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Family Court Judge Susan Carbon talks with the CASA program students last month in Manchester.
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CASA volunteers look over the Manchester District Court with Judge Susan Carbon (center) during their week-long orientation last month. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff
Molly Hill, one of several managers with the New Hampshire chapter of a group called CASA, leads a class into the Manchester District Court last month. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
I didn't really understand the reality of helping children caught in the drug crisis until I heard the story of the metal spoons.
The incident was told by Molly Hill, one of several managers with the New Hampshire chapter of a group called CASA, during a weeklong class for people who want to become court advocates for children who may be removed from their parents, often because of drug problems.
Hill wanted us, a group of 20 people who were living comfortable lives, to get a sense of the complications that arise when judging the lives of families in very difficult situations.
The story she told began with a foster parent who was puzzled by the action of a small child who had moved in with them while the kid's parents tried to kick their heroin habit. Given silverware, the child would happily eat with forks and knives but refused to have anything to do with spoons unless they were plastic.
The reason for this odd behavior eventually came to light, Hill said. The kid's parents had been cooking their heroin in metal spoons and didn't want the child to accidentally get a drug overdose.
"They said: Don't eat off those spoons, you always eat off the plastic. That was the lesson the child learned and brought to the (foster) home," Hill said.
Then she added the really startling thing: "The parents, they were being good parents in their way."
A person who injects heroin in the same room as their young child is trying to be a good parent? That struck me as a crazy idea, but as I learned during the weeklong course, minimizing the harm done to children of badly broken families requires adapting to a lot of crazy ideas.
"This is the land of gray. There are a few times when it's black and white – but it's mostly gray," Jonelle Gafney, program director for CASA, told us would-be volunteers. "Which is where you come in."
The class, held last month in the basement room of a former parsonage in Manchester, consisted of 13 women and seven men who were interested in volunteering for the New Hampshire chapter of Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA.
For four decades, including 29 years in New Hampshire, CASA has trained and overseen volunteers to provide a voice for children during long legal battles over their future.
In New Hampshire, CASA is called in to cases after the Division of Children, Youth and Families takes a child or children into temporary custody following an emergency call. The calls can involve allegations of abuse, sexual or physical, and allegations of neglect, often related to mental disabilities or drug use by parents. In the past two years, as news reports have made clear, use and overdosing of opioids by one or both parents have swamped the social services and legal system, to the point that CASA has stopped taking on many neglect cases that it would once have participated in because of a shortage of volunteers.
After social services are called in and a child is removed, a legal case follows in family court. Under state law, a final decision much be reached within roughly 12 months of whether the parent's rights should be permanently terminated and, if so, whether the children should go to foster homes, adoptive parents or other programs.
Twelve months isn't much for a parent struggling to kick a heroin habit, but state law is specific about the deadline and for good reason, the class was told: We're dealing with the "child's sense of time." One year isn't much to an adult but it's a huge part of the life of a 3-year-old or 8-year-old or even a teenager, and we don't want to leave them in limbo any longer.
CASA was started because parents have an attorney in these cases and so does the government, but nobody is advocating just for the children. It may seem strange to solve this lack by using lightly trained volunteers into to be what is known in legal parlance as "guardians ad litem" rather than using paid legal help or social workers. But fans of CASA, and there are many, say it's a key to success.
"The value that CASA brings is that you're reflective of the community. You've got incredibly broad and varied experiences: age, gender, background, interests," Judge Susan Carbon in the family division court system told the class when we visited her courtroom in the Manchester courthouse. Carbon described herself as an "unabashed, unequivocal, absolute fan of CASA."
There's another advantage to volunteers: They're cheap. The operating budget of CASA of New Hampshire to pay for staff and facilities overseeing the programs is about $2 million a year, said its CEO Marty Sink. Roughly one-third is state funds and one-third federal, with the rest from grants and donations.
In 2015, CASA's 465 volunteer statewide advocates represented 1,198 abused and neglected children, which equates to about $1,700 for a full year of advocacy for each child. If a CASA volunteer can't be found for a case, the state must hire a professional guardian ad litem, which costs considerably more.
Not everybody is a fan of CASA, however. The question of when – or whether – the state should remove children from their parents is a divisive and controversial one, and although CASA is independent of DCYF and law enforcement, it is often lumped in with them as part of the discussion.
Most prominently, CASA-N.H. was named as one defendant in an ongoing Hillsborough County lawsuit filed on behalf of the adoptive parents of two children who suffered sexual and physical abuse during unsupervised visits with their biological parents in 2013. The civil suit was filed against DCYF and Easter Seals, which supervised the visits. CASA volunteers sometimes observe visits between children and their parents but are not given a supervisory role.
Over the course of a year or more for each case, a CASA volunteer meets with the child or children and with parents and other relatives, talks to teachers and social workers who know the kids, visits foster homes and other possible locations for placement, reviews court and legal documents, and gives reports in open court during at least six hearings before a judge decides on the child's fate.
The recent training session in Manchester is one of a half-dozen given around the state each year.
Following criminal background checks and initial interviews, we went through five days of training that lasted seven to eight hours a day. Topics included the biology of drug addiction, the best methods for talking with highly stressed people, the history of child welfare laws, some development patterns of children from birth through late teens, and even how to park your car to make a quick getaway if you fear a home interview with a parent might get testy.
Amid this flurry of information, the issues that caused the biggest concern among fellow classmates was knowing how to act while in court, including how to file legally admissible documents. In New Hampshire, unlike in Massachusetts and many other states, CASA is a full party to the legal case which means that volunteers sit at their own table in front of the judge, separate from but with equal status to attorneys for the parents and for DCYF.
Creating this unusual status almost kept New Hampshire from adopting CASA in 1988, said it's founder, Sink, because it drew opposition from one of two judges who were pitched the idea.
"Allowing lay people into the closed system of the court – that was something he was not comfortable with," she told the class. Eventually a test run was allowed with 10 volunteers, and it has been growing ever since.
"I think it speaks well of the court system that they're welcoming to civilians from many different walks of life, using our common sense, our life experiences, to advocate for the needs of the child. Sometimes we might be able to see through all of the red tape and emotion going on, and I think it's wonderful that the court system recognizes that and welcomes us so warmly," said Judy Pellettieri, a trainee who had retired after 24 years as principal of elementary schools, including Simonds Elementary in Warner.
In the class I attended, ages ranged from 30s to 60s and the backgrounds were much more varied than I expected. Many of the 20 students were retired but many were working; all were parents or grandparents but with a wide range in families – one has six children – and backgrounds included working in I.T., managing an auto-distribution firm, being an accountant, law enforcement, two who are transitioning out of the military, and several from education or family services.
Two things were universal: We were all white, which isn't surprising in New Hampshire, and we were preparing to donate hundreds of hours of our time because we wanted to help children. Which probably isn't surprising, either.
It's safe to say that visually, the standout member of the class was Michael Shaw of Epsom, a corrections officer and former Army medic whose muscular build drew jokes from classmates about using him as bodyguard.
Shaw said his 23 years working in the prison system has made him more than familiar with the need for programs like CASA.
"I've seen the end results," he said. "I see learned behavior from their parents, I see broken homes. … I wanted to see early intervention, early recognition and to help a child somewhere along the line."
Shaw said his determination comes from seeing the awful effects of drug addiction.
"You realize that their addiction comes far before their children, I think some people may not understand. I have seen it," he said. "(Addiction) is just so powerful. I think I bring some understanding of that – and definitely patience. You need patience."
Pelleterri, the former school principal, also knows the need for patience when dealing with children. She dealt with CASA when she was in education, and says that experience prodded her to volunteer.
"I always found it refreshing that they came in with a focus on the child, they were there for the child," she said. "I tried to be student-centered as a principal. There were teachers with their needs, parents with their needs, the central office with their needs, and I always tried to keep my eyes on the child. CASA work seems to me, the same: You've got DCYF and their lawyers and agenda, parents and their lawyers, so being able to keep focus on the child and the child's needs seems perfect."
One of the biggest questions was whether the volunteers had the time to do the work properly. Many CASA families have more than one child and each child can require touching base frequently with multiple people; it's easy for a volunteer to put in hundreds of hours of meeting people, driving among locations and reading documents in a year.
"My husband supports me, but when I first told him that I wanted to do this, he thought I was joking," said Wendy Lambert of New Boston, who helps her husband's business, has three teenage children, and is also chairwoman of her local school board.
"To be honest, yesterday, I started questioning it. There's a lot of moving parts, a lot of people involved, it can be complicated, But sitting in that courtroom this afternoon – Judge Corbin was so convincing. There's such a need," she said.
"You know, there's never a good time to do things. I figured, why not now?"
Focusing on what's best for the child is the whole point of CASA but as we were told repeatedly during the course, determining what's best in broken homes isn't straightforward. Just asking the child doesn't always work, especially for young kids.
"Even sexually abused children will ask to go back to the family," said Bernadette Plante, CASA program director. "That's what they know, that's what they're used to, that's what they want."
She gave the heart-wrenching story – social service workers who deal with children are full of heart-wrenching stories – of a young boy asked by his CASA volunteer what message to give to the judge. "He said, 'Could you ask the judge to make my daddy love me?' " she said.
The goal for DCYF and CASA during the year-long legal process is to reunite the family as long as the health and safety of the children aren't compromised. But at what point are the benefits of being with biological parents over-ridden by problems in the parents' lives?
"There's some juggling you have to do – the best interest of child vs. reunification," said Plante.
The juggling is more complicated because options are being strained by the opioid crisis. There is a shortage of foster homes, which house children for months or even years while their future is debated, and for adoptive families. With fewer homes available, siblings are more likely to be split up or sent far away from other family members, which just adds to the trauma.
The shortage is one reason the state recently passed laws making it easier for grandparents to get guardianship – although CASA frowns on guardianship as a solution because, unlike adoption, it can be terminated at any time, potentially putting children back into the social services system.
This is where the debate over what's best for the child gets complicated. Part of what many CASA volunteers do is check up on, and even try to help, the parents' progress to sobriety so that children can safely be reunited. The goal isn't the impossible one of turning the family into a happy home suitable for an uplifting sitcom, but to determine whether life has improved enough for them to be safely reunified.
To put it more simply, as we were told many times in class, when deciding on a family's future, "D-minus is a passing grade."
We were also told that it's not uncommon for CASA volunteers and DCYF workers to reach different conclusions and present different recommendations to judges about such issues as amount of visitation during the legal proceedings and where the child will end up. That's a reflection of the way CASA is deliberately kept independent of DCYF – there's a reason CASA volunteers sit at a separate table during court hearings – although we were told that parents often find this hard to believe and are likely to regard the volunteers with suspicion at first.
The point of all this effort, of course, is to help the children, preferably by reuniting the family. A question that came up repeatedly, particularly after hearing how very difficult it is for parents to kick an opioid habit, and how many cases end up with parental rights being permanently terminated, was whether it was worth it.
The answer – given with the mix of soft-hearted empathy and hard-headed pragmatism that marked the entire course – is that the need is so great that we can't help but try.
"I love being part of making it a little better," said Molly Hill.
Or, as CASA program manager Joy Nolan put it:
"You are on the balcony, watching what is happening. You are the eyes and ears of the court and it can get very frustrating. You want to fix things … but sometimes they can't be fixed," she said.
"But when you look back on your life, sitting in the rocking chair, this will matter."
(David Brooks can be reached at 369-3313 or firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter @GraniteGeek.)
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"I have always had a heart and passion for working with children. I began serving in the Children's Ministries department of my local church while attending college at Vanguard University and have never stopped! My husband Joe and I came to Riverview in 2008 and I was immediately plugged into the kids programs. I began working on staff 2 years later and in late 2016 God opened a door for my current role as Director.
I am a busy, homeschooling mom of four who loves Jesus and His kids and I consider it a joy and privilege to serve the kiddos and families at Riverview each week!"
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Gregg Mangus comes to Riverview Church staff after more than 30 years of serving in the Navy and retiring as a Lieutenant Commander with his focus on Naval Command and Control operations. Gregg has been attending Riverview for nearly 7 years and has served in numerous capacities as a volunteer. In his staff role, Gregg serves in giving leadership to our Men's Ministry and the various Bible studies and outreach events that are held. He also gives support and leadership to our home group ministry, Riverview University classes, facilities management, budget matters, and other organizational and administrative functions.
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Scott and his wife Claudia have been a part of Riverview since the spring of 2010.
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Sharon has been working in the church office since 1999, and loves being used by God for His glory. In her spare time, Sharon enjoys spending time with family and being a grandma. Her favorite hobby is creating organization out of clutter!
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A group of Oregon residents, including a doctor, a pharmacist, and several terminally ill patients, sued the United States Attorney General to challenge an interpretive ruling of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The rule, referred to as the "Ashcroft Directive," declared that the use of federally controlled substances to assist someone in committing suicide violates the CSA, and should not be considered a "legitimate medical purpose." This ruling placed the CSA in direct conflict with Oregon's Death With Dignity Act, which allows physicians to prescribe medication to end the life of a terminally ill patient.
Does Oregon have the constitutional right to disregard the United States government and permit physicians to assist patient suicides with federally controlled substances (narcotics)? Or is the federal government entitled under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to prevent these federally regulated drugs from being prescribed for lethal use regardless of state law?
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An officer who has dedicated over five decades of his life to the Fire and Rescue Service has been formally recognised at Warwickshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service's Long Service Awards.
Alan Holder began his career in 1966, the same year as England was celebrating winning the world cup. Although retiring from operational duty in September 2000, Alan's passion led him to apply for a role in the Services Training and Development Centre where he has been instrumental in the design of assessor awards. He has worked tirelessly to build new development processes aimed at assisting retained firefighter recruits into the service. This has had a huge impact on the way in which retained firefighters are trained and has received interest from fire and rescue services on a national level.
The evening also saw the presentation of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (which is awarded to members of the Fire and Rescue Service who have completed 20 years' operational service and have demonstrated, during this period, their good conduct, loyalty and devotion to duty), The Community Achievement Award, Community Support Award and The Special Award.
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer, Andy Hickmott said: "It was a real privilege as the Chief Fire Officer to be able to present Alan with his award for over five decades of service, dedicated to protecting our local communities. The time Alan has given to the Service is not something that I have had the pleasure of honouring before, it really is an achievement to be proud of. It was also an honour to recognise those staff that have completed 20 years' meritorious service or have gone above and beyond the call of duty to keep their communities safe. As always, the ceremony provided me with a great opportunity to personally thank officers for their commitment and dedication to the service and to the communities they serve."
Talking about the evening, Chairman of Warwickshire County Council, Councillor Clive Rickhards said: "
I would like to personally congratulate all those who received awards at the ceremony from operational firefighters, to PCSO's to our support staff. What brings all of these people together is their drive to make a real difference to the communities of Warwickshire. The stories I heard last night of officers going the extra mile to reduce arson, increase the health and well-being of our young people and of firefighters being on the front line, risking their lives to save others, was a truly humbling experience. It was a pleasure to be part of the event!"
The awards were as follows:
Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal – presented by Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Mr Timothy Cox.
Firefighter, Robert Barry – Coleshill Fire Station
Firefighter, Graham Beck – Studley Fire Station
Firefighter, Denise Brewer – Rugby Fire Station
Firefighter, Keith Jenkins – Southam Fire Station
Crew Commander, Paul Jones – Nuneaton Fire Station
Firefighter, Dawn Roodhouse – Nuneaton Fire Station
Station Commander, Christopher Thompson – Leamington Fire Station (HQ)
Community Achievement Awards – presented by Mr Mark Davies, the High Sheriff of Warwickshire.
Community Achievement Awards were presented to colleagues in Warwickshire Police for their exceptional work in supporting Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service's arson reduction programme.
The first recipient was Police Community Support Officer Steve Sample. Steve has supported the Anti-Social Behaviour Intervention Team (ASBIT) scheme, based in Warwick and Leamington since its inception. His enthusiasm and engagement with young people is outstanding and he makes it his mission to engage with every young person identified through the ASBIT scheme.
The second award went to Police and Community Support Officer Sue Laing for her continued enthusiasm and dedication to supporting the Bicycle Intervention Knowledge and Education (known as the BIKE) team, based in Nuneaton. Sue takes every opportunity to work with the team and is a valuable asset in our programme to engage with young people.
The next award in this category was presented to Niky Moultrie, a member of WFRS staff. Niky was presented with her award for leading on the introduction of one of our newest life-saving initiatives, known as the Heartshield project. In partnership with Public Health, Niky pioneered a new education programme for schools that teaches children how to resuscitate a victim of a cardiac arrest as well as teach various healthy living habits to the young people themselves. To date over 1,000 children have taken part in the programme.
The next award was presented to Rebecca Roberts. Rebecca joined Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service just two years ago, but has quickly become a very well-known and highly valued member of the Service leading our Arson reduction team based with partner agencies at the Nuneaton Justice Centre. Rebecca has helped to develop our work in arson reduction and related community engagement with both the public and partners alike, contributing hugely to reducing and managing out arson and all of the damage and impact that it can have.
Awards were then presented to Firefighters Rachel Streeting and Claire Wooldridge. For many years both Rachel and Claire have worked tirelessly to organise the Nuneaton Fire Station's open day, which is held on the same Saturday each summer. In addition they have both played a leading local role in the leadership of The Fire Fighters Charity, which provides much needed recovery and rehabilitation support to firefighters or their immediate family who become injured or ill. The Nuneaton Open Day directly supports the charity financially and has also become one of the most well-known and popular annual events in Nuneaton town centre each year.
The next award was presented to Watch Commander, Daryl Townsend for his work in developing a new initiative in which firefighters attend medical emergencies to support – or "co-respond" with the ambulance service, particularly in areas where fire crews will usually be able to attend incidents quicker than the nearest ambulance. Working with West Midlands Ambulance Service, (a lot of hours in his own time) Daryl has helped to develop this capability from Southam Fire Station. Since going live on 28 April 2017, the Station has already attended 56 medical emergencies, saving and protecting the lives of their local community.
The final award in this section went to Rugby Fire Station in recognition of their pro-active approach to community safety initiatives, which have had a positive impact across the whole county. The main initiative was the prevention of water related incidents across the county. Their work on drowning prevention was featured on BBC Midlands Today and the crews then went on to produce a number of informative videos in their own time to help raise awareness of the dangers of swimming in open water.
These films were shown on our social media sites and have been viewed and shared many times. Their initiative ultimately resulted in the Service making contact with the Royal Life Saving Society and we are now working with them to create a Water Safety Partnership for Warwickshire.
Their second initiative was to tackle an issue our firefighters have increasingly been faced with over the years, the problem of inappropriately parked vehicles when responding to emergency incidents.
Blue Watch took the initiative to come up with a solution and worked with our Community Safety and Marketing and Communications team to create a new approach to raising awareness through the development and launch of the 'Park it Right' campaign.
The common image of the fire rescue service is firefighters turning out in fire engines to fight fires. However, the role of the modern community firefighter reflects the new demands made on the service and these are just two examples of the wide range of work that our crews carry out to keep the public safe.
Community Support Award – This year the awards recognise those businesses where the owners are themselves also firefighters. This is a break from tradition, but rightfully so, as they have each in their own way supported the Service, just as any other primary employer.
Indeed their commitment as retained firefighters too, means that what they achieve is doubly impressive and so doubly deserving of our thanks and recognition.
Chairman of Warwickshire County Council, Councillor Clive Rickhards presented the awards.
Silver Community Support Award – Crew Commander, Huw Lewis
Crew Commander, Huw Lewis began his fire service career with Hereford and Worcester Fire Service covering Pebworth Fire Station, whilst working at a local garage. He quickly recognised the value of the contribution he was able to make to the community as a retained firefighter and decided to apply to Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service, so that he could respond from his home address in the evenings. He joined Bidford Fire Station in 2002 where he has been based ever since. Huw has been responding from his own business, Bidford MOTs, since it was established in 2007. Huw's customers are aware that he is a firefighter, so if his pager activates whilst he is in the middle of on MOT test, they know he'll be back soon…
Gold Community Support Award – Watch Commander, Kate Stevens
Watch Commander, Kate Stevens has been responding from her mobile hairdressing business since she joined Warwickshire as a firefighter at Henley in Arden Fire Station in 1999. Kate has worked tirelessly to fit in her firefighting commitments alongside running her own business and her love of horses, which also takes up a big part of her life.
Community Support Award for Outstanding Contribution
Firefighter Keith Jenkins has been responding from his business in Southam town centre, Rockinghams Cycle Shop, since he joined Warwickshire as a retained firefighter at Southam Fire Station in 1996. Keith plans his work around himself, his wife and a part-time member of staff; and between them they keep the business running if Keith is called out. The shop is open six days a week and Keith provides cover during nearly all of that.
The final award of the evening, The Special Award, was presented to Alan Holder by the Chief Fire Officer Andy Hickmott, to recognise over five decades of service dedicated to protecting the communities of Warwickshire.
For more information on Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service, log onto www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireandrescue


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The tears do not fall as the midwife looks over and sees the baby turning blue. She raises her voice only slightly as she asks for someone to put oxygen on the baby. They do not fall as the supervisor listens for a heartbeat and finds none. She yells for the guards to get the ambulance. Someone hits the buzzer that rings throughout the building to call everyone available. The whole world turns sharp as a mask covers the baby's face and air is pushed into her tiny lungs. There is a slap of feet as we run out the door to the waiting ambulance. No tears fall as the midwife's hands press down firmly and repeatedly on the small chest, as she counts along with her partner who pushes air rhythmically into the baby's body. My eyes are wide but dry as I bend as close as I dare and hold a stethoscope against the white skin. I hear nothing, only the whoosh of air and the clunks and bangs of the ambulance as we race through the streets at dawn. My mind is clear as I wish desperately for the infant stethoscope that I dropped on the counter with my chart as I ran at my supervisor's call. As soon as the ambulance stops in front of the emergency doors we run again – straight through the crowd in front and between the beds filled with people into the small room that is paediatric emergency. The midwife's eyes are still dry as she continues to press on the tiny chest, reports to the doctor, transfers the care of the baby girl. We have done all that we can, time begins to blur, I don't remember the walk back through the beds filled with people. The sun has lit the sky and we walk out into a hazy morning. Kuya holds the door and we climb back into the ambulance. The door clicks shut behind us, and the tears begin to fall.
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In 1867 the first amateur boxing championships took place under the Queensberry rules. In 1880 the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA), the sport's first amateur governing body, was formed in Britain, and in the following year the ABA staged its first official amateur championships.
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President Faure visited La Digue for the first time since his inauguration yesterday afternoon with a delegation.
President Faure was accompanied on his visit by Vice President Mr. Vincent Meriton, Designated Minister and Minister for Local Government, Mrs. Macsuzy Mondon, Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, Member of National Assembly for Inner Islands, Hon. Mrs. Noline Sophola, and other senior government officials.
During the tour of the island, President Faure had the opportunity to interact and hold brief discussions with various members of the La Digue community.
The visit began at La Digue School at Anse Reunion followed by an Elderly Home at L'Union. Whilst at L'Union, the President could view first hand the work and development being undertaken at the La Digue Solid Waste Dumping Site.
President Faure also made stops at other key locations such as the Logan Hospital at La Passe and the Police Station, and obtained a brief tour at two private businesses which included a bakery and a pharmacy.
Speaking to the media after the tour, President Faure stressed that the inner islands and outer islands form part of Seychelles and that there is a need to ensure that their status and integration is elevated higher. The President described La Digue as one of Seychelles' Jewels; despite the various pressures of modernisation, La Digue remains as an example of the Creole values and cultures.
"La Digue is extremely special for Seychelles, and it is one of our many islands where we see very strong traditional, cultural and human values of solidarity still reign. These values are very important aspects of our Seychellois society that we need to adopt in order to move Seychelles forward," said President Faure.
President Faure further stressed that there is a need to strike a balance between modernisation and preservation of Creole traditions in order to keep such values alive for future generations.
Also present at the visit was the Secretary of State for Presidential Affairs, Mrs. Aude Labaleine, Chief of Presidential Protocol, Mrs. Jaqueline Moustache-Belle, Principal Secretary for Vice President's Office, Mr. Allain Volcere, and the Special Advisor for Local Government, Mr. Daniel Frichot.


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The new trend in the Progressive field is to activate automatic bans to Twitter accounts held by Conservatives or Libertarians by using the "Report Spam" button. Last night the account of Chris Loesch was attacked and suspended by massive attacks when he dared to call to the carpet those progressives that wanted his wife to be raped and murdered. An immediate protest was launched and his account was re-instated twice only to be banned again by the same crowd twice again and they are not even shy about calling it.
I wish I knew who came up with #TwitterGulag, but it is a very fitting name to this campaign of forced silence. So far there has been no retaliation from the conservative side, although I am sure they are desperately wanting something like that to happen so they can start crying and get their 15 minutes on MSNBC demanding reparation for the violations of their First Amendment Rights.
So far Twitter has neither made a statement not penalized the crew doing this nasty deed.
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Baptismal Blessings
Q: I want to ask you about Baptism. I am not a Lutheran but I love listening to Issues, Etc. with Todd Wilken. The subject of baptism was discussed on their radio show and it seemed to me that they came as close as a person can to say that Baptism saves you. Now they didn't say that but it seemed to me that all the benefits of salvation are imparted to a person who receives this sacrament. My questions: "Does baptism save you? What do Lutherans believe about baptism? What are the benefits of receiving this sacrament?"
A: First of all, I'm happy that you found the Rev. Wilken's show. I've known him for a number of years and have great respect for his knowledge and his ability to clearly communicate the Gospel, particularly through Issues, Etc.
Secondly, since I do know him, I know that Pastor Wilken believes and speaks completely in line with Scripture and Lutheran teaching. That's why it surprised me that you didn't hear him say plainly and clearly, "Baptism saves you." Perhaps he did, and you didn't hear it; perhaps he implied it but the implication eluded you. Lutherans never abandoned the baptismal theology handed down from the early Church. We've always believed in baptismal regeneration. After all, if we didn't believe that Baptism saved, would we be so eager to make sure that all people, from infants to the elderly, are baptized?
Baptismal regeneration isn't mere ancient tradition nor is it an invention of the Lutheran, Catholic, or other churches. The saving nature of Baptism is solid Lutheran doctrine based on the clear word of Holy Scripture. Peter plainly says, "Baptism ... saves you." In 1 Peter 3:18-21, the apostle used the example of salvation by water "in the days of Noah (v. 20)" to illustrate the saving power of Baptism: "Baptism, which corresponds to [the Noahic Flood], now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.... (v. 21, emphasis added)"
Martin Luther himself addresses all three of your questions in the section on Holy Baptism in our Small Catechism. For example, the Catechism asks, "What does Baptism give or profit?" In answer, it says, "It works forgiveness of sins, delivers from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare."
Should someone argue that mere water could never accomplish such great miracles as forgiveness, deliverance, and eternal life, Luther would heartily agree. The Catechism says, "It is not the water indeed that does them, but the word of God which is in and with the water, and faith, which trusts such word of God in the water. For without the word of God the water is simple water and no baptism. But with the word of God it is a baptism, that is, a gracious water of life and a washing of regeneration in the Holy Ghost, as St. Paul says, Titus, chapter three: 'by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.' (vv. 6-7)"
Lutherans also teach that our baptisms are not merely one-time historical events. Rather, once we are baptized, we remain baptized. Therefore, we carry the gifts of Holy Baptism with us throughout our lives. In his 1523 Order of Baptism, Luther wrote, "Ah, dear Christians ... baptism is our only comfort and admits to every blessing of God and to the communion of all the saints. To this may God help us. Amen."
In this same Order, Luther also wrote, "I am baptized, and through my baptism God, who cannot lie, has bound himself in a covenant with me. He will not count my sin against me, but will slay it and blot it out." This is so because in Baptism, Christians participate in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As Saint Paul wrote, "Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:3-4)"
We've now covered what Lutherans believe about Baptism. In summary, Baptism does save you. The benefits of Holy Baptism are forgiveness of sins, freedom from death and devil, and eternal life. I hope that through Pastor Wilken and others, you continue to learn and grow in the Christian faith, remaining grounded in Holy Scripture, which is "able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:15)"
For more on Baptism, see earlier posts, including Infant Baptism, Baptismal Regeneration, and Original Sin and One Baptism. To further see how integral Baptism is to Christianity, specifically, to Lutheranism, and particularly, to my column, click Baptism to find every post that refers to these life-giving waters.
Explanation of Holy Baptism quoted from The Small Catechism of Martin Luther, a public domain text.
The Order of Baptism quoted from Luther's Works: Volume 53, © 1965 by Fortress Press.
Scripture quoted from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version™, © 2001 by Crossway Bibles.
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Walter Snyder is the pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Emma, Missouri and coauthor of the book What Do Lutherans Believe.
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CAIRO – 3 January 2018: Manchester City's striker Gabriel Jesus will be off for two months, but City's midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who had to abandon the field on a stretcher during the game against Crystal Palace on Sunday, might be back on the pitch soon.De Bruyne could even be in the starting line-up in the game against Waterford on Tuesday in the Etihad stadium. Various English newspapers, such as The Sun, report that De Bruyne has recovered from his injury by assuring that it was only a minor injury without serious consequences and that he is ready to play again.In fact, The Sun says that it only depends on the football coach Pep Guardiola whether the Belgian player will take part in the game against Waterford.The other good news for Guardiola is that he could also, if he wishes, line up the midfielder David Silva for the match against Watford. m.pic5678
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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: COMBE HEAD
List entry Number: 1106972
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County: Devon
District: Mid Devon
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Bampton
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Grade: II
Date first listed: 07-Dec-1987
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5/8 Combe Head -
Former manor house. Early C19, said to be a remodelling of an early C17 house. Stuccoed stone rubble with a hipped roof behind a parapet ; rendered end stacks. Plan: U plan with a single depth main range containing the principal rooms with a central entrance into a stair hall and rear left and right wings. Centre rear projection with a 2 span hipped roof partly fills the rear courtyard. The surviving features all appear to be early C19 but the plan form suggests the possibility of fabric surviving from the pre C19 house. Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front with a central porch with paired pilasters and a moulded cornice ; moulded cornice below parapet. Fenestration of early C19 16-pane sash windows. Sash windows to the left and right returns, casement windows to the rear. Round-headed rear stair window with Y tracery and margin glazing. Interior: Early C19 features survive including plaster cornices and a good stick baluster stair. A photograph in the possession of the owners shows a former orangery adjoining at the right end of the main range, demolished circa 1960.
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