year marriage, Tarpley cheated on her and got another woman pregnant.)\r\nStill, Shepherd admitted it is tough talking religion on the popular ABC chat-fest. (She received criticism after she once remarked that ancient Greeks persecuted Christians, even though Christ hadn&amp;apos;t been born yet.)\r\n&amp;quot;Oh, sometimes I say, &amp;apos;Lord, Juanita Bynum or Joyce Meyer would be so good at this table. They could lay hands on Barbara Walters and get her saved,&amp;apos;&amp;quot; she said.  &amp;quot;I ask the Lord, &amp;apos;Why am I here?&amp;apos;&amp;quot; Shepherd added. &amp;quot;I have to trust God when He says, &amp;apos;Because I said so.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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