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hursday, September 5, 2013 ADVERTISING DEADLINESFORMEMORIAMSBIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCESAND HAPPY BIRTHDAYSMaterials Are Needed3 Business Days Prior To Run DateAny Questions or For More InformationPlease Call: Karen at 767-8503OBITUARIES/STATE VIEW OBITUARIES ONLINE ATWWW.WOONSOCKETCALL.COMDENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs WriterBOSTON (AP) — A family askedMassachusetts’ highest court Wednesdayto ban the daily practice of reciting thePledge of Allegiance in public schools,arguing that the words “under God” inthe pledge discriminate against atheists.In arguments before the SupremeJudicial Court, a lawyer for an atheistActon couple who sued on behalf of theirthree children argued that the reference toGod suggests that “good patriots are Godbelievers” and nonbelievers are less patrioticor unpatriotic.David Niose, an attorney representingthe family and the American HumanistAssociation, rejected the argument thatbecause the pledge is voluntary, it doesnot discriminate against atheists.“The exercise itself still discriminates.It defines patriotism a certain way,”Niose told the seven justices.A lawyer for the Acton-BoxboroughRegional School District argued that thepledge is not mandatory and students canopt out by either leaving out the referenceto God or by not reciting the pledge.THANK YOU NOVENASFor Favors Or Prayers Answered$10.00 $ 15.00 $ 20.00A PRAYER TO THEST. JUDE NOVENA BLESSED VIRGINThank You Sacred Heart& St. Jude For FavorsGranted.C.G.(Sample AdsMany othersto choose from)Call 401-766-3400To Place Your AdIn This PublicationTHE CALL A5Captain sought for Mystic’s19th century whaling shipMYSTIC, Conn. (AP) — Only experiencedmariners need apply.Mystic Seaport is looking for the firstcaptain in more than 90 years for the historicwhaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan. TheConnecticut maritime museum has beenrestoring the 172-year-old wooden ship,preparing it to sail across New England nextsummer.The Day of New London reports that seaportofficials said job candidates must beexperienced mariners and also be comfortablewith the public because of the mediaattention and crowds the ship will attractduring its three-month trip.“They have to be absolutely qualified tomanage this artifact, which has national andinternational importance,” said DanaHewson, the museum’s vice president forWatercraft Preservation and Programs.“They also have to embrace the role of thepublic nature of this endeavor.”Applicants must have a 500-ton NearCoastal Master license and 10 years of commandexperience on traditional sailing vesselswith extensive knowledge in square-rigsailing. The job could require the captain towork with the media, passengers and governorsof the states the ship is visiting.Qualifications limit the size of the pool ofcandidates, Hewson said.“It’s a relatively small world, so it’s certainlybeen known in the field that we’d bedoing this,” he said.The Morgan’s last voyage ended in 1921and is the world’s only surviving woodenwhaling ship.The ship, which was launched by MysticSeaport in July, will visit ports in Boston,New Bedford, New London, Newport andProvincetown next year. Organizers and scientistssay one of its most important destinationswill be Stellwagen Bank off Boston,which had been a hunting ground for whalesand is now a refuge.The Morgan will sail with a mission toraise public awareness of the importance ofprotecting the oceans and its species and ofwhale watching as a sustainable business.Hewson said the museum hopes toannounce the new captain in the next two orthree months. The captain will be involvedin the fitting out of the ship next spring andthe job will end once the voyage is completedin August 2014.Mystic Seaport did not disclose the salary.Court hears Pledge of Allegiance challengeWoman charged afterpolice find pot duringfire investigationEAST PROVIDENCE –The process of extinguishingTuesday’s fire at the WarrenAvenue Liquor Mart has led totrouble for a tenant over alarge quantity of marijuanaallegedly discovered inside herthird floor apartment.According to Police Sgt.Diogo Mello, head of the viceunit, when firefighters were inthe process of knocking downthe blaze in the building at thecorner of Warren Avenue andLyon Avenue, they discoveredmarijuana “grow rooms” in thesecond and third floor apartmentsand the basement.Police obtained a search warrantand allegedly foundnumerous marijuana plantsand marijuana in both the secondand third floor apartments.The tenants of both apartmentseach told police theywere licensed medical marijuanacaregivers and took careof patients living elsewhere,police said. The third floor tenanthad one off-site patient andthe second floor tenant caredfor two, police said.Under the state’s new medicalmarijuana law, a licensedcaregiver is allowed to have upto 12 marijuana plants and 2.5oz. of useable marijuana onthe premises, said Mello.However, inside the third floorapartment of 22-year-oldShanika Hodge, police recoveredabout 4.4 pounds of marijuanafrom various glass containersand a bucket, saidMello.JAY LINDSAYAssociated PressBOSTON (AP) — Six Roman Catholicclerics and a choir director were namedpublicly as alleged abusers for the first timeby a prominent lawyer for clergy sex abusevictims.Attorney Mitchell Garabedian releasedthe names of the five priests, one nun andthe choir director on Wednesday.Each of the alleged victims is a client ofGarabedian's and all their cases were settledwithin the last year for amounts rangingfrom the high five figures to the low sixfigures, he said.Garabedian periodically releases newnames publicly, and is highly critical ofCatholic church officials for what he says istheir refusal to consistently do so.He said the public disclosures are neededto help victims heal and also as a matterof public safety, if the alleged abuser is stillalive.Garabedian said it is also a reminderthat, despite decreased media coverage, theclergy sex abuse crisis is ongoing."I don't expect it to ever end,"Garabedian said.The crisis broke nationally in 2002 afterThe Boston Globe wrote a series of storiesrevealing that church officials in Boston“There is no religious bias in thestatute,” said Geoffrey Bok, an attorneyfor the school district.Eric Rassbach, deputy general counselfor The Becket Fund for ReligiousLiberty, told the justices that the phrase“under God” has a long history as anexpression of a “political philosophy”and is not a religious declaration.“It’s always been used to limit first thepower of the king and now the power ofgovernment,” Rassbach said after thehearing. “It’s not a religious statement ...no one is getting up there and saying aprayer when they say the Pledge ofAllegiance.”Last year, a Massachusetts judgefound that the words “under God” in thepledge did not violate state law or theschool’s anti-discrimination policy. JudgeS. Jane Haggerty found that including“under God” in a voluntary patrioticexercise does not “convert the exerciseinto a prayer.” The family appealed theruling.The case stems from a lawsuit filed bythe couple in 2010. Their name was notdisclosed.Niose said the family is seeking a rulingthat declares unconstitutional the currentdaily classroom recitation of thepledge.The original pledge was adopted byCongress in 1942 and did not contain thewords “under God.” The phrase wasadded in 1954.The justices peppered Niose withquestions about how far the ban on thepledge should extend, noting that thepledge is recited at sporting events andother gatherings. Chief Justice RoderickIreland noted that there are other referencesto God made in public places,including at state courthouses wherecourt officers include “God save theCommonwealth of Massachusetts” in adaily recitation.Niose said those references are “ceremonial”and not recited on a daily basisby children for their 13 years in publicschool.The court did not immediately rule.Decisions typically are published severalmonths after oral arguments.Any ruling by the court would applyonly to Massachusetts because the languageof the Pledge of Allegiance is setby federal law.Mass. lawyer releases new list of alleged abusersshifted pedophile priests between parisheswithout disclosing their alleged crimes.At least four of the seven previouslyunnamed people on Garabedian's list aredeceased. All four worked in the BostonArchdiocese during the alleged abuse,which occurred between 1963 and 1985.The Rev. Alan Caparella, a Franciscan,worked at St. Leonard's of Port MauriceParish in Boston. Brother Paul White, aCapuchin, worked at St. Lawrence Friary inMilton. The Rev. Joseph Maffei, of theSalesians of Don Bosco, worked at SacredHeart Retreat House in Ipswich. W. EmmittO'Brien was children's choir director at St.John Chrysostom Church in West Roxbury.Terry Donilon, a spokesman for theBoston Archdiocese, referred questionsabout the other priests to their religiousorders, which he said would have handledany claims. The orders either didn't commentor didn't know anything about thepriests.Donilon said the archdiocese remainsdedicated to restoring trust and "implementingour significant policies and practicesfor the protection of children."He did not answer a question aboutO'Brien, who was a layman.White's alleged victim said Whiteabused her in the late 1960s when she wasabout 9 and he was living in Milton.May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be (never known to fail)adored, glorified, loved andOh most beautiful flower of Mt.preserved throughout the world, Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendour ofnow and forever. Sacred Heart Heaven, of Blessed Mother of the Son ofJesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me inof miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, this, my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,helper of the hopeless, pray for help us. me and show me here you are mySay this prayer 9 times a day, by mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God,Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly9th day your prayer willbeseechbeyou from the bottom of myanswered. It has never been known heart to secure me in my necessityto fail. Publication promised. (make My request). There are none thatprayers have been answered. can withstand your power. O MaryC.D. conceived without sin, pray for us whohave recourse to thee (3 times). HolyMary, I place this cause in your hands(3 times). Say this prayer for 3consecutive days and then you mustpublish it and it will be granted to you.Thank you Holy Mother.E.F.