[Faith-talk] question

[PATRICK GORMLEY]

first of all, churches aren't exempt from either the White Cane Law or the 
Civil Rights statutes.  Which state did this occur in?  A couple of years 
ago, Barbara Pierce reported on a similar circumstance at Brooklyn 
Tabernacle and these circumstances we want to hear about because religious 
institutions are the last and probably the most entrenched bastion of 
negative attitudes towards blind persons.  I've never a problem in quite 
sometime because I'm so active in my community that people up here know me 
and accept me.  In any event keep us posted.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeanette" <nettiecosp at yahoo.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:14 PM
Subject: [Faith-talk] question


>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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