[NAGDU] religious organizations and guide dogs

Sunshine halogirl817 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 2 18:22:41 UTC 2017


Yes, you can leave a dog in a kennel or someone who doesn't have a Temple Recommend. People have done that. They're just not allowed in the Temple services.



Sunshine and 

----- Original Message -----
From: Star Gazer via NAGDU  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: his'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, September 29, 2017 11:29 am
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] religious organizations and guide dogs

>
>
> The temple isn't open to the general public, you have to have a recommend to
> go. 
> I'm wondering though if someone could leave their dog at the visitor's
> center and have a kennel there or one of the volenteers look after it. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner via
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> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 1:22 PM
> To: Yiska via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dan Weiner <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] religious organizations and guide dogs
> 
> thanks I couldn't remember what it was called, the temple, sorry.
> 
> Dam
> 
> 
> On 9/29/2017 1:15 PM, Yiska via NAGDU wrote:
> > I could take my guide dog to the weekly church services but not into  
> > > the temple. This was about 10 years and now I don't practice so I am
>  > unsure. Yiska > > On Sep 29, 2017 10:58, "Dan Weiner via NAGDU" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> > wrote: > >> I have been led to believe that the LDS
> church doesn't allow guide >> dogs in their tabernacle. When I worked in
> Maryland a co-worker out >> of the blue walked up to me and said "is thee
> some place that guide >> dogs can stay when they can't accompany their
> owner"? not really >> knowing what the reason for this was I gave a
> non-committal answer, >> it turned out one of this lady's relatives wanted
> to go to a Mormon >> not sure i if it was a church or meeting place or
> temple or what, >> my apologies, in Washington, and they told them the guide
> dog >> wouldn't be welcome that in quotes "it would disturb the peace and >>
> serenity of the ceremony" I'm quoiting, I'm not trying to bash any >>
> religion. So I answered my colleague something disparaging about >> religion
> in general which I won't write here, oh heck, I'll write >> it-lol I said
> that religion is suppose d to preach loving thy >> neighbor as your brother
> and that that's fine apparently unless >> you have a guide dog. But anyway,
> so I believe there is a policy, >> I'm sure other religious groups have
> similar strictures. >>  >> >> Dan the man, Parker the hound dog >> >> >> >>
> On 9/29/2017 7:23 AM, Star Gazer via NAGDU wrote: >> >>> I checked Tara, and
> unfortunately you are correct, the LDS web >>> site does have this policy,
> plain as day on their web site. I am >>> truly sorry. I was really hoping
> you had a dimwit usher. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: NAGDU >>>
> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs via >>> NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 11:35 PM To: NAGDU >>> Mailing List, the
> National Association of Guide Dog Users >>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Cc: 
> Tara Briggs <thflute at gmail.com> Subject: >>> Re: [NAGDU] Forwarded
> Article: This able-bodied dog lover makes >>> a great case against faking
> service dogs >>> >>> Interesting. But can you make the argument that church
> meetings >>> are open to the public and the religious exemption does apply
> >>> there. For example, even though the public can walk into a church >>>
> for any service. Can't the church exclude say blind people if >>> they want
> to? Anyway, in this case, we had to go onto the >>> Internet and get
> tickets. That's what a friend of mine did and >>> she invited us to come.
> The tickets were free but you did have  >>> to get them in order to get a
> seat. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>>  >>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 8:23 PM,
> David via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> >>>
> wrote: >>>> >>>> If the concert is open to the public, the church exception
> does >>>> not apply. >>>> >>>> ininDavid and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL*
> >>>> *david at bakerinet.com* >>>> >>>>> On 9/28/2017 7:53 PM, Star Gazer via
> NAGDU wrote: Even when >>>>> they are open to the public? We have a meeting
> house (Mormon >>>>> word for church building) that is open to >>>>> >>>> the
> public for elections, i.e. it is a voting poll. There is no >>>> way they
> >>> could or should restrict someone from going to the voting poll >>> with
> a guide or service dog. >>> >>>>  >>>> >>>> --- This email has been checked
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