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Flip Camera
One of my favorite tools in my classroom is my Flip Camera. It's inexpensive (sometimes a free giveaway too!), easy to use, and the kids LOVE it. My 8th graders are so comfortable that I just hand it over and let them go with it. They plug it in, edit, and flag me down just to say, "Watch this, Miss D!"
There are so many things you can do with a Flip camera, and many cross grade and subject lines.
- Record a skit or play in your classroom (Last year, my 8th graders filmed their 3rd grade "buddies" - The older ones felt important that they were trusted to record and edit, the young ones felt like movie stars!)
- Record a video thank you or greeting. Flip gives you the option of sending a video like a greeting card.
- Record and save clips of various events for a video memory book.
- Create an informational video podcast.
- Have students interview each other as a part of a 'getting to know you' activity.
- Produce a news cast.
- Create public service announcements for the school community.
- Start a vlog to keep parents up to date with classroom units/events.
- Create a "how-to" video to accompany some procedural writing.
- Record yourself teaching (scary!, I know!) so you can reflect on your practices.
- Record other teachers you admire (if they are okay with it!), so you can reflect on what makes them so successful. It's hard to catch all the good things they do!
One of the sweetest things I saw a Flip camera used for was in a Kindergarten classroom. Just as the students were really beginning to independently read, the teacher recorded each student reading a simple book. She edited each child and burned it onto a dvd as a keepsake for parents. It won the hearts and admiration of all. I'm sure something similar could be done for younger/older students for a holiday, Mother's Day or Father's Day. I can see this tying into Skype well too. Besides working with an educator/classroom somewhere else in the world, classrooms can make videos for the times they can't directly interact.
The possibilities are endless!
Any more ideas?
8 Great TED Talks About The Future Of Education And Teaching
Source: emergingedtech.com
TED is a nonprofit devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading", bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. If you're not already a fan of TED, maybe these will open your eyes to this wonderful resource.
Education is only one of the vast array of topics covered in TED talks, so if you enjoy any of the videos below, you might want to click through the the site and check out some more of them.
Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms
This delightfully illustrated video entertains while educating. The video does a wonderful job of explaining how today's factory-like education model is outmoded and how it needs to evolve into a more personalized model if we are going to take it to a new level. [This video is featured below. Frustratingly, the sound cuts off in the last 30 seconds of the video.]Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education
This video discusses "The Hole In The Wall" experiment that Mitra started in New Delhi in 1999. Children deprived of learning opportunities available in other parts of the world nevertheless figured out the computer at their disposal and started using it to learn and to teach each other. These results repeated themselves as the experiment was conducted in various other locales. Kids can and will teach kids. How can we take advantage of this to improve on education across the world?Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers
Math as it's taught in classrooms rarely echoes math as it used in the real word. Wolfram (the driving force behind the Wolfram-Alpha "knowledge engine") suggests that we consider changing the math teaching model, to teach kids to conceptualize problems and use computerized tools to apply solutions, as opposed to the present model of spending inordinate amounts of time teaching how to perform calculations "by hand". He methodically addresses many misperceived ideas behind today's approach to math education.Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together
The notion put forth here is that the Arts and Sciences are and should be integrated in education - they are absolutely connected, but we do not teach that way. There seems to be a stigma surrounding the idea of creativity and logic existing in the same space. How can we overcome and suppress this limiting notion? (In my personal experience, I love both disciplines and find they go together brilliantly, but that people are often surprised by that idea).Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums
Leadbeater explains that the vast majority of population growth in the next three decades will occur in poor, crowded cities, and that we need to reach kids in these situations if we are going to educate the majority of the world's young. In this video, many examples of innovative approaches to teaching in these circumstances are offered. Leadebeater notes that, "you have to engage people before you can teach them" (sounds familiar, doesn't it!). In these challenging environments, a "pull" approach is necessary in order to succeed (versus the forced "push" approach used in richer nations). Education only works if it is motivating and inspiring in these situations, and the approaches being used offer many new ideas that can be leveraged in schools everywhere to improve the educational process.Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education
In this brief video, Benjamin makes the bold suggestion that the culmination of math learning should be statistics and probability, not calculus. "The mathematics of games and gambling" can not only be fun to learn, it is far more practical and relevant to our daily lives. (To watch a pretty fascinating demonstration of "mathemagic" from Benjamin click here).Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria and education
In the second half of this video, Bill Gates provides ideas about measuring successful teaching and using this data to enable improvements in educational processes.Let's use video to reinvent education: Salman Khan
In this video, Khan explains his popular and impactful work with Khan Academy (check out this recent post for more on the Khan Academy).
10 Reasons to Have Students Submit Papers Using Google Docs
andrewcullison.comI loved all of these, but these two in particular:
4. No Failed-Attachment-Trick
Here's a popular trick. A student sends an email and intentionally forgets to attach the file hoping that this will buy them sometime. This kind of trickery is more difficult with Google Docs. The paper gets written in Google and then all that is left to do is click "share" and enter the professors' email address. There is no room for the plausible "I forgot to attach it" excuse.5. Immediate Return to Students
Once you write in comments and slap on a grade, the paper is immediately available for the student. (They can even set up an email alert notice so that they get an email when changes to the paper are made.)
"Several security-related companies, such as Spycheatstuff.com, will even overnight-mail a kit that turns a cellphone or iPod into a hands-free personal cheating device, featuring tiny wireless earbuds, that allows a test-taker to discreetly "phone a friend" during a test and get answers remotely without putting down the pencil."
—eCheating: Students using high-tech tricks
GWALP adds: A student would have to have the gonads of Bond to cheat like this. It makes me think, "If you are smart enough to work around this, and spent so much TIME getting around this … why didn't you just take the dang test?"
Podcasting in the Classroom
Podcasting is one of my favorite ways to bring technology into the classroom. Podcasting can seem overwhelming and daunting, but it is much easier than even I thought at first. It is a great way for students to have their voices heard, literally!
Some ways to incorporate podcasting into your classroom:
- Use as an alternative to blogging: Some students are great writers, others are great speakers. Let students shine no matter their strength
- Keep parents updated on school and classroom happenings. Post podcasts to your classroom website or wikispace
- For younger students, use podcasting as a way to practice, listen to, and record progress in reading fluency
- Create your own "poetry theater" or create "books on tape" for a listening center
- Have students record a "diary entry" for a literary character, impersonate a historical character, create an alternative to the traditional book report, or create a "how to" segment
- Have student groups split a large or daunting topic, like the Civil War or Parts of Speech, and create their own instructional lecture. Let kids teach kids!
The possibilities on podcasting are endless. I'm seen Pre-K classrooms record a "read along" or song for parents to hear. I've seen early elementary teachers put podcasts into digital portfolios. In my middle school setting, students record human interest stories to be feature on my classroom or the school website.
There are some easy as pie tools to help teachers get their podcasts off the ground:
- Audioboo: Personally, this is my favorite and go-to. Its simple, fool proof, and even the less tech savvy teachers at my school like to use it. My students are able to work on their own with this without me having to walking them through the process.
- Garage Band: If you personally have a Mac or your school does, you can use Garage Band to record, edit, and post podcast. T
- Flip Camera: Make a video podcast!
- Poducate Me: Visit Poducateme.com for ideas, tips, and tricks for podcasting in the classroom
- Audacity: Allows you to create and edit mp3 files
- Mr. Coley: California teacher with examples and resources on podcasting (and everything else education!)
Do you currently podcast with students? How? What tools do you use? Can you see yourself podcasting in the classroom?
Interactive Whiteboards: The Laserdisc of Ed Tech
Heather Wolpert-Gawron of TweenTeacher has put together a compelling and poignant article strongly discouraging the purchase of interactive whiteboards in favor of mobile technology instead. Some of her most engaging points include:
The big clunky forward facing, whole class method of lesson delivery via Interactive Whiteboard, I believe, is the Laserdisc of educational technology. The overpriced fad of Interactive Whiteboards (whether Smart or Promethean) is imperfect in their current incarnation…inherently these pieces of equipment do not illustrate the spirit of technology in information delivery: all-access, collaborative, open, interactive, etc
She goes on to cite a quote from Bill Ferriter of EdWeek
I'm willing to argue that even with time and training, interactive whiteboards are an under-informed and irresponsible purchase. They do little more than reinforce a teacher-centric model of learning…make presentations, give notes, deliver lectures…I ask you: Do we really want to spend thousands of dollars on a tool that makes stand-and-deliver instruction easier?
Her alternative solution to the interactive whiteboard is mobile devices:
Mobile technology caters to individualization and differentiation, which is the present and future of student-centered learning. Mobile technology is cheaper and also represents the concept of "democratization of information," the openness of high levels of information to the masses. The Interactive Whiteboard is still locked and loaded into the antiquated philosophy of "sage on the stage" rather than "guide on the side."
Are whiteboards an irresponible purchase? Is mobile technology the best solution for the classroom?
I encourage you to read the entirety of the original post here.
Great Tips for Student Blogging
blogs.yis.ac.jpThis is a great blog all around for technology integration. This post in particular has great tips for student blogging and reflections.
16% of EdTech Directors Expect 1 Tablet Per Student Within 5 Years
In a recent survey conducted by Piper Jaffray, 16% of school tech directory expect to have 1 tablet per student within 5 years. CNN Fortune contributor Philip Elmer-DeWitt breaks down the data:
- 100% were testing or deploying iPads in their schools. 0% were testing or deploying Android tablets.
- Their schools currently have an average of one computer for every 10 students.
- Nearly half (12) expect to eventually deploy one computer per child; two of their schools already do.
- More than a third (9) expect to deploy one tablet per child; one of them already does.
Hodgkins of TUAW adds the following:
Tablets may be useful for schools, but there are significant administrative hurdles that must be overcome before they see widespread usage. The survey reveals that almost half (48%) of the directors believe a tablet is important as an information gathering tool, but 64% see device management as a significant hurdle to deploying these tablets in a school setting. Also a factor is cost, which is a smaller (20%), but still a significant hurdle schools need to overcome.
Despite these challenges, some schools are embracing the iPad as a valuable teaching tool. In a controversial program, kindergartners in Auburn, Maine are using the iPad in the classroom for learning their basic phonic and math skills. Similarly, the Webb School in Knoxville, Tennesseeis requiring all incoming fourth to 12th grade students to have an iPad.
For information, read the source articles here (CNNMoney, TUAW).
The Civil War
Tumblr Teachers,
I have a bit of a request - my students created informational 3 minute movies on the Civil War (think Discovery Education videos). We are learning that projects aren't just a one and done type thing. They should be meaningful, purposeful, and serve an audience.
They have used each other's in class as reviews and learning tools. We would like to reach farther. If any teachers are studying the Civil War or just like history or anything and could give our class some feedback, it would be amazing. If you message me, I could send you the link to the videos and you could message/email me comments. (They are unlisted on youtube, so I'm not sure if you can comment directly there. If you can that would be even better!)
If anyone could help, it would be great! Thanks!
"Our open, publicly-funded public school system, deeply woven into the fabric of our open, freedom- and innovation-loving society, is the gem in the crown of America that people from around the world for decades have tried to replicate... Poverty, hunger, homelessness, parents who are ineffective or unable to parent – these are all analog problems kids have that need the help of other people, not only computers, to solve. What Gene Marks and other Silicon Valley "edupreneurs" forget is that we live in a complicated three-dimensional world that doesn't fit on a spreadsheet or a computer screen. Digital bootstraps aren't enough; to help all the nation's kids we need lifelines offered face to face to real kids, from a person who cares in their neighborhood schools."
—"Digital Bootstraps for Analog Problems" - Cynthia Liu
Am I the only one who catches the irony of a tradition-laden school system in an innovation-loving society?
Education technology is not supposed to be the magic cure all for all of society's ills, or even education's. But if students aren't getting what they need from the traditional method, don't they deserve to have a chance to digitally bootstrap? Support is the most powerful thing that someone can give a student, and if a teacher, counselor, parent, or administrator isn't there to give it to them, why should we criticize those who are digitally offering support? Besides, there's more to education technology than AV technology and learning management systems, something that is often ignored in #pencilchat-type debates. Most importantly, people forget that there are people behind these products. People who care about students and education. From experience in trying to build a technology startup, one simply cannot start a tech company just for fun. They have to be committed to the idea, or else their hours, blood, sweat, and tears, and minimal income (especially in the education sector) are going to waste because lack of passion will kill them and their company.
Digital bootstrapping may not be sufficient for many, but why should we be angry at edupreneurs for trying? They're the ones trying the hardest to innovate our public schools, and they're moving faster than policy makers and individual teachers can. Maybe we should let them go full speed ahead, and let the rest of us focus on solving "analog problems."
"Students aren't just posting personal pictures and stories on Facebook — it's just as much a part of their social lives as it is a place where they connect with each other for school work, too. According to the survey, 46 percent of students have used Facebook to collaborate on school projects, and one in 10 high school students have tweeted about an academic subject. Meanwhile, in formal classroom settings, the practice of using these online tools as an acceptable means of learning has been slow: half of all middle and high school students say they can't access social media sites at school. Educational policy makers need to connect the dots between what motivates and encourages students to learn and what's actually happening in the classroom, the report states."
—Schools and Students Clash Over Use of Technology | MindShiftTop 10 Microsoft PowerPoint Tips for Kids
It is obvious that technology is taking over the school systems. Most early elementary students already know how to work computers, gaming devices, and televisions very well. Powerpoint is a fun way for students to use technology to do homework, projects, study games, and more. These are tips according to Active Dad on how to make powerpoints fun in the classroom:
Make a comic book
Use PowerPoint's ability to arrange pictures with captions to make a comic book.
Create a great looking quiz
Create a fun quiz with animated questions and answer reveals.
Make fab photo albums
Powerpoint has some cool photo effects hidden away that can help you make photo albums that show off your digital snaps in fantastic, fun ways.
Make a great-looking timeline
Timelines are a useful way of representing stuff that happens in a sequence. We have used them for homework projects as diverse as English Lit and history and to make personal timeline posters that show key events in kids' lives.
Embed YouTube video in Powerpoint
Embedding video in Powerpoint used to be a pian, but you can now stick a YouTube clip right in a Powerpoint slide. Just grab the embed code from the video's YouTube page (click the 'Embed' button underneath the video to get it and copy that to the clipboard. In Powerpoint, click the Insert tab, then Video and select 'Video from web site..' Paste the embed code in and the video will appear.)
Make a video from your presentation
You can save your presentation as a video file that can be played on a PC, uploaded to YouTube of converted to DVD. Just click on File then Save & Send then Create Video. YOu can choose the quality/size of the video and the length of time to insert between slide transitions before saving the video as a .WMV file.
Add transitions to your pages
A dull presentation can be given a makeover with a few cool page transitions. Click the Transitions Tab and select More to choose from a variety of effects like Page Turning or Ripple.
Instant Laser Pointer
Hold down the CTRL key and the left mouse button to turn the mouse pointer into a glowing red laser pointer dot that you can use to point out important areas of the screen, or just waggle around distractingly. You can select the color of the pointer using the Set Up Slideshow button on the Slideshow tab.
Insert a live web page
Powerpoint doesn't support embedding live websites into presentations, but you can download a free add-in called Live Web that will do the trick.
Do quick image editing without leaving Powerpoint
You don't have to use image editing software like Photoshop to tweak images in your presentation. Powerpoint has some quite powerful tools built in. Click on an image and select the Picture Tools tab that appears. This contains buttons for Crop, Corrections, and Remove Background among other effects.
All of these tips and descriptions as well as handy guides on how to do/create each of them can be found here.
Should Computer Science Be Required in K-12?
mindshift.kqed.orgAudrey Watters:
Computer science is not widely taught, even though programming may be one of the most important skills of the 21st century. While most schools do recognize the importance of helping students learn how to use new technologies, you'll still find scant opportunities in K-12 classes for students to learn how to actually build those very technologies.
Taking algebra is less about solving quadratic equations in your day to day life and more about learning to think algebraically. Even if you have no desire to become a professional programmer, learning basic computer science concepts and the foundations of programming strengthen logic and reasoning as well as give us deeper understanding of the technology that is increasingly intertwined with our day-to-day lives.
When I began teaching programming to the ninth graders at the Scholars' Academy, I argued that building some basic comfort with programming would pay off in dividends over the course of their lives and careers. Once you understand how to write a basic script, you can easily automate repetitive tasks that would otherwise eat up hours of your time.
7 Ways to Become a Better Teacher This Summer
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Trey Burke adapted quickly to college at Michigan because he was mature beyond his years on the court and now, as the NBA draft approaches, he remains steady.
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NBA policy requires players to pass a concussion test before returning to action. Hill did not practice today, and coach Frank Vogel said he had not spoken with him. Vogel said Hill was expected to meet with doctors later today.
'The Michigan network is always going to be there and my fans will definitely be supporting me,' he said. 'If I'm with the Pistons, that will definitely be great to play for the Pistons. But wherever I go to, I'll work hard.'
Otto Porter Jr., on himself: 'Long, lanky and can do a lot of things on the floor. Can defend, rebound, kind of a glue guy.'
'He's a great hustle player, a great energy guy and he's going to do really well next year,' Withey said. 'I'm surprised that he didn't go to the NBA. What surprised me is he's a smaller guy but he plays bigger than what he is.'
NBA draft combine loses participants to injury, but the Pistons' top targets will attend.
The Detroit native was a role player at Romulus and made little impression on colleges. Now, more than five years later, he's an NBA draft candidate, among the 70 best eligible American college players.
Former NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar teaches Mercury star Brittney Griner the skyhook.
The New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers, 85-75, in Game 5. New York is trying to become the ninth NBA team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series.
The Pistons have been approached by producers, but the project is still in the planning stages.
As you know, the Pistons are searching for their fifth head coach since going to consecutive NBA Finals in 2004 and 2005.
Vince answer your questions about the team for about an hour this afternoon.
A fast start and faster finish were enough to send the Miami Heat back to the Eastern Conference finals.
The Philadelphia 76ers formally introduced former Houston Rockets executive Sam Hinkie as team president and general manager Tuesday.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said today he will not run again for the office he's held since 2009, his tenure defined by the state's historic appointment of an emergency manager to run the city as it careened toward a municipal bankruptcy, drowning in deficits and long-term liabilities.
Neither Brandon Jennings nor J.J. Redick knows which direction to head right now. The 2013 NBA free agent period features plenty of questions. Who could the Pistons be in play for? USA TODAY Sports' Sean Highkin ranks the top 20 players available.
Andre Drummond and Kyle Singler made the NBA's all-rookie second team this year, as voted on by a panel consisting of all 30 NBA head coaches who were asked to select five players for each the first and second teams.
Laimbeer didn't waste any time putting his stamp on the Liberty, signing free agents Katie Smith and Cheryl Ford to join a team that also had former Detroit players Plenette Pierson and Kara Braxton the last couple of years. Pondexter believes that group's familiarity will be a big asset to the Liberty.
Both Tyler Hansbrough and Gerald Henderson are free agents and while Hansbrough, a four-year veteran, would be a long shot to come to the Detroit Pistons, Henderson would be a welcomed addition because he can shoot and would add more athleticism and scoring at small forward or shooting guard.
Though he will attend the NBA predraft camp in Chicago this week, he already has been there for weeks, working out with other hopefuls from his Chicago-based agency, Priority Sports. It's run by Mark Bartelstein, the father of Hardaway's former U-M teammate Josh Bartelstein. Hardaway said it's helping him to have a point guard, former Murray State star Isaiah Canaan, show him dribbling skills.
The Pistons need an explosive scorer, and there appears to be only two in the upcoming NBA draft who would fit that mold. One might not be within reach and the other might not be worth the seventh pick, if that's where the Pistons' draft position stays.
LeBron James scored 27 points, and the Miami Heat nearly matched a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and shorthanded Chicago Bulls, 88-65, Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon is expected to work with the Pistons' young center-forward Andre Drummond over the summer to help improve his offensive game.
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ESPN's Marc Stein reports that Knicks assistant coach Darrell Walker will soon get an interview to fill the head coaching position in Auburn Hills.
Welcome to the Eastern Conference semifinals, Chris Bosh and Carlos Boozer.
In an effort not to lose sight of the most important aspect of the draft process and not overstate combine results, here is my draft board for the Pistons at this moment. This board might change as details of the predraft process are revealed, but this is the baseline.
Kyle Singler is home in Medford, Ore., to host the youth basketball tournament he started as a senior project in high school.
LeBron James came on strong down the stretch to finish with 25 points, Chris Bosh added 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Miami Heat followed up the most lopsided playoff win in franchise history with a 104-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday nig
The Pistons will be trying to discern who is worthy of their lottery pick and two second-round picks.
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Jalen Rose probably has never met a microphone -- or a video camera -- he didn't like. TMZ caught up with the former Michigan Fab Fiver and current ESPN analyst at LAX airport Tuesday to talk Phil Jackson and a little Kobe Bryant. But the first order of business? That Detroit Red Wings cap he was wearing with a striped polo.
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Praying My Mental Illness Away Didn't Work
Mercy Ministries is a six-month residential treatment center that treats young women with "life controlling issues" such as self harm, eating disorders, victims of abuse, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicidal tendencies. They are a multi-national, popular, charismatic, Christianity based, residential treatment center that I'd like to see shut down.
I was 20 when I stayed at Mercy Ministries America for four months in 2008 to deal with issues that had been affecting me for years -- eating disorders, PTSD, dissociative disorders and severe chemical depression. By the time I made it to Mercy I had been in a dozen or more psychiatric wards and all I wanted was to feel better. To feel ground under my feet. I was greeted with something far from that. It was much more then just throwing me out the door. What they did to me was very wrong.
Going into Mercy I was basically promised the world. I was promised freedom from my illnesses if I would just obey them and in turn obey God. If I did as they said I would be free. And that's all I wanted was to feel better. If you told me that walking across country would make me better, I would have done it. I was weak, I was vulnerable, I was very sick. I knew going into Mercy that it was a "tough" program. But I was convinced that's what I needed.
I had been convinced that I had somehow faulted in someway and that in order to make myself right I had to go through some type of 'boot camp'. It's a popular mindset among those who suffer with the types of illnesses Mercy takes in. That they did something wrong, that they caused it. Mercy reinforced this type of thinking.
I walked through Mercy's perfectly cleaned doors on June 18th 2008, hopeful for a full recovery -- not knowing that mental illnesses doesn't go away with prayer, or the turn of a Bible or all the chores in the world. I was excited, I would walk out of there a champion. But three months went by, we had worked on removing me from my medications, I had read copious amounts of books, done my weekly "counseling sessions" with my "counselor", did all my chores, followed their every command and I was just getting worse. I finally broke down one day after getting yelled at by a staff member and asked to call my mom, so she could help me make a decision on leaving the program.
They kept yelling at me "You're not calling your mom. You're not special!" (we were only allowed phone calls on the weekends.)
I walked out of the home and down the driveway to find my own phone. Only I didn't make it. They caught me and brought me back and put me on probation. No mail. One phone call a week. This is the first time I had gotten in trouble at all and they used it against me to the max.
My month of probation went by, and I was tired. I was exhausted. I had been taken off all of my medications at this point and I could barely pull myself out of bed in the morning, and we were not allowed to sleep during the day. I was so tired of them ordering me around. They weren't helping me. To say I was tired of it, was an understatement. I don't usually jump when one says jump. But I did it. I did it for three months, because they told me it would make me be able to live again. And after three months and no results I was tired of it.
One morning I refused to get out of bed. I told them "I am tired. I am not getting out of bed". This may seem like "okay you're an adult, you can make your own decision". But to Mercy, this is a total lack of "willingness to work the program" and follow their every whim. Yes this only happened once. They called me down to the head's office. "We called your mom, your plane leaves in 4 hours, get upstairs and pack your stuff". It was October, right after my 21st birthday.
I started sobbing, I still had it in my head that Mercy was the only way that I would survive. I belted out "but I'll die out there!" They cared little. They shoved all the pills I never got to take in the front sack of my suitcase and sent me out that same day, with no follow up care. I sent a letter soon after asking them to please take me back, but they didn't respond until January.
They kept playing weird games "Yea you'll get back in", "Well we're not really sure". Until finally I cut them off, I stopped all contact with Mercy and haven't spoken to them since. Two days later I ended up swallowing the pills they sent me home with and landing myself in a medical hospital for two weeks and a psychiatric hospital for two months. At that point I had no hope whatsoever of ever feeling better.
I finally got my insurance back, that I lost while I wasn't receiving my mail there, I was able to receive psychiatric care again and it took a lot of hard work to be able to "feel better," Like real recovery of mental illnesses, I have down periods and I can admit them and work past them and it's okay for me to have them. I don't have to hide them. I no longer act on my eating disorder, but am careful, because it will always exist and my depression is manageable now, although unfortunately Mercy has heightened my PTSD and dissociative disorders, so that is still a constant struggle. But it's one that I am taking strides to accomplish at mastering so that I can continue to move forward with my life.
Mercy will try to take on really severe cases in order to get better success stories, but usually these girls end up being kicked out in the end and even more sick. It starts from the very beginning when they tell you there are "700 girls on the waiting list" and "only God knows if you should get in". That's when you start fighting for your life. But you're fighting for nothing and when you realize that, it really hurts.
I now continue to fight against Mercy Ministries and try to get people to understand they are a destructive cult who takes advantage of young girls weaknesses. I am not the only one who claims this of Mercy, who calls them a cult. Even Rick Ross, cult expert, will tell you that Mercy Ministries fits the BITE model for mind control and is in fact a cult.
Have you ever heard of Mercy Ministries or other ministry organizations that try to heal mental illness through prayer, duty and counseling? Do you think it's wise to attempt to heal mental illness just by prayer, or is there a better way? Have you ever been in a similar situation?
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As some know I recently bought a much smaller home and will be moving within the next month With that comes brand new aquariums and and hopefully a revamp to both my personal life and my aquarium life. I want to get back to my roots of fish keeping and focus on cichlids...weed out the fat so to say of my collection and only keep the species which I am truly interested in. In the new home I am going to keep a dedicated tank room/office something I have always longed for. It is the 1st floor bedroom which is a 12ftx13ft space.
I spent the evening painting this room a nice dark "purpleish grey" or as Glidden would say "stormy night". It got me thinking about what I want to see in this room tank wise so I decided to draw up a plan and this is what I have came up with so far...
125G-A.orbicularis, G.abalios, H.species "rotkeil", L330 Royal...barren hardscape only sand, rock, and wood
75G(possibly 55G depending on space)-high tech planted with 260 watts PC lighting and pressurized CO2....dwarf hovering loaches, ember tetras, endlers, giant HMPK, otos. hoping for large shoals of the loaches and embers
50G-lake tanganyikan fish...bare hardscape with my ocelatus gold, julies, inkspot calvus, and leleupi
40G-male green terror...bare hardscape of sand, wood, rock
37G-moderately planted with some wild swordtails, and c.nanoluteus
5G-thai import super red betta
I will also have a 75/90G in the living room featuring some wild discus and the SO has a 12 year old fantail goldfish which will be in the bedroom in its own 29G.
This will be a slow progression...but hopefully an interesting one150G SA Cichlids|100G Planted Community|50G Reef|20G Tanganyikan|10G Divided Bettas|10G Nano Fish
Common decency...imagine the nerve!
Looks like a nice packed room! My living room was similar, no free wall space whatsoever! When someone offered me a sofa, it took me a while to figure out which tank to remove.
In that picture you posted, the door, does it open into the room or out of? Looks like that aquarium could be in the way if it opens into the room . Might need to put a door stop on the aquarium stand to keep the door handle from going into the tank!
Sounds great! I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of all those great tanks and fish.
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I would love a room with that many tanksIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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If you 'scape' a room with the same planning, Thoughtfulness & attention to detail you apply to a tank . . Well, Lets just say the expectations are high :-P.
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The "door" for the room is shoji screen pocket door...so placement of a tank isnt an issue. This room is just off the living room so I thought it would be nice to see some light filter into the main space from the tank room. I hope the tanks wind up being nice...and with the cichlids and plain hardscapes many of them should be very easy to keep up
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Common decency...imagine the nerve!
I say ditch the sofa and get a round ottomon for the center of the room, or a rotating recliner.
Would give you room for 1 more tank, or a bigger one than the 125 :)55g: DG, 5 GBR, 4 Oto, 6 Sterbai, 4 Platies, RCS
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12-20-2012, 12:30 PM #8Originally Posted by Hardy85
AHH! Great idea. A rotating recliner placed in the center of the room would be sweet. Not just any recliner mind you, but one that's comfortable enough to fall asleep in.
Good luck with everything Jenn. I'm sure the room, as well as the rest of your new house will turn out just fine.When in doubt, do a water change.
"This ain't rocket science!"
12-20-2012, 12:24 PM #9Originally Posted by MCHRKiller
But, why would you ever need a TV in that fish room? Oh..late night TV viewing for when the tank lights are out?When in doubt, do a water change.
"This ain't rocket science!"
Once you get things going in there, you will change your mind 5 times but I think a grouping of furniture together would be neat. Like, your desk, your couch (or loveseat) and your TV situated together for a lounging area and your tanks around the parameters.
You could put your couch in front of the TV with a coffee table (center of room) and your desk where the 50 or 37 is marked to go. Make sure all your heat ducts are not blocked and you can reach all your tanks with your python.Cycling With Fish? The Fishless Cycle
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UNION COUNTY — The unemployment rate in Union County fell for third straight month in a row with approximately 20 residents finding jobs in April.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce announced that South Carolina's unemployment rate decreased from 8.4 percent in March to 8 percent in April. In April 2012, the state's unemployment rate was 9.3 percent. The report stated that April's unemployment rate was the lowest since October 2008 and was the largest month-to-decrease for the state since May 1987.
Nationally, the unemployment declined slightly to 7.5 percent.
The SCDEW reported that the number of South Carolinians employed rose from 1,992,143 in March to 1,995,078 in April, an increase of 2,935. This growth in the ranks of the employed made April the 10th consecutive month of job growth in South Carolina.
The number of the unemployed in the state dropped from 182,590 in March to 174,352 in April, a decrease of 8,238. In April 2012 there were 200,895 people unemployed in South Carolina.
The size the state's labor force also declined between March and April, going from 2,174,733 to 2,169,430, a decrease of 5,303. This was still higher than in April 2012 when the state's labor force totaled 2,169,009 people.
Among the state's industries, leisure and hospitality had its third consecutive monthly gain in April, adding 8,700 jobs with seasonal hiring. The report states that the growth was due to seasonal hiring in the coastal areas of the state and in Columbia.
Job growth also occurred in Professional and Business Services (2,700); Trade, Transportation and Utilities (2,300), Construction (1,300); Education and Health Services (1,300), and Financial Activities (700).
The only industry that reported job losses in April was Manufacturing with a loss of 900 jobs.
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As in March, all of South Carolina's 46 counties reported a decrease in unemployment including Union County which went from an unemployment rate of 12.8 percent in March to 12.1 percent in April. This was the third month in a row the county's unemployment rate has declined. In April 2012 the county's unemployment rate was 13.6 percent.
The continuing decrease in the county's unemployment rate was again due to a combination of an increase in the number of employed and a decrease in the size of the workforce.
April saw the number of Union County residents with jobs increased from 10,002 in March to 10,020 in April, a gain of 18. In April 2012 there were 9,820 Union County residents with jobs.
The county's workforce decreased from 11,469 in March to 11,403 in April, a loss of 66. This was still more than in April 2012 when the county's workforce totaled 11,360.
Roy Lowe, center manager for the SCWorks Union office, said the job gains experienced by the county in April is due to a continuing increase in hiring by local and area employers. Lowe pointed out that there were 168 new job orders representing a total of 1,935 jobs posted on the SC Workforce online system in April by employers in Cherokee, Spartanburg and Union counties looking to hire workers. He said that number included 15 job orders representing a total of 79 jobs posted by employers in Union County alone.
While the SCDEW reported 18 Union County residents got jobs in April, Lowe said the SC Workforce online system reported 21 local residents being hired during the month. Lowe said the SCDEW gets its statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor while the SC Workforce online system's statistics are based on reports from employers. He said that some employers take longer than others to send in their report so the number of Union County residents hired in April could actually be even higher than currently reported.
Despite this, Lowe said the numbers available show genuine job growth is occurring.
"Twenty-one placed, that's not bad," Lowe said. "We'd like to see a whole lot more, but that shows movement in the right direction."
As for the decline in the county's workforce, Lowe pointed out that a county's workforce often fluctuates as people move from one community or one state to another, illness, retirement, death, and people stopping looking for work.
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Even though it declined for a third month in a row, Union County's unemployment rate was still the sixth-highest in South Carolina.
The counties with higher unemployment rates were Barnwell County (12.4 percent), Bamberg County (12.6 percent), Marlboro County (13 percent), Allendale County (13.9 percent), and Marion County (15 percent).
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Video gambling, cigarettes, guns and ammo would be taxed under Cook County's new budget plan. Golf and picnic permits at the Forest Preserve would cost more, too.
Targeting smokers, gun owners and gamblers, a slew of new and unusual taxes and fees designed to raise $43 million are proposed for Cook County's $2.95 billion 2013 budget. Board President Tony Preckwinkle released her spending plan Thursday, saying $50 million in spending cuts are planned, too, and 462 open county jobs would be eliminated. But public attention will focus on the taxes: The proposed budget avoids a property tax hike. Nine of 17 commissioners need to vote for Preckwinkle's budget for it to pass. The county projects $25 million would be raised via the cigarette tax. Today, the total federal, state and local tax levied on a pack of cigarettes is $4.67 in Chicago and $3.99 in the Cook County suburbs. The tax on guns and ammo…
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Springfield Priest Arrested, Charged With Sexual Assault of Adult Male
Father Luis Fernando Franco Henao no longer works at St. Bernadette Parish in Springfield, and turned himself in on Dec. 19.
A priest from a Springfield Catholic Church and School turned himself in to police after being accused of sexually abusing a 29-year-old male. Father Luis Fernando Franco Henao was charged with sexual battery of an adult male, after the victim reported that he was sexually assaulted at St. Bernadette Parish in February.
The victim reported the incident to Fairfax County Police on Nov. 30 - nine months after the fact. The victim alleges that the 40-year-old Franco assaulted him "while seeking support and guidance from the suspect when the suspect allegedly touched him inappropriately," according to Fairfax County Police.
Henao was charged with sexual battery, "and that implies that he was touched in a place where you're not supposed to be touched, and on a man there are only two places that will be," said Fairfax County Police spokesman Eddy Azcarate.
Franco moved to St. Bernadette's in 2010 from a church in Columbia, and is no longer an employee of the St. Bernadette Parish or elementary school, according to ABC7.
2:08 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
I didn't think it was even possible to sexually assault a grown man. This sounds like a set up to me.
2:23 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
I don't know what you are thinking Heather, but it is possible to sexually assault anyone. Gender and age don't matter.
Mar King
2:25 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
Heather is correct, an adult, specially a male can defend himself, Ann. So I don't know what you are thinking.
3:20 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
Mar King, not all men can protect themselves since you may notice that not all people are evenly balanced in strength, intellect, courage, knowledge, or any other quality. Even if they could, that doesn't mean that another adult could not touch them inappropriately or abuse them. The fact is that you cannot control the actions of others.
Also, just because you can defend yourself, doesn't mean that you should or will. When presented with a situation you are unprepared for, sometimes you don't react the way you would expect. The fact that you could defend yourself means nothing when you consider that it is the other person acting inappropriately. Just as you could defend yourself, the offender could chose to not break the law. By saying that the victim could have defended themselves, you are in effect blaming the victim. Would you blame someone who was robbed at gunpoint while walking home for not choosing to take the (safer) bus? No, that's ridiculous.
By your logic, if you were a good driver who had been driving for a long time, you would never get into an accident. You might not, but all it takes is one really bad driver to swerve into your lane or stop short and you'd be in trouble.
I'm definitely not saying that Father Luis is guilty. I don't really know anything about him. What I'm saying is that you need to reevaluate your thought processes.
5:28 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
I actually attended this school/church for 8 years. I was sexually molested there ( as well as several other female students) by a contractor who taught computer education. After a few months of this abuse, we told the Principle( a Nun who is no longer there) about the abuse. We were ignored and the Principle even said that the abuse was not possible because the computer teacher was a homosexual and we were female.
Nothing was done and the Teacher finished the year. A year or two later, the same Teacher who molested us,was finally caught ,arrested and sent to jail( not for the molestation of us at St. Bernadette's).
Although the two incidents are not really related, I am glad the this crime was reported to the Police and that the media has spread the word. St. Bernadette's failed us and its congregation by hiding this from the Police and NOT Protecting us from this horrible man. I'm happy to see that St. Bernadette's can't hide from this story, this time.
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10:19 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
JTL1013 - have you reported this abuse to the Fairfax County Police? It doesn't matter how long it has been, you MUST report it officially. There weren't any diocesan regulations on how to deal/report, but it must be reported now - official policy. But you need to step forward and report this.
Mar King
2:22 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
JTL 1013 - where you molested after you reported this to the principle? The teacher finished the year, but was not hire. Wonder why? JTL1013 - In situations like this people don't always know what to do or how to handle it. I was a St B's for 30 years and never saw anything inappropriate. You think that in public school they would of protected you better? Maybe, maybe not. If anything it was the teacher and nun who did not do what they should have done. You could have taken it further to the Parish and to the diocese. But you did not, you must of had your reasons. People maybe did not believe you. You could be telling the truth. Again unfortunate.
It was not the church that failed you but a person (nun) in the church, big difference.
In your case the teacher was guilty. In father Franco's the accuser is an adult male 29. You were 8, you were too little to defend yourself. In this case the accuser is not. Situation is not comparable. It is sad that you are happy over the damage done to the parish. What about your parents where were they to protect you if the nun failed???? I wonder? To generalize does not resolve you problem.
5:39 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Okay let me get this right, this priest would've just reached out and grabbed a man? in the middle of a conversation? In a meeting? In an office? completely unsolicited? Or did he supposedly jump out of the bushes? Yeah right, I don't buy that for one dollar. The incidence of sexual assault complaints between two adult men are extraordinarily rare--so that is why I smell a rat. Priests are under attack everywhere in the world and especially in the United States of America.
Sorry I just don't buy this story at all. Oh and Ann, you should let go of whatever kind of anger you are holding on to, you will feel so much better. Good luck and Merry Christmas.
1:08 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
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3:57 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
I agree with you Heather in that this accusation seems very suspicious...the truth will eventually come to light though
3:21 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
I really could care less if you believe me or not. I am telling the truth and there were 5 other female students who were also molested at the same time by the same teacher who can verify my story. The teachers name was Gary Nuhn and he was convicted a few years later of molesting a female student at another school.
SHAME SHAME SHAME on you! Your type of person is the reason why VICTIMS of sexual abuse are scared to come forward and report the abuse. I can only wish that you could experience sexual abuse first hand as just punishment for being a jerk. I would love the opportunity to meet you face to face and wipe that smug look off your disgusting self rightous face myself. I can only hope that Jesus thinks your an ass.
1:12 pm on Friday, April 26, 2013
In most cases of molestation, it is hard for and eight year old to tell anyone. And if the child does tell someone and not believed or heard, they will not try again. It seems that you don't know what you are talking about when it comes to being molested. Perhaps before you open your mouth to something you don't know about you should keep it shut and don't say anything at all or find out what victims have experienced. Ignorance is not bliss when the information is out there for you to find out.
10:29 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Heather wether it happened or not, Ann is completely correct. It does not appear that Ann has any anger she is simply stating a fact. JTL1013 I believe you completely. Heather you should seek help for your super ego.
Luc Lavoisier
5:16 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
the reason that priests are under attack heather is because they are sick mentally! the catholic church has been letting these perverts get away with it for years by just sending priests to other parishes where they commit the same crimes over and over again. I was molested by a priest from the time i was 9 until i was 14 when i told my mother who is a devout catholic. It pained her and my father to know that someone so trusted in our community could commit such an atrocity against an innocent. I lost my innocents and i will never get it back, how many more children need to suffer before there is an end to it?
1:36 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Has anyone notice that there are no children involved in this story? What does all this other stuff have to do with this??
Mar King
2:01 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
Luc I have been sexually harassed in four jobs. I was fired or let go in one occasion because my boss the president of the company did not get his way. I was let go my the company in the other cases because the company did not want complaining you complaining. This goes on incorporate America more often then it does in any church, sweetheart. In my last harassment I reported because I was completing harassment training which, get this states "that if you do not report sexual harassment you can get fired or... what ever. So I reported it the company appeared to take my side. Better yet the accused admitted to what he had said and was subject to training to avoid it in the future. Three months later in my review my supervisor brought up the issue. I reminded him of a situation that a cured in front of him and he remembered and recognized the inappropriate behaviors. I was let go after my review.
But I resent your generalizing because the sickness that you mention is not exclusive of any church. I am nondenominational but raised catholic. I see the faults of the church, catholic or other. I also see all the good the church has done, and is doing. There are many priests and nuns out there helping others and giving there lives for humanity. When I was in the catholic church and as a child I met many priests and nuns that were wonderful loving people. Not one molested on was inappropriate. It was unfortunate that you where molested. Not all are like that.
8:31 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
I am with Heather on this one. Luc, Ann, Teresa and others out there who like to generalize, have you heard about the word justice? When we try to find justice, we look at the facts and not at feelings or just previous experiences, which even though tragic, are not necessarily or do not constitute the facts of a specific case. Luc, your story about being molested, is fully respected and I am with you on that. As you said, it is an atrocity and people, regardless if they are priests or hold any religious position, must be punished.
However (big however), this particular case is not about molesting children or can simply be related to other proven (big proven) cases. The known allegations of this case are merely allegations, but if read as written by the media, they are weak and most likely false. As you all know that there are people out there molesting children, you must also know that there are people out there trying to frame others because they are mentally ill. So, it could be all the way around. A person infatuated with the priest, who rejects him and now files a false case.
11:15 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
I actually agree with you too. It just irritates me when people assume that only young children or women could be the victims of sexual abuse or that everything that happens is reported at once. It felt to me that Heather was reacting purely emotionally and not assessing the situation from an objective point of view.
This case seems very weak and I don't know nearly enough about any of the parties to take one side over another. I'm the type of person who would rather see a guilty man go free than an innocent man in prison, so I really hope that the truth prevails, whatever that may be.
8:32 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Sorry this is the second part of my comment as there are limit in characters per message.
A 29 year old adult man, who is touched and nine months later files a complaint? I bet he has not witnesses and the case will be dismissed unless some other lunatic (yes, there are tons out there) creates something else. Far to happen? Not really, the evil goes to any side.
Bottom line, this case smells like a setup, does not relate to children and the allegations (note, no facts) are far from being strong. Fairfax Police, you better do your due diligence well this time.
9:46 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Actually Ed I do agree with you. The only issue I was taking up was to defend Ann for stating a fact. It very well could be a setup. I also felt it was very childish of Heather to tell Ann that she needs help for her anger issues. No one should throw stones at someone stating facts. I hope the truth comes out whatever it may be,
10:16 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
No one here is part of the jury so you should not be try the case. They say many people do not come forward because they do not think anyone will believe them. Additionally, the gentleman that came forward might have not come forward right away because he may not have thought anyone would have believed him. In the end we do not know the details of what happened we can only speculate.
Mar King
1:39 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
CD no one is being jury. People are stating their knowledge of the priest. People who know him. This person is 29 years old and a male. If another male touched inappropriately would you smack the guy or wait 9 months to report it??? One more thing CD. The accuser is afraid, do you see his face or name anywhere??? But he is selling his story and making good money. No we should't speculate know the priest. You on the other hand do. I guess you are the only one with right here.
12:56 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Fair enough, Teresa. I understand. I believe this case needs to be balanced. The Catholic Church is under a lot of pressure and they most likely make mistakes to demonstrate action. They could have put him in administrative leave (or equivalent status) until the results of the investigation are provided.
Mar King
1:35 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
You also wonder what happened to separation of church and state. I guess it works in one direction. The church should not influence the people in matters of state. However, the state can interfere for something so ridiculous. Specially when you consider so many other more serious issues taking place.
6:59 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
I agree with Heather about this case. There is something very suspicious about a grown man who gets assaulted in February and waits until November to press charges. It seems to me that the Catholic Church has jumped the gun on this one. I understand the importance of taking a stance against sexual misconduct; however, this is not a case of child molestation. The man is a 29 year old adult.
Who is to say that it wasn't the other way around and that it was the 29 year old who was infatuated with Father Luis. It could also be very likely that he retaliated by smearing Father Luis's reputation and damaging his career when the priest did not reciprocate in kind. This happens all the time. I happen to know Father Luis. I attended his 3:00 Latino mass since its inception in 2010 when my parents came to live in Springfield. I know him to be a kind, compassionate man who worked very hard serving the Latino community at St. Bernadette's. He is a charismatic and gifted spiritual leader who is also human and deserving of compassion and respect. Who are we to assume that he is guilty just because one man accuses him? It reminds me of Jesus and the burden of sin he had to carry for all because he too was unjustly accused of many things. Jesus responded in a nonviolent way allowing false allegations to carry him to the Cross. I know Father Luis and would not be surprised if he does the same. However, where would be the justice in this? Gloria
1:25 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
I also know Father Luis. One of the nicest, sweetest, most sincere people I have ever met. I don't believe this for a moment. None of it makes sense.
Mar King
1:32 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
Father Luis is being taken care of by the diocese and was just removed from St. Bernadette, in my opinion to avoid any annoying questions to father himself. He is saying mass and all.
11:14 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
I know the priest and go to the parish. He's a really nice guy and everyone there really likes him. The other guy is an illegal immigrant, and we think he's doing all this so he can get his citizenship because, I belief, you get it if a serious crime is committed against you.
1:56 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The most disappointing thing is that the church appears to have just cut him loose based on the charge. For years this church hid known pedophiles, actual criminals, until they were caught and forced to change. Now to compensate for their own past crimes, they go too far and don't support a priest who really needs and deserves their support. Under the most suspicious and minimal of charges, with scant evidence and a lot of things that don't make sense, they have just turned their backs on Father Luis. Typical Catholic church. Throws a good man under the bus to cover its own butt. If possible, I now have even less respect for it.
Mar King
1:28 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
Maria - this church I am concluding you are referring to the Catholic Church, because St. Bernardette's church has never had pedophiles. It has not cut father Franco loose it has removed them from alleged scene of the crime, but he is in the diocese. He is in good care. It is nice to hear your concern.
2:51 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Dear MarieS,
The Catholic Church's policy when something like this happens, whether it is to an adult or a child, is to remove the priest from his ministry and not allow him to say mass or hear confessions. This is for the simply reason of protecting him. If the priest were to remain in his ministry, he would be bombarded with questions and with people who already feel so strongly about this type of situation. The priest could even be harmed. The Church is protecting him until this matter is resolved. I pray that you can find some piece and not be so hateful toward the Catholic Church. We are all human, we all make mistakes, we are all sinners. One man's sin is not everyone's fault. Yes, we are disappointed when the stories are true, but more reason to pray for our priests and our Church.
God bless you.
5:55 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
I go to Saint Bernardette's church and I know father Franco, he is very nice and a kind person. I believe the Catholic church is being prosecuted and he has been set up. The charge is an outrage, a 29 year old man? being touched inapropriately? father Franco is a small man, why didn't the acuser wack him in the head and called the cops right away. This is a lie.
9:19 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
I am with Heather all the way. I have a friend which is a doctor for a grown people NOT children, his secretary was fired and later on someone was sent by the secretary to visit the Doctor's office and he was almost 34 years old and he came out saying two months later, that the Dr. touched him inappropriately, Today in vengeance the doctor lost his license and he is such a great one and respectful man and I would never believe he did it. But in this country saying hello or looking at you IT IS SEXUAL ABUSE, come on !!! Hello, Wake up !
11:26 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Padre Fernando, my prayers are for you!! you will be missed.
6:02 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Hey Heather where do you live? You must be in your own lil' world! Give me your address and you can show me what you think sexual assault is!
8:26 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
I smell a set up. I've personally spent time with Luis in social settings outside his clerical role and he was nothing but genuine, honest and truly devoted to the priesthood!


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