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“Have you seen the woman who brings her dog to church?” someone asked me.
“No,” I replied. I didn’t react well to the news. A lot of public news seems to revolve around “it’s all about me” people doing what they want without caring about others. Also, a Christian church represents the body of Christ, a holy place.
Then a counter-thought came to my mind. Biblical stories teem with allegory. After the birth, Mary placed Jesus in a manger (a feeding trough for domestic animals). The Son of God guards between domestic animals (in their house), a vulnerable but protected newborn. How can we not welcome a pet into the house of the Lord today, his house. A dilemma can arise from such a greeting, however.
As far as I know, the woman has aged so much that she can hardly come to our church for services. Her little dog, a constant companion, gives her love. The animal has become their strength, their source of courage to leave their home for any purpose. She has passed the point of sanity as to whether her dog can go where she is going. If the dog can’t walk, then she won’t.
After hearing about the woman and her dog, many services were held, but I did not find them. Someone told me that she is late, just before the service begins, that she sits in the last pew, and that she puts the dog at her feet to stand and clap her hands during the singing parts of the service.
“Out of habit, the dog shakes as soon as she puts it at her feet,” someone said. “If you listen carefully, you might hear his little chain and tag rattling. Otherwise you won’t know, because the dog never makes a sound.”
Just like in any public place, in a restaurant, in the theater, at your child’s school play, on a cruise ship, on an airplane, owners, managers and members have increasingly allowed patron animals. Some do it conditionally. The admitted animals must not all rattle a tiny chain and lie quietly at the feet of their owner. Society has become increasingly political and vocal and seems to tolerate no exceptions. Allow a small dog into the church and the staff risk a dilemma when dozens of dogs attend the church with their owners. What do you think should be done? #TAG1Author.
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