[NAGDU] religious organizations and guide dogs

Star Gazer pickrellrebecca at gmail.com
Fri Sep 29 18:27:15 UTC 2017 

				Episcopalians are good too

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I have taken my dogs to Catholic Mass at several different churches and
there's never a problem. 


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> On Sep 29, 2017, at 12:46 PM, Tara Briggs via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> But what about other churches? Does anybody know what other churches
policies are about service animals?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Sep 29, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Dan Weiner via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>> 
>> 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. >>>> >>>> *David 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. >>> 
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