Discussion for article #226186
ā¦ not to mention that if you need to pray before eating the foot ā¦ well, what does that say about the sanitary conditions?
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How can a bribe for praying be a ābad choice of wordsā? This was not just about how they worded the discount offer.
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The lord works in mysterious ways as the saying goes.
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āWe must respect the other fellowās religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.ā
H L Mencken
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Wait till the Open Prayer activists hear about thisā¦
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So which devil were they praying to? St. Reagan or the Almighty Dollar?
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"ā¦and that it was intended to show appreciation for people with āan attitude of gratitude.ā.
Well then, give them a discount for saying thank you.
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The entire conservative biosphere is corrupt. They wonāt do anything unless they are bribed or given a tax break.
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Satan is the janus-face of god. Did the creator make god and satan?
Whatever your beliefs, atheist or theist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jew, there is one and only one universal commandment: Donāt be a dick. And being dickish about somebody elseās quiet and unassuming practice of religion is pretty much as dickish as it get.
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Nobody says they canāt pray, only that they canāt pay any less for the same item than non-praying folks are asked to pay.
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First they lied about the threat of lawsuit, then lied with their whole āattitude of gratitudeā story. Bless their Christian hearts.
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Is it illegal? I know it would be unconstitutional to offer discounts for praying in a government cafeteria, but in a privately-owned one?
I donāt think so.
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āā¦bad choice of wordsā¦ā
No, the whole idea was a bad idea.
In America, people are free to pray over their food without it being enticed with a 15% discount. What the restaurant did at worst was encourage blasphemy, or at best monetize ritual.
If they want to cuddle up to the religious market, they can advertise in church bulletins. If they want to do good in the world, they can cut the price of food to their fellow man by 15%.
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How about some illumination of how it is illegal? Iām assuming the discount doesnāt apply to just one particular religion.
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āAttitude of gratitudeā jumped out at me. I infer that if one is not grateful one is rude, thoughtless, and an all around lout who doesnāt deserve to eat let alone get a discount on the meal.
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So, is it really āillegalā for a private business to offer discounts to whomever they wish, including ones for friends/relatives/members of their church not available to the general public? Anyone know the law? I donāt care one way or the other, just curious.
I wonder if the customers were only praying for that 15% discount.
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Who are you accusing of being dickish here?
It is illegal to discriminate based on religion. The restaurant was given a reminder.
Being dickish, in this case, is on the restaurant who discriminates against anyone who doesnāt pray (in a Christian manner) at their establishment.
[Edit] I canāt presume to know the motivations of the owner of the restaurant. They may be perfectly nice people who just thought they were doing a nice thing within their community. So, to assume ādickishnessā on their part is premature. What we have here is a clear case where an action, well-intentioned or otherwise, falls within the definition of religious discrimination. The restaurant owner was made aware of the problem, acknowledged it, and changed their practice. No harm, no foul.
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