[nagdu] Woman says cab driver refused her a ridebecause ofseeing-eye dog

[L Gwizdak]

There used to be a Muslim-run store near me and I went in.  The guy didn't 
say I couldn't bring my dog in but asked me to make sure he didn't come into 
physical contact with my dog.  We got talking and he explained that the 
problem was that the SALIVA of a dog was what was "unclean".  Since Landon 
is a licker, I made sure I wasn't close enough for Landon to lick him.  This 
was a few years ago when Landon licked people more than he does now.  I had 
no problem.

The problem is that Muslims misinterpret the rule in their religion by 
saying that they can't be in the presence of a dog.  Yes, that cab driver 
MUST take a service dog rider as long as the driver is licensed to drive a 
cab in the city you guys are in.  He can go pray someplace nice and quiet 
and not in the car.  But the law says he has to take you and your dog.

I don't rag on Muslims for their misinterpretations of their religion 
anymore than I rag on Christians for misinterpretating theirs.  I think 
there are people of all religions who can misinterpret their faiths but 
there are plenty who live their faiths in the right way.

Lyn and Landon
"Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Woman says cab driver refused her a ridebecause 
ofseeing-eye dog


> Muslims regard animals such as dogs as unclean, and they are not to be 
> with them. The taxi, however, as you stated, cannot be considered a place 
> of worship. They can and do have the right to keep the dogs from those. 
> But anyway, it is the Muslims at the very least who do not want contact 
> with dogs.
>
> CL
>
> On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:27 AM, "William Vandervest" <timelord09 at att.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> can someone please tell me what religion prohibits contact with dogs, i 
>> can't seem to find anything in the Bible, Torah, or the Koran?
>>
>> There are none so blind as those who will not see
>>
>> William and LD Lynard
>>
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