I don't think this issue is as black and white as many would like to think. I believe the rights of the disabled end as soon as they start to encroach on my rights. I don't hate the disabled. I not willing to say that there is nothing a disabled person could do that would warrant their removal from a church service because doing so would be incredibly unrealistic. I don't think the reactions of some of the congregation or clergy are indicative of anything besides the simple fact that this situation had a polarizing effect on the members of this church.
Regardless, to point to this story as proof of a trend seems a stretch. We can speculate as to the many unknowns in this particular instance, but when it comes down to it, none of us knows what actually happened aside from the specifics laid forth in the article.
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