[nagdu] Guide dog users, get ready for it...

[Rusty Perez]

I've never had trouble with churches, in-fact I've been to several
where mine isn't the only dog at church, but it's the only official
service animal. :)
As one of my pastor friends said one time at a particularly tense
church business meeting, "this would be so much better if we all had
our dogs with us. It should be a requirement."

Restaurants and untrained staff are my pet peave. :)

I've had very few problems when I lead with a smile and a friendly
calm disposition and explanation.

Rusty


On 3/27/15, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Buddy, Thanks for posting. FYI, I was able to use the Facebook share link,
> but the Twitter link resulted in a page-not-found link, so I had to do that
> one manually.
> Donna & Hunter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
> via
> nagdu
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 7:20 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Guide dog users, get ready for it...
>
> At least if you live in Indiana. While this doesn't address us in specific,
> be ready for denial of service on religious grounds. Yes, it's probable
> that
> a challenge to our rights wouldn't stand up (federal law probably wins),
> but
> that doesn't mean it *couldn't* happen.
>
> ...And then they came for me.
>
> http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/indiana-gov-mike-pence-signs-gay
> -discrimination-bill
>
> Indiana Just Made It Easier to Discriminate Against Gay People-And Just
> About Anyone Else
>
>
> Over loud objections from Indiana business leaders, GOP Gov. Mike Pence
> signed a bill into law Thursday that protects business owners who refuse
> service to gay and lesbian customers on religious grounds. Organizers of
> mass events in Indianapolis, including the NCAA's Final Four, immediately
> decried the law as discriminatory, and suggested that the bill might cause
> the state to lose out on future business.
>
> The law allows Indianans who are sued for discrimination to cite their
> religious beliefs as a defense. It applies to a broad range of situations.
> An employer who refused to hire Jewish employees could cite his religious
> beliefs as a defense against discrimination lawsuits. So could a landlord
> who refused to rent to Muslims, or a business that refused to serve
> atheists.
>
> At a news conference that followed the private signing, Pence explaining he
> signed the bill "because I support the freedom of religion for every
> Hoosier
> of every faith.Today, many people of faith feel their religious liberty is
> under attack by government action." He cited the University of Notre Dame's
> fight to prevent its employees from accessing birth control as an example.
>
> Pence may have signed the bill as a way to better position himself for a
> run
> in the 2016 GOP presidential primaries. Last year, facing opposition from
> Democrats and state business leaders, and intense media scrutiny, Pence and
> conservative Republicans abandoned a bill that would have banned same-sex
> marriage in Indiana. But the bill Pence signed Thursday drew much less
> organized opposition and press.
>
> Pence disputed the idea that this latest bill allowed discrimination. "If I
> thought it legalized discrimination in any way in Indiana, I would have
> vetoed it," he said.
>
> Lawmakers have introduced billspermitting businesses to discriminate
> against
> LGBT individuals in almost two dozen states this year. They are part of a
> wave of anti-LGBT bills that has crested as the Supreme Court prepares to
> rule on whether same-sex marriage should be legal throughout the county.
> The
> decision will likely come down in June.
>
> After Pence signed the bill, Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player
> before he retired last year, sounded off on Twitter:
>
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: 814-860-3194
> Mobile: 814-431-0962
> Email: buddy at brannan.name
>
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