[nagdu] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: guide dog banned from church bus

[Tara Briggs]

I would like to ask the pastor, if he lost his site and chose to navigate the world with a guide dog, how would he want to be treated? After all, isn't compassion the essence of Christianity?

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> This is from Ohio. One of the better articles on the subject I've seen.
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> Posted:Jul 15, 2015 8:03 PM EDT Updated:Jul 16, 2015 7:34 AM EDT
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> By Lisa Hutson
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> (Source: Lisa Hutson, FOX19 NOW) (Source: Lisa Hutson, FOX19 NOW)
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> A blind Sardinia woman says a Brown County church is discriminating against her by not allowing her guide dog on a church bus.
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> Cathy Inglis says Tiny, a 6-year-old Boxer is an extension of herself helping her to live independently even though she is completely blind. While she has
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> had to explain Tiny's role before, she says she never thought a church would turn him away.
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> "They told me I was not allowed to ride the church bus,” said Inglis.
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> After asking to ride the Sunday school bus to church with her 6-year-old grandson and Tiny, Inglis says Bible Baptist Church in Mt. Orab told her Tiny could
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> "If I have offended them, I would like to ask for their forgiveness because I would not want to offend them,” said Pastor Ted House of Bible Baptist Church.
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> House calls the entire discussion a huge misunderstanding. Both Tiny and Cathy are welcome anytime inside or outside the church he says but any dog on a
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> "It's just I don't want the dog on the bus around those children in those close quarters because a dog is a dog no matter how well they are trained and
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> a dog might nip a kid and then I've got a parent upset and a lawsuit,” said Pastor House.
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> Inglis says she has never had any aggression issues toward humans with any of the seven guide dogs she has owned throughout her lifetime. Each of them Inglis
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> House says he has suggested other options besides bringing Tiny on the bus such as having volunteers guide Inglis on Sundays or having a church member pick
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> up the pair in a private vehicle. They are options Inglis says she should not have to choose from based on her disability.
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> “I didn't get the dog to leave him and be guided by somebody else. I got him so I could work him and get around as best I can,”
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> According to American Disabilities Act, churches are not required to be ADA compliant but most do so voluntarily. By law, Bible Baptist Church has the right
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> Pastor House admits while he should have communicated the issue better, he sticks by his decision to protect the children on the bus.
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