tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post307080825234405546..comments2024-01-06T07:53:11.832-08:00Comments on disabled Christianity: Social Role valorization and woundingJeff McNairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029386598033932429noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-45478087348677281382021-11-03T16:10:27.455-07:002021-11-03T16:10:27.455-07:00LMH- 11/3/2021
Going to church has never made m...LMH- 11/3/2021<br /><br /> Going to church has never made me look around to fellow parishioners in a whole different light. What I thought was the church doing its do diligence to accommodate for the needs of the disabled person is in fact another way to pushing them to the side. Often when you speak to the church hierarchy you get the feeling that they are meeting the needs, for those who are physically disabled. I am very happy to attest that I see it every Sunday when go to church that they are. But then the question is, so if they are doing this for all those people who are physically disabled, what happen to those that are intellectually or mentally disabled. That's where the questions lies. <br /> When asking certain clergy members for these particular members you get the feeling that they are not aware of these folks or they don't want to know of these folks by the way they react when they are questioned. When they get on defense they say things like, "parents with their special needs child can go to the mothers room and be there in case of an outbursts or screams from the child". Then I state, "I am not asking about children, I am asking for young adults or adults with mentally disabilities?" This where I feel its hostile and at times feel like my faith is being questioned by the clergy. These are simple questions from a simple person trying to find answers in this world. This as of late has been my burning question. I feel at times when talking to clergy they either don't know the answers to this or are seriously perplexed by this person asking for a simple answer to question. Its either yes or no????<br /> I see that my particular church has to grow in this to invite these people and make them feel welcomed. I believe god words prayed in his presence with others benefits all, not just the non disabled people. God's words work in mysterious ways that they can be comprehensible to all, if you let them be received to those that are deemed not able to comprehend. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086247745138989777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-89730949051811290742021-04-25T22:10:30.449-07:002021-04-25T22:10:30.449-07:00Sylvia B.
April 25, 2021
I agree and believe that...Sylvia B.<br />April 25, 2021<br /><br />I agree and believe that the church needs to take some accountability for people with disabilities by providing services that better accommodate the different needs of each individual. Through my research at the church I interviewed, they were stunned into silence at my questioning about how they integrate and accommodate people with disabilities. When I go to church, I notice quite a few of these wounds taking place during the mass; especially wound 8: distanciation. As much as the family looks and adores their family members with disabilities, they always sit in a quiet corner to themselves away from the rest of the crowds in case they need to make a fast exit. You can also see everyone stare at the person with a disability when they do something that is abnormal and do not realize how intrusive they are being to a family who just wants to enjoy their day out with God and their family. The church is the one place where everyone should feel safe from judgment and prejudices, and yet, it is the place that they get wounded most. Some people with disabilities may not know that they are being wounded due to the severity of their disability. However, their families understand and the wound reaches not just the person it is being directed at, but those that surround them and care for them every day. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-34941763925928763052018-04-17T08:20:36.974-07:002018-04-17T08:20:36.974-07:00I absolutely agree that the church need to take a ...I absolutely agree that the church need to take a more proactive approach in recognizing the 18 wounds. Unfortunately, disabled individuals are being segregated from mainstream society , due to their impairments. We as Christians must strive to alter the preconceived notion that disabled individuals should be avoided as if their impairment is contagious. This epidemic is not something that can be ignored. It is not impossible to change the minds of religious groups. Through education and practical applications this can be achieved. Isaiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-32888309343422727592007-03-27T19:53:00.000-07:002007-03-27T19:53:00.000-07:00the pain is very realbut the healing of these woun...the pain is very real<BR/><BR/>but the healing of these wounds is not a priority in most churches<BR/><BR/>stopping fresh woundings from within the churches themselves is not a priority <BR/><BR/><BR/>your efforts are like those of one crying in the wildernessImpossibleapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423495309073520479noreply@blogger.com