Bertha NewsLocal news for Bertha, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Call for Pope to act on autism in the wake of church ban- May 31, 2008 Autism campaigners around the world are urging Pope Benedict XVI to act on autism in the wake of the banning of a 13 year old boy with severe autism from the Roman Catholic Church of St.Joseph, in Bertha, ...http://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/call-for-pope-to-act-on-autism-in-the-wake-of-... Krebs column: My pew would welcome boy- May 29, 2008 WWMPD Not WWJD But WWMPD That keeps running through my mind in reading the news this week out of Bertha and Todd County, where a church has filed a restraining order to keep a severely autistic 13-year-old ...http://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/krebs-column-my-pew-would-welcome-boy?fromrss=... Letter: Bertha case highlights need for inclusion- May 27, 2008 The story out of Bertha about a mother's conflict with her church to bring her son to worship services provides an opportunity to raise awareness about resources available to help successfully include persons ...http://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/letter-bertha-case-highlights-need-for-inclusi... Priest blocks autistic boy from attending church- May 25, 2008 The parents of a 13-year-old autistic boy in Bertha, Minnesota, are facing a restraining order from their parish priest because of their handicapped child.http://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/priest-blocks-autistic-boy-from-attending-chur... What is best for this child- May 23, 2008 The mother of a 13-year-old autistic boy, who was banned by a court order from attending services at a Bertha, Minn.http://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/what-is-best-for-this-child?fromrss=1 Accommodating autism: Where's the fine line- May 21, 2008 Some see it as too harsh. Others see it as a last resort for safety. A Minnesota church's efforts to bar a severely autistic 13-year-old boy from its Roman Catholic mass, saying he's a danger to others, ...http://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/accommodating-autism-wheres-the-fine-line?from... Autistic boy banned from Church- May 19, 2008 "They don't understand how the mechanisms of autism are working at the moment of these disruptions and so forth" Joseph this morning like they usually do. The Todd County Sheriff told Adam's mom if she did take him to St. via KARE-TV Minneapolishttp://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/autistic-boy-banned-from-church?fromrss=1 Family Banned From Church Because Of Autistic Son- May 18, 2008 "We are obligated to go to every Sunday mass and every Holy Day of Obligation, and the Church teaches that it's a sin not to go to Church" On a farm in central Minnesota, you'll find a family devoted to each other and to God, but because one of the children has autism -- the family has been told they cannot go to mass. via Wcco.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/bertha-mn/2008/05/family-banned-from-church-because-of-autistic-... |