[Faith-talk] question

[Jeanette]

churches are exempt from that part of the law, jeanette
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
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> Well, with cchurches I don't get it.  Why don't they allow guide dogs? 
> First off, the local churches are breaking the law.  Period.  Muslim 
> mosques have a running policy against dogs in the prayer area because dogs 
> are considered dirty, except for service animals like my friend Ginny's. 
> Ginny has a dog and she's Muslim, but the dog serves her, not itself and 
> as a pet.  I would tell your friend that the church is breaking the law, 
> and they need to be notified of this instance.  As for blind folks not 
> being allowed in a congregation, that's bunk.  There's no way someone in 
> any church I've attended in my life would say that I as a blin woman am 
> not allowed in the congregation.  Period.
> Beth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeanette" <nettiecosp at yahoo.com
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> Date sent: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:14:32 -0600
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>
> I  have a friend who has run into a snag at local churches.  She has a dog 
> guide and was told by two separate churches yesterday that not only would 
> she not be allowed to take communion at church with her dog but not be 
> allowed to sit anywhere but the back row with the dog. and as a matter of 
> fact, was told by one church she would have to stand outside the sanctuary 
> until the security guard determined it was ok for her to take the dog 
> inside.  She was wondering if anyone has had any kind of similar 
> experience.  Also she said on one of the dog guide list serves a person 
> posted that she was told by a church in her area that blind folks were not 
> the kind of folks they wanted in their congregation, really? Jeanette
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