{"id":110,"date":"2010-02-09T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/02\/all-are-welcome-here.html"},"modified":"2010-02-09T09:02:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T09:02:00","slug":"all-are-welcome-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinplaces\/2010\/02\/all-are-welcome-here.html","title":{"rendered":"All Are Welcome Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a new post on the BLOOM blog: &#8220;All Are Welcome Here&#8221; about our first experience on an &#8220;inclusive&#8221; playground. It starts: <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 20px\"><i><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\">\u201cArchitecture is evangelism.\u201d I heard it said in the context of church buildings. The speaker was making the point that a ramp at the back of the sanctuary might comply with ADA standards, but it isn\u2019t exactly welcoming to individuals in wheelchairs. I\u2019ve been trying to think of an equally pithy way to state this truth for the rest of the world. \u201cArchitecture sends a message\u201d doesn\u2019t have quite the same ring to it, but the point stands. The way our buildings, homes, and public spaces are constructed says everything about which people we want to see in those places&#8230; <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 20px\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 20px\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\">to read more, click <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bloom-parentingkidswithdisabilities.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/all-are-welcome-here.html\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\">here<\/span><\/a><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\">. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 20px\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium;line-height: 20px\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a new post on the BLOOM blog: &#8220;All Are Welcome Here&#8221; about our first experience on an &#8220;inclusive&#8221; playground. 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