[nfbwatlk] What is Faith Talk

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
Thank you, Debbie!
Lauren

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "debby phillips" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] What is Faith Talk


> Hi Mike, on principle, I agree with you.  There is an emotional thing that 
> happens though when a church, synagogue, temple, oh what have you, 
> discriminates.  Here's my thinking.  Rightly or wrongly when 
> discrimination happens in a worship setting it feels like rejection from 
> God.  Now theologically I know that's crap.  But that's what it feels 
> like.  I know it's not rational.  In the second place, when religious 
> leaders are part of that discrimination it feels like more of a betrayal. 
> The very churches, synagogues, what have you that say they accept us and 
> love us, etc.  on some level, don't.  The "gray" area here is that there 
> seems to be little regal recourse.  If, for instance, a community of nuns 
> decides that they will not accept "handicapped women" to my knowledge 
> there is nothing legal that can be done about this.
>
> This spring and summer when I was not invited back for a second interview, 
> and when my email inquiries were ignored, it totally devastated me in a 
> way that not getting another interview for other jobs did not.
>
> When friends of mine have been told not to bring their guide dogs to 
> church services they have had little recourse.  Their choice is either to 
> leave that denomination, group or what have you, or not be guided by their 
> dogs.  If we could have workable strategies to work these things out, that 
> would be a reason for such a division to exist.  But many groups start out 
> with good intentions and deteriorate.  The same thing happens with email 
> lists.  [Present list excluded).  It's really unfortunate.
>
> Well, enough of my ramblings here.    Peace,    Debby
>
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