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Title: Atheist Files Discrimination Complaint Over PA Restaurant’s 10% Sunday Discount for People With Church Bulletins
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The Blaze
URL Source: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/ath ... twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Published: Jul 5, 2012
Author: Billy Hallowell
Post Date: 2012-07-05 17:39:32 by redleghunter
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Views: 16004
Comments: 53
An atheist has filed a discrimination complaint against a Columbia, Pennsylvania-based restaurant. The offense? The establishment has been offering a 10 percent discount for individuals who bring in a church bulletin on Sundays. John Wolff, who has officially issued his grievance with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, is hoping that Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen is held accountable for its diner discount. “I did this not out of spite, but out of a feeling against the prevailing self-righteousness that stems from religion, particularly in Lancaster County,” Wolff, a retired electrical engineer, said of his decision to go toe-to-toe with the restaurant. “I don’t consider it an earthshaking affair, but in this area in particular, we seem to have so many self-righteous religious people, so it just annoys me.” But one of the co-owners of the restaurant, Sharon Prudhomme, isn‘t backing down to Wolff’s challenge. She claims that Lost Cajun Kitchen technically doesn’t discriminate, because people don’t actually have to be believers — or even attend church for that matter — to get the discount. Anyone, she claims, can walk into a church and take a bulletin. Prudhomme is also doubling-down in saying that the restaurant has no intention of halting the discount program, Lancaster Online reports. Since Sundays are slow, the discount is intended to boost customer flow — something that is important during tough economic times. Wolff‘s main issue is that he’s allegedly been offered different services because of his religious preferences or lack thereof. Prudhomme, though, calls the entire complaint “a waste.” Despite her opposition, the restaurant’s owners will need to respond to it within 30 days in writing. Then, the commission will decide if the complaint is a viable one. If, indeed, the restaurant is found to be discriminating, a public hearing will result. In the end, it is possible that the restaurant, pending they lose, would be required to stop the promotion.
Poster Comment: “I did this not out of spite, but out of a feeling against the prevailing self-righteousness that stems from religion, particularly in Lancaster County,” Wolff, a retired electrical engineer, said of his decision to go toe-to-toe with the restaurant. “I don’t consider it an earthshaking affair, but in this area in particular, we seem to have so many self-righteous religious people, so it just annoys me.” Poster comment: Sure sounds like "spite" to me. Is Wolff going to go after elderly widows next who try to get a 10% for being a senior. What we have here is a good business decision by the restaurant owner being challenged by a spiteful atheist who claims the people getting discounts are "self-righteous." The humourous piece to this is, how does an atheist measure "self-righteousness" in a relative worldview?
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#1. To: sneakypete, SJN, GarySpFc, Liberator (#0)
Just for you pete. Add this to the "Just Cookies" owner who was sued for not making rainbow cupcakes. The list goes on.
Why is this just for me? I side with you and the restaurant owner on this one. Restaurants are private businesses,and private businesses have a Constitutional RIGHT to discriminate for or against anybody or any group of people they want for any reason they want. It's GOVERNMENT that can't discriminate.
Restaurants are private businesses,and private businesses have a Constitutional RIGHT to discriminate for or against anybody or any group of people they want for any reason they want. It's GOVERNMENT that can't discriminate. What's funny is, if the owner refused to serve Christians or offered atheists discounts, he'd be screaming bloody murder.
I am constantly amazed that people on both sides of these issue can never seem to understand the basic truth that I have been posting over and over for years. "We are either all free,or none of us are free."
Hate to break it to you, but it's the latter, and it's been that way for a long, long, time.
You don't really think that is news to me,do you?
Suppose not.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest“I did this not out of spite, but out of a feeling against the prevailing self-righteousness that stems from religion, particularly in Lancaster County,” Wolff, a retired electrical engineer, said of his decision to go toe-to-toe with the restaurant. “I don’t consider it an earthshaking affair, but in this area in particular, we seem to have so many self-righteous religious people, so it just annoys me.”
#8. To: redleghunter (#1)
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Just for you pete.
#9. To: sneakypete (#8)
Why is this just for me? I side with you and the restaurant owner on this one.
#12. To: meguro (#9)
What's funny is, if the owner refused to serve Christians or offered atheists discounts, he'd be screaming bloody murder.
#51. To: sneakypete (#12)
"We are either all free,or none of us are free."
#52. To: meguro (#51)
Hate to break it to you, but it's the latter, and it's been that way for a long, long, time.
#53. To: sneakypete (#52)
You don't really think that is news to me,do you?
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