Take It Upstairs

Q: Can a disabled person, with a service dog, be denied access to a church?

A: Due to the constitutional provision of "separation of church and state", a church CAN deny access.

The church has a legal right under federal law to be able to mistreat you. But, in theory, they answer to a higher law than that.
As Bea Arthur ("Maude") used to say, "God will get them for that."

If the usher denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and talk to the head usher.

If the head usher denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and talk to the pastor/shaman/priest/rabbi/etc.

If the pastor/shaman/priest/rabbi denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and talk to the committee of elders, etc. who hire them.

If the committee of elders denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and talk to the regional leader of the church.

If the regional leader of the church denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and talk to the national leader of the church.

If the national leader of the church denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and talk to the world leader of the church.

If the world leader of the church denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and talk to your deity. As Bea Arthur ("Maude") used to say, "God will get them for that." But be careful what you say; you don't necessarily want a flood.

If your deity denies you access to worship, take it upstairs, and find a better deity.

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(c) 2005, Grumpy Ol' Fred, and Mac
("Come join us at the dog park on Sunday morning, to worship the way doG intended.")