[NAGDU] religious organizations and guide dogs

[Janell]

I belong to a Lutheran church and we were welcomed with open arms (and
paws.)  In fact, during my training we went to church several times for
services and also several times just to practice.  The entire staff,
including the minister, came and met Sully and asked how they could make our
experience as pleasant and as positive as possible.

Happy weekend!  Janell and Sully

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs via
NAGDU
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 12:47 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] religious organizations and guide dogs

But what about other churches? Does anybody know what other churches
policies are about service animals?

Sent from my iPhone

> 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. >>> 
> > >>>> >>>> >>>> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. 
> > >>>> http://www.avg.com >>>> 
> > _______________________________________________ NAGDU mailing >>>> 
> > list NAGDU at nfbnet.org >>>> 
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To >>>> 
> > unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info >>>> 
> > for >>>> >>> NAGDU: >>> >>>> 
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/thflute%40gmail.c
> > om >>>> >>> >>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> NAGDU mailing list NAGDU at nfbnet.org  >>> 
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To >>>
> unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info >>> for 
> NAGDU: >>> 
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/pickrellr >>> 
> ebecca%40gmail.c om >>> >>> >>> 
> _______________________________________________ NAGDU mailing >>> list 
> NAGDU at nfbnet.org >>> 
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To >>> 
> unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info >>> for 
> NAGDU: >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/dcwein% 
> >>> 40dcwein.cnc.net >>> >>> >>> >> >> 
> _______________________________________________ NAGDU mailing list >> 
> NAGDU at nfbnet.org >> 
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, >> 
> change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU: >> 
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/ichoosech >> 
> rist2%40gmail.com >> > _______________________________________________ 
> NAGDU mailing list > NAGDU at nfbnet.org 
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, 
> change your list options or get your account info for > NAGDU: > 
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/dcwein%40dcwein.cnc
> .net > > _______________________________________________
> NAGDU mailing list
> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
NAGDU:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/thflute%40gmail.com

_______________________________________________
NAGDU mailing list
NAGDU at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/nellie%40culodge.com