[Faith-talk] From the Division Constitution

[andrew edgcumbe]

i agree with with sarah you linda are coming off very harsh in your message
it is like we are the ones in the wrong some people may not know  much
about the nfb and know much about the resources out there for blind people
that could help them that is the thing.

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 12:18 AM, Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk <
faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi, Linda.
>
> Some of us here are new to the division and new to the NFB. Please give us
> a little grace. Your message comes across a little irritably.I have never
> seen a division constitution. Those of us who are asking questions are not
> trying to attack the division or anyone personally. We are simply asking
> for information about what we have become involved with. I am coming from
> an organization where that is an acceptable thing to do. Is that considered
> rude behavior in the NFB?
>
>
>
>
>
> Sarah Blake LaRose, M.Div., accessible instruction in biblical languages
> Personal mail: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
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> -----Original Message----- From: Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2016 5:05 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Cc: Linda Mentink
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] From the Division Constitution
>
> The Constitution says what all other NFB Division constitutions
> say.  Being a charter member has nothing to do with anything.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ericka via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 13:29:12 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] From the Division Constitution
>
> We aren't doing much of that.  So many of us on this listserv
> aren't charter members and don't know Linda.  Thank you.  What
> else does the constitution say?
>
> Ericka Short
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> from my iPhone 6s
>
> On Sep 4, 2016, at 10:44 PM, Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> ARTICLE II--PURPOSE
>
> The purpose of this division shall be to encourage and support
> blind people in the pursuit of religious callings; to assist in
> their inclusion in communities of faith; to provide a vehicle for
> collective action; and to do such things, and to take such
> actions, in furtherance of the goals of the National Federation
> of the Blind, hereafter referred to as NFB.
>
>
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