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The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of disability. Originally, an assessment of whether a person had a disability and thus was protected by the ADA examined the person's impairment in its uncorrected state. Thus it was comparatively easy for people with mental illness to meet the threshold requirement for having a disability. However, in 1999 the U.S. Supreme Court issued three decisions holding that, for the purposes of the ADA, disability had to be assessed in its corrected state. Since those decisions were issued, the courts have increased the burden on individuals, including people with mental illness, to prove that they have a disability. In several cases, courts ruled that people with serious mental illnesses do not have a disability and are not protected by the ADA. This article discusses these cases and their implications for people with mental illness and for practitioners.
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) bars discrimination in the workplace on the basis of disability (1). This statute is particularly important for people with mental disabilities, who often face difficulties in finding and holding jobs, partly because of stigma. Research suggests that although mental illness can lower productivity at work, treatment may enhance productivity, reducing the workplace costs associated with mental illness (2,3,4). Also, in recent years considerable attention has been given to providing work skills to individuals with serious mental illness; such individuals constitute a group that has had great difficulty finding meaningful employment (5,6,7,8). Of particular interest is the success of supported employment in enabling people with mental illness to gain competitive employment (9).
Since the ADA became effective in 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court generally has been supportive of individuals pursuing ADA claims—for example, ruling that inappropriate psychiatric institutionalization may constitute illegal discrimination in violation of the statute (10). However, in its 1999 term, the court issued three decisions that fundamentally altered the determination of disability in employment cases under the ADA. Since the court's decisions, it has become more difficult for an individual to prove a disability under the ADA. These decisions have significant implications for individuals with mental illness and for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who perform assessments under the ADA and who work with people with mental illness who have work-related problems. In this article we discuss this change in the definition of disability and its implications.
According to the ADA definition, an individual has a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is perceived as having such impairment (11). "Impairment" is defined broadly in the regulations that implement the ADA. A mental impairment includes "any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities" (12).
However, an impairment is not considered to be a disability unless it "substantially limits" a "major life activity." The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's regulations suggest that a person is substantially limited if he or she is unable to perform a major life activity in the same manner as an average person can. The regulations suggest that, when evaluating whether an impairment is substantially limiting, the decision maker should consider the nature and severity of the impairment, the duration or expected duration of the impairment, and the permanent or long-term impact of the impairment (13).
The regulations that implement the ADA define major life activities as "functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working" (14). As noted below, courts have also ruled that sexual reproduction, thinking, and interacting with others constitute major life activities.
A person who meets these criteria must also be a "qualified individual"—that is, he or she must meet the minimum qualifications for the job and be able to perform the "essential functions" of the job with or without reasonable accommodation (15).
The intent of the ADA is to create a statutory framework for enabling people with disabilities to obtain work. Therefore whether a person has a disability is a core threshold issue of obvious importance. In this determination of disability, a critical question is whether disability is measured in its corrected or uncorrected state. For example, if an individual is diagnosed as having schizophrenia, should the assessment of disability consider the potential effects of medication on the person's ability to perform major life activities, or not? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined that disability would be assessed "without regard to mitigating measures such as medicines, or assistive or prosthetic devices" (16). This determination was based on the assumption that Congress intended to create a broad gate into the ADA's coverage to effectuate the congressional intent of enabling people with disabilities to find gainful employment. Most courts concurred with this interpretation. As a result, the initial finding of disability could be made with comparative ease in many cases (17).
However, in its 1999 term the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Sutton v. United Airlines that an individual's disability is to be assessed in its corrected state (18). The court rejected the ADA claims of two sisters with severe myopia who had applied for positions as commercial airline pilots. Because of the myopia, the sisters did not meet the airline's requirement of a specified level of uncorrected vision. They argued that myopia in its uncorrected state is a disability and that the airline was obliged to provide "reasonable accommodation" that might permit them to be granted the jobs for which they had applied. However, the court found that consideration of whether those vision problems constituted a disability had to occur after the sisters had taken corrective measures—in this case, wearing eyeglasses. Once corrective measures had been adopted, these women were no longer considered to be disabled under the ADA, because the substantial limitation on the major life activity of seeing had been removed.
Because the airline's standards required that applicants' vision meet certain standards without the use of eyeglasses, the sisters did not meet the qualifications for the job. The court also rejected claims that the sisters' vision problems substantially limited the major life activity of work, because the sisters qualified for other types of jobs, and a failure to qualify for a particular job was not considered to be substantially limiting. The court reached similar conclusions in cases involving hypertension corrected by medication (19) and vision impairment corrected by adjustments made by the impaired individual (20).
The court conceded that some types of corrective measures could themselves be disabling, noting specifically that antipsychotic medication could cause "neuroleptic malignant syndrome and painful seizures" and that drugs for Parkinson's disease and for epilepsy could have disabling adverse effects. In other words, corrective measures might result in adverse effects that would constitute a disability under the ADA. A dissenting opinion took the majority to task for what it considered to be an unduly mean-spirited reading of the statute.
Even before the Supreme Court's rulings, people with mental illnesses often fared less well than people with physical disabilities in pursuing employment claims under the ADA (21,22). Since Sutton, the courts have been much more searching in their assessment of disability under the ADA, even for conditions that most laypersons probably would characterize as disabilities. There have been two major changes in judicial analysis of ADA employment claims. First, the courts now examine the effect of corrective measures on the impairment. Second, the focus now rests squarely on whether the impairment, in its corrected state, substantially limits a major life activity. In cases in which such limitation might have been presumed under a legal rule that considered disability in its uncorrected state, the courts now conduct a more focused inquiry into the specific ways in which an individual impairment limits major life activities. This approach appears to have increased the burden on people with disabilities, including mental illness, to meet statutory requirements.
For example, a federal court of appeals recently ruled that a police officer with severe depression did not have a disability for the purposes of the ADA (23). The plaintiff, who was taking fluoxetine, argued that his illness substantially limited his ability to work by making him more irritable, less able to concentrate, and more prone to fatigue than the average police officer. The court of appeals, upholding a jury verdict against the plaintiff, found that his impairment did not substantially limit him, noting his good performance record over his 20 years as a police officer and his acknowledgment that fluoxetine controlled his symptoms so that he could perform his job duties adequately. Therefore he was not considered to have a disability under the ADA.
In another case involving major depression, Wal-Mart won summary judgment against an employee who claimed that she had lost her job because of her mental illness. A federal court of appeals upheld the award, ruling that the plaintiff, who had visited a psychotherapist and was taking fluoxetine, did not have a disability for the purposes of the ADA (24). The court rejected the plaintiff's claims that her depression substantially limited the major life activities of sleeping and thinking.
In another case in which an employee suffered from major depression, a court of appeals upheld summary judgment for the employer, ruling that the employee had difficulty at work only when working for a particular supervisor and that her depression therefore did not substantially limit her ability to work. The employee had asserted that her depression resulted from stress at work, but the court found that conflicts with a particular supervisor did not qualify the employee for protection under the ADA (25).
The three cases described here stand in contrast with pre-Sutton cases, in which courts found more routinely that depression was a disability for the purposes of the ADA because, as one court said, "depression is a misleadingly mild term for an extraordinarily debilitating illness" (26).
Other federal courts of appeals have ruled that plaintiffs should at least receive factual hearings on the question of disability. For example, one court ruled that a plaintiff who suffered from panic disorder and anxiety attacks could attempt to prove that those impairments substantially limited the major life activities of sexual relations, interacting with others, and sleeping. The plaintiff claimed substantial limitations despite medication, producing evidence that the medication impeded his ability to engage in sexual relations and significantly disrupted his sleep patterns, causing drowsiness while he was at work (27).
A federal district court reached a similar decision in a recent case in which the plaintiff argued that her bipolar disorder substantially limited the major life activities of interacting with others and sleeping (28). Courts have also split on the issue of whether epilepsy is a disability under the ADA. In making this determination, courts examined whether the person's epilepsy substantially limited major life activities despite the use of medications and other treatments (29,30).
Since Sutton, at least one court has endorsed the notion that medication taken to control the symptoms of mental illness can have adverse effects that are themselves disabling according to the definition in the statute. The plaintiff, a secretary to a school principal for 20 years, suffered from bipolar disorder that first manifested itself around the time a new principal was assigned. The plaintiff was hospitalized, and lithium was prescribed. After she returned to work, the secretary had several work-related difficulties and began receiving disciplinary notices. She was eventually discharged despite an excellent work record before these events.
The secretary brought an ADA claim, asserting that she had a disability and that the school system had not appropriately responded to her requests for reasonable accommodation. A federal court of appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to the defendant, permitting the case to go to trial (31). The court found that the plaintiff's bipolar disorder substantially limited the major life activity of thinking. The chronic nature of the disorder played a role in the court's decision, as did the severity and duration of the illness. The court also characterized lithium's adverse effects as disabling, quoting from the Physicians' Desk Reference to substantiate its conclusion. The court noted the plaintiff's claims that she had suffered nausea, impaired concentration, and memory problems that had substantially limited her thinking (32). The court also found it significant that the plaintiff, even while she was medicated, had incurred substantial out-of-pocket costs for treatment with a therapist—this was seen as substantiating the claim of a serious illness.
Another question that has emerged since Sutton is whether a person with an impairment must take corrective measures. In a case involving asthma, a federal court ruled that a person who refused to take medication that would control her symptoms could not bring a claim under the ADA (33). The court ruled that because asthma was correctable with medication and because the plaintiff voluntarily refused to take the medication, the asthma did not substantially limit any major life activity. This case may have implications for people with mental illnesses, as noted below.
The level of disability that a person with mental illness must experience before he or she qualifies as being disabled under a federal statute has been a subject of long debate. Beginning in the 1980s, the federal government insisted on increasingly more serious levels of disability before a person would qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (34,35). However, the underlying policies of the Social Security laws and the ADA appear to support a more lenient standard for assessing disability under the ADA, because the stated purpose of the ADA is to enable even people with severe mental disabilities to work, whereas people who are so disabled that they cannot work are considered to be entitled to disability benefits (36).
In addition, disability was defined broadly under the ADA in part to give life to the principle of reasonable accommodation; if the person does not meet the threshold definition of disability, the opportunity to discuss reasonable accommodation never arises. To impose an equally severe standard for assessing disability under the ADA and Social Security laws would undercut the legislative philosophy behind the ADA.
Several other conclusions can be drawn from Sutton and its progeny. First, it may no longer be assumed that certain conditions automatically qualify as disabilities. Rather, the employee must show that a disability exists even when corrective measures—for example, medication—have been adopted. Employees who formerly would have been found to have a disability under the ADA now might not meet the statutory definition, which could reduce the effectiveness of the ADA as a vehicle for providing employment for people with disabilities.
Second, an employee may have to emphasize the negative impact of an impairment to meet the statutory threshold for having a disability. This requirement could cause the employee to reveal information that he or she would rather have kept private. In the context of mental health treatment, the presence or absence of confidentiality protections may affect a person's willingness to seek treatment (37). It is possible that an individual who must balance privacy concerns with the disclosure necessary to prove disability in an employment setting would decide to forgo employment opportunities to protect his or her privacy.
Third, the ruling that the ADA does not protect an individual who forgoes corrective treatment for scientifically unsound reasons has potentially serious consequences for people with mental illness. Individuals with mental illness often fail to adhere completely to prescribed medication regimens (38) for many reasons, including the subjective experience of adverse effects (39,40). Although newer medications are associated with fewer noxious side effects, they do sometimes carry significant risks, and the cost may impede access to these medications (41,42). In the past, adverse effects were often so serious, and individual autonomy was considered so important, that people in state custody have had a constitutional right to refuse medication. Were a court to rule that an individual with mental illness must take prescribed medications in order to pursue an ADA claim, the individual would be placed in the unfortunate position of having to choose between his or her ADA claim—and taking medication that is unwanted, perhaps for a variety of reasons—and forgoing other legal rights to autonomy.
Fourth, these cases have implications for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who provide evidence in ADA cases or advise individuals in treatment about employment-based issues. The finding that an individual has an impairment for the purposes of the ADA is comparatively simple; in many cases, a diagnosis will suffice. However, whether that impairment, in its corrected state, substantially limits a major life activity—thereby qualifying the person for protection under the ADA—is more complex. As we have noted, major life activities include activities listed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its regulations—for example, walking and eating—as well as activities named by the courts—sexual reproduction, interaction with others, and thinking. These activities are not immutable.
For example, the Sutton majority questioned, without making a decision, whether working is a major life activity, and several justices dissented from another court ruling that reproduction is a major life activity (43). Mental health professionals must be clear about which major life activities are affected by the impairment and, if they are affected, how. Whether the impairment substantially limits the major life activity is affected by a variety of factors, including the severity, duration, and long-term impact of the impairment. For example, courts have ruled that short-term situational depression is not a disability for the purposes of the ADA because it does not have a long-term effect on a major life activity (44,45). Therefore the mental health professional must determine with some specificity the nature of the limitation the individual is experiencing.
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who are considering the status of individuals in the post-Sutton era can also play a role in broadening the inquiry into the effect of efforts to correct a disability. Medication should be an important but not exclusive focus of examinations of mental disability in its corrected state. As at least one post-Sutton case (31) suggests, the limits of medication in controlling symptoms and the effects of the medications themselves may be important determinants in the assessment of a disability under the ADA. Certainly psychiatrists can play a key role in advising decision makers about the corrective effect as well as any disabling effects of medication. However, medication alone, even when successfully controlling symptoms, might not correct the underlying mental disability.
For example, an individual might still experience significant and disabling stress in some situations—for example, in a work environment—that could substantially limit major life activities. If the correction of mental illness is reduced simply to the effects of medication, an individual could be considered to be no longer disabled—because symptoms are controlled—and therefore not be protected by the ADA, even when that individual is still in a tenuous situation in terms of long-term recovery. A mental health professional can play an important role in explaining such issues in employment disputes that fall within the scope of the ADA.
Finally, psychiatrists may be particularly helpful in explaining that there are many reasons that individuals do not always take their prescribed psychotropic medications, including subjective reasons that may lack scientific validity.
The U.S. Supreme Court has altered significantly the assessment of disability under the ADA. Although in Sutton the court was presented with a claim of disability for a condition—myopia—for which many people might not be sympathetic, the court's ruling also applies to serious conditions and increases the burden on the individual who is seeking the ADA's protection. Even the most serious mental illness might not be presumed to be a disability under the ADA. Instead, the individual must demonstrate specifically how the illness in its corrected state substantially limits major life activities. Psychiatrists or other mental health professionals providing assessments under the ADA or treatment to mentally ill individuals with work-related problems must be cognizant of these changes and their consequences. Such professionals can also provide critical information to decision makers about mental illness and its treatment in the context of the ADA.
Mr. Petrila is chair and professor in the department of mental health law and policy at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612 (e-mail, petrila@mirage. fmhi.usf.edu). Mr. Brink is employed by the Florida Statewide Public Guardianship Office in Tampa.
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Facts and figures about child abuse in the UK
Child abuse statistics for use by press and media
- Police recorded over 23,000 sex offences against children aged under 18 years in England and Wales between April 2012 and March 2013.1
- More than one in three children (34 per cent) who experienced contact sexual abuse by an adult did not tell anyone else about it.
Four out of five children (82.7 per cent) who experienced contact sexual abuse from a peer did not tell anyone else about it.2
- In 2012/13, ChildLine counsellors dealt with 1.4 million contacts from children about various problems including, bullying, sexual abuse, violence and mental health issues.3
- On average, every week in the UK at least one child is killed at the hands of another person.4
- Children under one are more at risk of being killed at the hands of another person than any other age group in England and Wales.5
- In 2012/13 NSPCC helpline advisors responded to nearly 51,000 contacts from adults concerned about a child. More than half of these were serious enough to warrant referral to local police or children's services for further investigation.6
- Neglect is the most common reason for a child to be the subject of a child protection plan or on a child protection register in the UK.7
- Neglect was a factor in 60 per cent of the 139 serious case reviews (where a child died or was seriously injured) published in England between 2009 and 2011.8
- Between 2010/11 and 2011/12 nearly 26 million child abuse images were confiscated by the police.9
- There are 29,837 offenders on the Sex Offenders Register for sexual offences against children.10
- 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused. 11
- Police forces in England and Wales recorded over 28,000 cases of children running away from care in 2012.12
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See our statistics pages for further details, and more facts and figures about child abuse in the UK.
1. Source: NSPCC (2013) Courts unjust to child sexual abuse witnesses. NSPCC press release 7 October 2013. London: NSPCC
2. Source: Radford et al (2011) Child abuse and neglect in the UK today. London: NSPCC
3. Source: NSPCC (2013) Real life stories: the NSPCC annual report and accounts 2012/13. London: NSPCC
4. Based on child homicide data from Home Office, Scottish Government and Police Service of Northern Ireland.
5. Source: Office for National Statistics (2013) Focus on: violent crime and sexual offences, 2011/12. London: Office for National Statistics
6. Source: NSPCC (2013) Real life stories: the NSPCC annual report and accounts 2012/13. London: NSPCC
7. For a breakdown by nation and the sources of these figures please visit our page on child protection register statistics.
8. Source: Brandon et al (2013) Neglect and serious case reviews. University of East Anglia/NSPCC
9. Source: NSPCC (2012) Call for urgent action to stamp out trade of child abuse images. NSPCC press release 15 October 2012.
10. Source: NSPCC (2012) Nearly a thousand registered child sex abusers reoffended. NSPCC press release, 18 November 2012.
11. Source: Radford et al (2011) Child abuse and neglect in the UK today. London: NSPCC
12. Source: NSPCC (2013) Children missing from care. NSPCC press release, 24 April 2013.
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The seat is currently held by Sen. Elizabeth Schneider, D-Orono.
Cain, the current House minority leader, announced her bid during a gathering in Orono.
Cain has served in the Legislature since 2004. She formerly chaired the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.
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"I'm running for Senate with a focus on growing our economy and putting Maine people back to work," said Cain. "Maine people need representatives in Augusta that don't just manage today's crisis, but provide leadership and work for solutions that improve economic growth and opportunity in the long-run."
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Baptist Press Stories for Mar. 13 2014
Photographers capture missions, national attention
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Photographers capture missions, national attention
By Staff/IMB
Mar. 13 2014
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- Rahima* barely makes a living begging on the busy streets of Bangladesh. As Rahima and her two young daughters sat down on the edge of the sidewalk to eat a bag of cooked rice and vegetables, photographer Joanna B. Pinneo sees a story unfolding before her eyes and takes the shot.
Each year IMB releases a special collection of their images taken during the past year. Many of those images compel Southern Baptists to give and go on missions to help relieve suffering through sharing the love of Christ. This article includes links to images and audio comments from photographers who covered the stories overseas.
This year, IMB's CommissionStories magazine also was recognized by Pictures of the Year International as a finalist in their Best Publication Division/Best Magazine category. National Geographic received top honors in that category for Best Use of Photography by a Magazine. German Geo and the International Mission Board were the category's finalists. For more information about the award go to http://www.poyi.org/71/35/index.php.
The following includes more details behind IMB's photographs. Click [URL=http://www.commissionstories.com/photos/view/light-in-the-darkness/1]here[/URL] to see full collection.
Begging for a better life
Through Pinneo's lens she was able to share Rahima's story.
See the image [URL=http://static1.commissionstories.com/2424/006-poy13.jpg]here[/URL].
Listen to Pinneo's comments [URL=https://soundcloud.com/imb_connecting/begging-for-a-better-life]here[/URL].
Rahima and her family are forced to make a living in the best and most respectable way they can. This life of mere survival is not Rahima's choice. Her hope and dream is that her two daughters will have a better education and environment than she has had and become "good women." Rahima said, "I do not have any dream for myself. I only have dream and hope for my children."
The Light of Hope Learning Center seeks to give girls an opportunity to expand their horizons and to make a living for themselves. The school, started by Southern Baptist worker Geri Hennerman,* lifts the girls up spiritually and provides them an education and handicraft skills. The teachers approach each girl as a whole person, treating them with respect, love and care. (See related stories from BP's May 14, 2013, [URL=http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=40298]edition[/URL]).
Hennerman said, "The stories, pictures and video have gotten many people more involved in all the Lord is doing here. We have heard from individuals, churches and groups via email and have also received numerous financial gifts."
Because of this, pre-teen girls like Rahima's 9-year-old daughter Minara are able to attend the school five days a week.
View a video update about the center and hear the Hennermans expressing their thanks to Southern Baptists for their support [URL=http://www.commissionstories.com/videos/view/christian-workers-express-thanks]here[/URL]. To get in touch with the Light of Hope Learning Center directors about how you or your church can get involved, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Another visual story includes a Syrian child taking a nap in a rented home in northern Lebanon, where there are no official, government-backed refugee camps.
See the image [URL=http://static1.commissionstories.com/2424/004-poy13.jpg]here[/URL].
Listen to photographer Joseph Rose's comments [URL=https://soundcloud.com/imb_connecting/josephrosepoy2013]here[/URL].
Roughly half of the some 2 million refugees resulting from the Syrian civil war are children. (Read more at [URL=http://www.commissionstories.com/eurasia/humantrafficking]commissionstories.com/speakup[/URL]). Southern Baptists have an ongoing relief ministry among Syrian refugees in four countries where they have fled. Contribute to the distribution of food packets, hygiene kits and temporary shelters at [URL=https://netcommunity.imb.org/Donation/imb/SyrianRefugees]imb.org/syrianrefugees[/URL] and designate "Syria relief" in the comment line.
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A child runs along the rocky shore at Gibitngil Island, seemingly oblivious to the destruction caused to her community by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. Behind her are the ruined structures of a small beach resort that provided a valuable tourism income for the tiny community.
Gibitngil Island, like many communities that suffered almost total destruction, remained unreached by relief efforts for days because of its inaccessibility. Baptist Global Response (BGR) partnered with local IMB personnel to make assessment trips to many of these more isolated parts of northern Cebu Island to make plans for immediate and long-term assistance.
See the image click [URL=http://static1.commissionstories.com/2424/015-poy13.jpg]here[/URL].
Listen to photographer Hugh Johnson's comments [URL=https://soundcloud.com/imb_connecting/swathe-of-destruction]here[/URL].
For an update on related relief efforts, click [URL=http://www.commissionstories.com/asia/stories/view/baptist-relief-continues-in-the-philippines]here[/URL]. To donate to Southern Baptists' Typhoon Haiyan Relief fund, click [URL=https://netcommunity.imb.org/SuperTyphoonHaiyan imb.org/helpnow]here[/URL].
The selections IMB submitted were presented in memory of photographer Don Rutledge, who died in February 2013 at age 82.
Traveling throughout the United States and to more than 140 countries for more than 40 years, Rutledge captured many moments of humanity and ministry in hundreds of classic photographs taken for the Home (now North American) Mission Board and later for the Foreign (now International) Mission Board. For many mission photographers, Rutledge revolutionized missions storytelling and influenced several generations of Christian communicators. His images helped millions of inspired viewers to understand, pray for and participate in missions.
*Name changed. Story compiled by IMB. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter ([URL=http://www.Twitter.com/BaptistPress]@BaptistPress[/URL]), Facebook ([URL=http://Facebook.com/BaptistPress]Facebook.com/BaptistPress[/URL]) and in your email ([URL=http://baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp]baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp[/URL]).
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Abedini, in hospital, shackled & denied care
By Erin Roach
Mar. 13 2014
TEHRAN, Iran (BP) -- Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen, was moved to a private hospital in Iran but was shackled and denied medical care, prompting the American Center for Law and Justice, which is working for his freedom, to say his case took a turn for the worse.
The next day, March 13, ACLJ reported that Abedini, imprisoned for his Christian faith, had been released from the shackles and was allowed to receive visitors again. He had not been treated, though, for severe abdominal ailments resulting from beatings by Iranian prison guards.
Abedini's wife Naghmeh, on Facebook, asked believers worldwide to pray and even "fast from something" until Thursday, March 20, which marks the Iranian New Year, a day when the Islamic republic often grants clemency to prisoners of conscience.
ACLJ reported March 12 that Abedini, sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in house churches, was moved from the brutal Rajai Shahr Prison to a hospital. He received nourishment and underwent various tests, something ACLJ called a much-needed reprieve.
"Today, all that changed," Jordan Sekulow, ACLJ's executive director, reported. "This morning Iranian guards lashed out violently against Pastor Saeed and an elderly relative who had been able to visit him in the hospital. Pastor Saeed was pinned down and shackled. His elderly relative was roughly handled and expelled from the hospital."
Abedini was denied surgery and was given only pain medication. He wasn't even allowed to know the results of the tests he underwent, ACLJ said, and guards claimed they had a court order banning visitors and instructing them to keep him shackled.
Sekulow said the timing of the move to the hospital was suspicious given that Catherine Ashton, a representative of the European Union, was visiting Iran when Abedini was hospitalized. Once she left, he was told he would return to prison with no treatment.
"The EU has been faithfully raising Pastor Saeed's case for some time, and this move would allow Iranian officials to report that he was receiving medical treatment if his case was brought up during the EU's visit to Iran," Sekulow said.
After Abedini was denied treatment and shackled, and after ACLJ drew worldwide attention to the problem, a family member of Abedini went to the prison to ask why the pastor had been denied medical care, Sekulow reported March 13.
"He was told by prison officials that the whole ordeal was a 'mistake' and that the warden called the hospital and ordered that Pastor Saeed be unchained and permitted to visit the family member."
Iran's behavior demonstrates the need for international pressure to remain strong on Abedini's behalf, Sekulow said, adding that an ACLJ legal team was meeting with world leaders in Geneva, working toward Abedini's release.
Naghmeh Abedini, living in Idaho with the couple's two young children, challenged supporters to pray for the meetings in Geneva, stating, "I believe in the power of prayer."
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in February, raised the possibility that Abedini and other Americans held by Iran could be granted clemency. Abedini's wife urged believers to pray that her husband would be released in conjunction with the Iranian New Year.
The day before news of Abedini's hospital beating and shackling broke, Naghmeh Abedini posted on Facebook a glimpse into how she is faring as her husband is persecuted.
"Many nights like tonight/today I am awakened after only 3-4 hours of sleep and I find myself struggling with hopelessness and despair," Naghmeh wrote. "... I spend hours in prayer and crying out to The Lord."
Later that day, March 11, she wrote, "Today I struggled with despair. I spent my day playing worship music, reading my Bible and devotionals, praying and reading each of your sweet messages (being surrounded by the body of Christ)."
God used 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 to remind her that "these pressures and uncertainties happen that I might not rely on myself, but on God." She quoted the passage, emphasizing that "He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again."
Erin Roach is assistant editor of Baptist Press. To sign an international petition for Saeed Abedini's release, visit [URL=http://www.beheardproject.org]www.beheardproject.org[/URL]. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter ([URL=http://www.Twitter.com/BaptistPress]@BaptistPress[/URL]), Facebook ([URL=http://Facebook.com/BaptistPress]Facebook.com/BaptistPress[/URL]) and in your email ([URL=http://baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp]baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp[/URL]).
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Discipling & theology on the mission field
By Chuck Lawless
Mar. 13 2014
[IMGONLY=37140@left@100]WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- I have traveled around the world and have reviewed many strategies for making global disciples, but this one caught my attention like few others. I am concerned that we help new believers develop a strong biblical theology, and this approach does just that.
John*, an IMB missionary serving in one of the most populated regions of the world, uses the Bible and the Baptist Faith and Message as his resource for training new believers and leaders. You likely have seen the layout of the BF&M: several theological articles complete with commentary and scriptural references. Instead of giving his students a translated version of the BF&M, though, John gives them only the scripture references that accompany each article and several questions to guide their study.
Imagine this scene. A group of new believers who have left another world faith to follow Christ are learning to study the Word. John gives them this exercise as they study the Word together:
The Scriptures (Theology Exercise #1)
Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19; Joshua 8:34; Psalms 19:7-10; 119:11,89,105,140; Isaiah 34:16; 40:8; Jeremiah 15:16; 36:1-32; Matthew 5:17-18; 22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46; John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Acts 2:16ff.; 17:11; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21.
What is the Bible?
Who wrote the Bible?
Who inspired the Bible?
Is the Bible true?
Does the Bible contain any error?
The believers work together in several groups of five or six, first reading the texts aloud and then corporately seeking answers to the questions. They must answer only with the words of Scripture, and they must also state the references. This process alone often takes a few hours.
Next, the multiple groups join together to review the individual group responses. Collectively, they evaluate the responses and correct each other as needed based on the teachings of the Word. Should the group ultimately reach an untenable conclusion, John steps in to guide them back to the Word for further study. Most often, the group properly corrects one another, like when several believers corrected two others who stated that Christians can lose their salvation.
This second step in the process often requires two or more hours of additional work. Thus, the groups spend four to five hours studying each doctrine intensely. The entire group of studies requires eight full-day sessions, often scheduled once per month. At the end of each study, the believers then have a written resource for guiding further study, for teaching others, and for recognizing and correcting error.
My reasons for affirming this model are several. First, it begins and ends in the Scriptures. The believers start by reading the Scriptures, find their answers in the scriptures, and submit to the Scriptures when theological correction is in order. They begin to understand that the Bible truly is profitable for teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).
Second, this approach highlights the importance of proper theology. Doctrinal error is always a threat -- especially for young believers -- but proper attention to the Word helps guard against that danger. Models like this one emphasize the theological foundation on which churches are built.
Third, it emphasizes the value of the church's studying the Word together. Believers not only learn the Word, but they also learn how to study it. Should some formulate false beliefs, the group takes seriously its responsibility to correct one another. Missionaries like John guide them in this group discovery process, lovingly correcting them as needed so they teach the Word properly to next generations.
Fourth, it is reproducible. Indeed, John expects his students to teach other believers during the time between his training sessions. Because they now have a resource and a method to instruct others, they can reach and teach another generation of believers. Should questions arise they cannot answer, further training sessions with John and the group provide opportunities for more study.
This method may be only a beginning in theological training, but it is a robust one. In eight sessions of reading, discussing and correcting, the believers formulate their theology about the Scriptures, God the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Man, Salvation, the Church and Last Things -- all based on the Word. I suspect most believers in our North American churches seldom receive this level of training.
I am grateful for missionaries like John who take seriously their responsibility to sow the Word, lead non-believers to follow Christ, teach believers a strong biblical theology, and equip them to plant healthy churches. They give me confidence that our support through the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is reaping fruit. Moreover, their work challenges me to strengthen my own efforts in these tasks right where I live in North Carolina.
*Name changed. Chuck Lawless is dean of graduate studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., and global theological education consultant for the International Mission Board. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter ([URL=http://www.Twitter.com/BaptistPress]@BaptistPress[/URL]), Facebook ([URL=http://Facebook.com/BaptistPress]Facebook.com/BaptistPress[/URL]) and in your email ([URL=http://baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp]baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp[/URL]).
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TRUSTEES: GuideStone initiatives recapped
By Timothy E. Head
Mar. 13 2014
DALLAS (BP) -- Speaking from an Old Testament passage, Joshua 3:4-5, GuideStone Financial Resources President O.S. Hawkins told trustees, "We are challenging our employees to see 2014 as a 'Year of Transition' as we seize opportunities to enhance the financial security of our participants."
Hawkins' report was part of the March 3-4 meeting of GuideStone trustees in Dallas, during which Chief Operating Officer John R. Jones and executive officers John Raymond and Ron Dugan reported on key facets of services provided by the Southern Baptist entity.
Jones also was honored for 25 years of service to GuideStone during the trustee meeting.
Hawkins, in his remarks to the trustees, said GuideStone "is going places in 2014 that we have never been before as we expand our ministry assignment by making our funds available to members of Southern Baptist and other evangelical churches."
As a focal verse for the Year of Transition, Hawkins underscored Joshua 3:4, which reads "... you have not passed this way before" (NKJV).
Jones updated trustees on GuideStone program areas in investments, retirement, insurance and financial assistance.
"Last year, GuideStone's theme was the 'Year of Performance,' and perform GuideStone did," Jones told trustees. "Total GuideStone assets ended the year at an all-time peak of $12.6 billion."
Jones noted in a recap of GuideStone's investment funds' performance for 2013 that its Value Equity, Growth Equity and Small Cap Equity Funds exceeded the S&P 500 with one-year returns ranging from 34.5 percent to 38.0 percent for the GS4 share class. (Share classes are defined in the prospectus of each fund and largely relate to eligibility of participants and fund size.) Jones said that, while such high returns are not to be expected, they certainly were welcomed. GuideStone's Fixed Income and Specialty funds also performed well in relation to peers, he reported.
According to Lipper Rankings, 10 of 14 GuideStone Funds performed above median over the last decade, although investment strategists note that past performance does not guarantee future results.
"In addition, GuideStone Funds ranked 38th out of 225 mutual fund families in the most recent Fund Family Fiduciary Rankings prepared by fi360," Jones said, adding, "GuideStone Funds have ranked in the top 20 percent of all fund families in the fi360 universe for 12 consecutive quarters ending Dec. 31, 2013." The fo360 report ranks mutual fund families based upon the percentage of their individual funds that pass fi360's due diligence screens that include a fund's track record, assets, management tenure, style consistency, expense ratio, risk adjusted performance and performance relative to their peer group.
Contributions to GuideStone's retirement plans were up 9.4 percent from 2012, Jones reported.
"GuideStone is not only growing through its expanded ministry opportunities but also through its SBC base," Jones told trustees. "Indeed, the net number of active retirement plan participants has increased almost 6 percent over the last four years. And, the average account balance of a GuideStone retirement participant increased a cumulative 46 percent from 2007 to 2013."
Property & casualty
GuideStone's property & casualty program had its greatest year ever in 2013, through what Jones described as its strong relationship with Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co., based in Fort Wayne, Ind.
"In 2013, GuideStone was able to close 63 percent of new business and to renew 100 percent of its existing business, resulting in $5.1 million in bound premium," Jones said. "The success in the number of churches and ministries covered and in the total dollar amount of insurance in force bear witness to the strength of that relationship" with Brotherhood Mutual.
Agents with GuideStone Agency Services were named Agent of the Year and Rookie of the Year for Brotherhood Mutual in 2013. Jones attributed the surge of success in P&C program "to the Lord in bringing GuideStone and Brotherhood Mutual together some 21 months ago."
Nearly 1,800 new donors made their first gift to Mission:Dignity during 2013, Jones said in regard to the GuideStone-sponsored avenue of assistance to retired Southern Baptist ministers and widows who face uncertainties as to how they will pay for their basic needs like food and medicine.
"With 2,338 churches participating in Mission:Dignity this past year, that was the highest level of church participation in the history of the program," Jones said.
The Mission:Dignity program provides financial assistance to nearly 2,000 retired ministers or their widows in crucial financial need. Information concerning Mission:Dignity may be requested by calling GuideStone at 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433) or by visiting www.MissionDignitySBC.org.
GuideStone products & new investors
Trustees also heard a report from Jones and executive officers John Raymond and Ron Dugan on expanded access to GuideStone Funds.
"This initiative is the capstone of our long-range strategic plan, GuideStone 100, and is designed to enhance our economies of scale across all GuideStone entities to better enable us to continue to try and enhance the financial security of the pastor at the crossroads," Raymond reported. "The timing of this initiative is perfect because of the recent national recognitions received by GuideStone Funds and the positive peer ranking that have generated interest in GuideStone from many sectors."
Dugan observed that this initiative "will not impede upon GuideStone's principle purpose of maintaining church plans and benefit solutions, and that our core focus as a church-benefits board will remain firmly intact."
Trustees accepted the recommendation of their officers' nominating committee and elected Michael S. Hamlet of South Carolina as chairman and John R. Morris of North Carolina as vice chairman.
At the Monday evening dinner meeting, trustees recognized Chief Operating Officer John R. Jones for the 25th anniversary of his employment with GuideStone. In addition, two trustees were honored as they reached the end of their terms of service: J. Timothy Wilkes of Alabama and Roger D. Phillips of New York.
Timothy E. Head is the executive officer for denominational and public relations services at GuideStone Financial Resources. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter ([URL=http://www.Twitter.com/BaptistPress]@BaptistPress[/URL]), Facebook ([URL=http://Facebook.com/BaptistPress]Facebook.com/BaptistPress[/URL]) and in your email ([URL=http://baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp]baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp[/URL]).
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Bible Drill now on smartphones, tablets
By Eddy G. Oliver
Mar. 13 2014
DULUTH, Ga. (BP) -- The Georgia Baptist Convention has brought the digital age to Bible Drill, developing an app to help students and leaders study the Bible on smartphones and tablets.
Developed as a discipleship tool for children, students, adults and families, the app allows drillers to review the Bible through different activity and study options, Maria Brannen, a GBC state missionary in discipleship/spiritual renewal.
"Kids are digital natives and this is a great way for them to have an opportunity for study at home during the week," Brannen said.
The app provides a variety of study tools to aid in Scripture memorization, including options such as electronic flash cards. Additional activities are designed to help students learn and review Bible books. The app is pre-loaded with three translations used by Bible Drillers -- the King James Version, the Holman Christian Standard Version and the English Standard Version. Students and adults also have the option to share a verse they are learning via social media.
Because it is not specific to Georgia's Bible Drillers, anyone can download the app for 99 cents in the iTunes store.
"It's a great home study tool where students can learn even if no one else is around," Brannen said. "We hope to have a whole new generation of children who will have a passion for studying God's Word."
Christian parents can use the app to help their children memorize Scripture, facilitating a faith connection at home for family activities, Brannen said. The app also can be used as a learning activity on an iPad in Bible Drill, Sunday School and missions classes at church.
The app is already receiving five-star reviews on iTunes.
"All my Bible Drill parents and teachers are downloading the app and they love it," a Bible Drill leader in Calhoun, Ga., said. "We have several church members who do not have children but simply want to be familiar with the material when the competition comes. Bible Drill is contagious!"
An array of Bible Drill ideas also is posted on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/gabibledrill.
First developed in the 1920s, Bible Drill's purpose is to teach the Bible, develop skills in locating Bible books and verses and in memorizing Bible verses and names of the Bible books chronologically as well as teaching personal biblical application.
The GBC is the permanent host for the National Invitational Youth Bible Drill and Speakers Tournament. In 2014, the event will take place on June 20 at First Baptist Church in Helen.
Eddy G. Oliver serves as state missionary in communication services at the Georgia Baptist Convention.
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Bible Study: March 16, 2014
By Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources
Mar. 13 2014
NASHVILLE (BP) -- This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups.
This week's Bible study is adapted from the MasterWork curriculum.
Bible Passages: Exodus 20:1-5, James 4:1-4
Discussion Questions: What does our culture tell us must be present in our lives for us to be happy? What is an idol? What are the indications that something good has been turned into an idol?
Food for Thought:
What do you really feel has to be present in your life for you to be happy, for life to be worth living? Maybe, if you were really honest, you'd have to admit it's money, the acclaim of others, power or perhaps family.
Is it God? Is He what you most desire and want? Is His presence the one indispensable thing you could not live without?
An idol is whatever takes the place of God in our lives. An idol is whatever we think we could not live without. It is what we think is an absolute necessity for life and happiness.
In Exodus 20:5, God says that an idol is something we "bow down to," which means it commands our obedience. It is something we "serve," which means we pursue it because we feel like we couldn't live without it. As such, it controls our emotions. We are terrified at the prospect of not obtaining it. Finally, it is something we love more than we love God.
Astoundingly, we often try to make God an accomplice in the pursuit of our idols. James said that sometimes when we pray, we don't get what we ask because "you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God" (James 4:3-4)?
We can "pray like adulterers." That's a pretty disturbing analogy, but what does it mean? We are adulterers to God when we demand that He give us certain things so we can find a happiness, contentment and security in these things that we should instead find in Him.
Jesus is the one essential we must have. He is life itself. Jesus is better than money. Jesus is better than human love. Jesus is better than any earthly pleasure. Jesus is better than earthly power. Jesus is better than popularity.
It is a revolutionary, liberating truth that in Christ you have all you need for everlasting joy. His approval and presence are all you need for life and happiness.
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FIRST-PERSON: Is the SBC relevant to a 21st-century world?
By James T. Draper Jr.
Mar. 13 2014
DALLAS (BP) -- A good question and one worth asking: Does our SBC have anything significant to say to this 21st century? I ask the question here in response to the contemporary idea that the age of denominationalism is past.
It does us no good -- and actually does us harm -- to dwell on our size, numerical goals and our heritage. We can't live in the past. Our heritage is only as meaningful as its most recent application, meaning that all we have done in reaching the nations for Christ does not guarantee us relevance in the future. Being "Great Commission People" and "People of the Book" means daily seeking opportunities to engage the world with the power of the Gospel but in humility and with a heart of service.
It is easy for us to point to all that we feel is "wrong" about the SBC. Yes, there are some things that need to be changed but mostly we need to refocus. Every individual Southern Baptist has the ability to decide whether to be part of the problem or part of the solution. The solution is found in engaging the world with the power of the Gospel in humility and service.
"What relevancy does the SBC have today?" It's a good question and here's my answer.
(1) The SBC foundationally has a vision for missions and evangelism. Taking the Gospel to the nations is in our DNA. Never could our denominational forefathers have predicted the geopolitical complexities of the 21st century, but the SBC is structured to literally reach the "uttermost" parts of earth.
(2) There is strength in our cooperative efforts. We can do more together than we can by ourselves. Get beyond the clich� that many people have made this statement to be and contemplate its weight.
We currently have more missionaries under appointment and more volunteers serving around the world than any other evangelical denomination. No one church, especially the smaller churches that comprise the majority in the SBC, can so completely cover the globe with resources, but together they can.
The irony is that these totals are the tip of an iceberg. There is no reason why Southern Baptists couldn't involve thousands more missionaries and give billions of dollars to support them through the Cooperative Program and our missions offerings. We have the resources; we just have to give them.
(3) Southern Baptists have a heart for soul-winning. We take seriously God's mandate to share the Good News of salvation. All ministries are important and have their place, but the greatest service we can provide to a lost world is personally introducing people to the Lamb who sits on the Throne. We have a long way to go to implement this vital soul-winning strategy, but it is in our hearts to do so. We just need to do it.
(4) We love the local church. We understand that simply leading others to salvation is only part of the process. Jesus created the church -- His bride -- to be an integral element in His relationship with us. It is through the church that we grow spiritually. From the church we are sent out, and to the church we bring the lost for refuge.
(5) We have a clearly defined doctrinal base. The Baptist Faith and Message outlines the area in which we move theologically and is a statement of "our faithfulness to the doctrines revealed in Holy Scripture."
(6) Southern Baptists celebrate the autonomy of the local church. There is no hierarchical structure to force conformity on issues. Autonomy creates enormous freedom, and also tension (our structure actually invites controversy!). No action by the SBC or its entities is binding on any church. We volunteer to cooperate and when we do it creates a bond of steel.
(7) We have developed the most effective theological training anywhere in the world through our seminaries with more than 16,000 students enrolled. In fact, all six of our seminaries rank in the top 15 largest seminaries in America. Men and women are formally being developed to impact the world with the Gospel and that impact will be felt for generations to come.
(8) Resources provided by Southern Baptist entities have had a significant global impact in cultures worldwide and beyond our denomination.
Am I boasting? Absolutely not! I trumpet God's blessings on us as a people and recognize that He has worked through us in spite of ourselves. Can we do more? Absolutely! Think how God would use us if we totally and humbly submitted ourselves individually and corporately to His leadership.
Is the SBC a lost cause? Absolutely not! Remember, the story we are sharing with the world is one of grace, redemption, restoration and usefulness. Let's extend grace to each other and stay on point to be used of God. If we will, I believe that not only will good come from the SBC, but that the best is yet to come.
James T. Draper Jr. is interim president of Criswell College in Dallas, president emeritus of LifeWay Christian Resources and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter ([URL=http://www.Twitter.com/BaptistPress]@BaptistPress[/URL]), Facebook ([URL=http://Facebook.com/BaptistPress]Facebook.com/BaptistPress[/URL]) and in your email ([URL=http://baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp]baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp[/URL]).
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KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) – After earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996 and making it the finals of CCHA Tournament for the first time since 1986 , expectations for the 2011-2012 Broncos Hockey team were already high. With the preseason ranking of 13, expectations are now even higher.
The Broncos finished at 13 in the nation in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls after spending 6 weeks in the USA Today Top 15 Poll and 17 weeks in the Top 20 of the USCHO.com poll.
On Wednesday, the Broncos Hockey Team were also picked to finish 4th in the CCHA preseason poll by both the CCHA Coaches and by the media. Norte Dame, Miami (OH), and Michigan are the only teams picked ahead of the Broncos.
Also announced, that for the first time since 2005-2006, the Western Michigan Hockey will feature a player on the Preseason All-CCHA Team. Sophomore Chase Balisy was named to the Second Team All-Conference after finishing 2nd on the Broncos in scoring with 12 goals and 18 assists. Balisy was named to the CCHA All-Freshman team last year.
Sophomore defenseman Dan DeKeyser and junior defenseman Matt Tennyson both received Honorable Mention consideration.
Western Michigan hosts the University of Toronto at L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon, Mich., Saturday at 7 p.m. for its only exhibition game of the season. The Broncos open the regular season at Lawson Ice Arena on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. against the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers.