VIDEO: Deaf Christian explains in ASL "What does 'Cult' mean to you?"





Chuck M share vlog about the Christian's view on cults, and how we can tell which ones are cults and which ones are not. Unfortunately some churches are cults because they will not encourage you to rely on Jesus Christ alone for salvation and they emphasize that you have to stay with them in order to remain saved.





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Cults are everywhere. Some are mainstream and widely accepted. Others are isolationist and hide from examination at great expense. They are growing and flourishing. Some cause great suffering while others appear very helpful and beneficial. Whichever group it is, the ultimate end is their destruction when the Lord returns to claim his own... Read more on What is a Cult?.

Deaf News: Haiti protest demands justice for three slain Deaf women.



PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI -- Wednesday, March 30 at a press conference several organizations defending the rights of the disabled: the Haitian Society for Aid to the Blind (SHAA), the National Associative Network for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (RANIPH), the National Federation of the Deaf of Haiti (FNSH) and the Association of Deaf of évèque, Haiti (ASLH) came together to denounce the triple murder of three Deaf women, lynched after being taken for "witches", while they sought only a place to sleep in the zone of Haut Damier, area near Cabaret on March 18 in Port Au Prince, Haiti.



These organizations who for a long time struggle to enforce the rights of the disabled, launched an appeal of distress and sadness to the authorities to ensure respect for the rights of disabled people in the country. They require government: justice and compensation for the families of 3 women cowardly murdered (Jésula Germain, mère de six enfants, Vanessa Prévil and Monique Vincent).



Upset, Gérald Oriol Jr., Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, strongly condemned these crimes "This is unthinkable in our society that such crimes be committed" recalling that one of the three victims was pregnant three months. Gérald Oriol Jr believes that society should say no to violence, no to discrimination.



For Dr. Michel A. Pean, coordinator of the SHAA "it is time to question the customs and outdated traditions of certain elements of Haitian culture..."



In addition, in a statement, the Board of Directors of the Arche Haiti, points out that "these odious crimes, remind that committed on our revered dumb musician Ti-Pierre in the 1990s. They challenge our conscience. It is time that the judicial authorities take into account, as well as all other citizens of the country, the needs of disabled victims. It is worth remembering that any person affected by intellectual disabilities and / or physical is a full persons that deserves the consideration of everyone."



Friday, April 1, to honor the memory of the three victims a march is planned in Port-au-Prince, the gathering and departure will take place at 8:00 am in front of the St. Vincent Center and will end in sit-in front of the Ministry of Justice.



Memorial Fundraiser For 3 Women Brutally Killed in Haiti:



Deaf community of Leveque in Haiti. Three Deaf women were waiting at a bus stop yesterday (because a bridge was out) and were brutally murdered. The whole community is crushed and in mourning. These women need a proper burial and the children who have lost their mother's are in need of food, shelter and a little bit of comfort. Your support is greatly appreciated and will help their families out immensely, HERE.



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VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Deaf woman takes a splash at Sacramento's Dive Bar in the state capital of California.



SACRAMENTO, CA -- ABC10: Downtown Sacramento's Dive Bar is not your typical dive, at their location on K Street, across from the Crest Theatre, people stop by for more than just the drinks, but the experience.



Once you go inside, it's hard to miss the 8,000-gallon water tank above the bar. It's there where patrons get to see the mermaids take a splash.



"You always know when the mermaids are in the tank because when you look around, everyone is holding their cell phones up." Dive Bar General Manager John Deema said. "You don't even have to see the mermaid to know when the mermaids are in the tank."





But Wednesday night was a bit different. The phones were up, video rolling and pictures snapping to capture one mermaid in particular, Brenna DeBartolo.



DeBartolo is Deaf, but that didn't stop her from entering the bar's "Mermaid for a Night" contest. She first went to the Dive Bar for a sales retreat, and fell in love with the atmosphere, and the mermaids.



"It's a different world," she said. "I can imagine myself offering my energy and the magic of the Deaf community in the same place."



With support from the Deaf community, and Brenna's drive, she beat out 10 other candidates. It's something that stood out to Dive Bar's head mermaid, Rachel Smith.



"The amount of time she actually spent in the bar actually talking to people and gaining their support and gaining their votes," Smith said. "She's really personable, she's really friendly, and she worked really, really hard to get in the tank."



DeBartolo trained for nearly a month, getting some practice in with the other mermaids.



She says she didn't have any butterflies, and that it helps that she can't see very well when inside the tank.



Her two performances were a success and as she took pictures with fans, she said the experience was overwhelming.



"I understand sometimes how celebrities might feel out there, that you're smiling so much that your face gets sore," DeBartolo said. "I'm very happy to see that people are excited for me."



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