[Faith-talk] The blind and church

Mon Apr 9 17:39:15 UTC 2012

you bring up a good point.  As eucharistic ministers, we can bring communion 
to the person and in our church, there are pews on both sides that have the 
room  to accomodate wheelchairs and walkers and we bring communion to them. 
In the seventies, the Catholic Bishops published a letter indicating how 
people with various handicaps could be accomodated.  Unfortunately this 
situation enumerated on this lists indicates how much more progress we need 
to make.  In any event, Berta I'm glad to hear the good news especially in 
time for Easter.
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From: "tina birenbaum" <tinabir at samobile.net>
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Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] The blind and church


> Well, I'm new to this list and a former guide dog user. You definitely 
> should be at a church where you are accepted. I didn't have issues taking 
> my dogs up to communion for the most part, and when there was an issue, 
> they were more than happy to bring communion to me so maybe that is 
> something she can think about but the bigger part is are you accepted in 
> your church in the first place. we should try and be Christ-like which 
> means a little more accepting of someone who is or does things 
> differently.
> Original message:
>> well, I think she should just look for a church that accepts her. As for 
>> the
>> communion thing. I really don't agree with her.
>> She should walk up to the communion table with  a cane or sighted guide.
>> Frankly,  I would not, not want a dog next to me while I took communion!
>> Why? They can smell and take up room.
>> It sounds inconvenient to take a dog up to the table; come on, its 
>> narrow,
>> people need to kneel. I would not want a dog's nose in my face or a tail 
>> in
>> my way as I kneeled for this sacred time! okay, consider other rights of
>> people too. They have a right to go and not be bothered by dogs. However,
>> and some people are allergic to dogs.
>> she should be permitted to take the dog into the sanctuary. No, people I 
>> do
>> not say this is discrimination without the facts.
>> Maybe there is a reason for them barring the dog. I have seen guide dogs
>> that are not well behaved, that  smell  or sit in public grooming
>> themselves; kind of gross.
>> In general I think dogs should be allowed into the sacred sanctuary,
>> provided that they are groomed and quiet.
>> In general, I also think she should sit whereever she wants, not be 
>> confined
>> to the
>> back.
>> But again, we do not know the facts of this situation.
>> Also, folks, get your facts straight; churches do not have to follow the
>> ADA. Also, if your building was built prior to the law's inception in 
>> 1990,
>> remember the exemption.
>> Many churches were built prior to that time as they are old. If your
>> building was built prior to ADA, you do not have to comply  unless you
>> renovate the building. Its called a grandfather clause.
>> Heck the church I grew up in is probably not ADA compliant.
>
>> Good luck in resolving this.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeanette
>> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 12:22 AM
>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] The blind and church
>
>> well she has waited till the week before  Easter to find a church which
>> seems a bit much but to have any church tell her this is appauling to me.
>> however churches are not required to follow the ADA laws in regard to 
>> this,
>> t si in the law.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:43 PM
>> Subject: [Faith-talk] The blind and church
>
>
>>> It seems as if I've ran into this problem over and over agan. Blind 
>>> people
>>> being denied by the church I've been preaching since 2005, and I've 
>>> never
>>> once have been denied, and they've assisted me with out my asking for 
>>> it.
>>> In other words, I do not ask for money. In fact, the last church I
>>> preached, they didn't pay me. One church offered to come to my home and
>>> pick me up. They didn't have to do it for me, but the whole point is God
>>> will provide a way. RJ
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