Ah, you’ve spotted a liberal minister. The same dork that’ll preach for open borders, gay priests, etc. etc.
Typical liberal slime.
You find bad people in every occupation in every walk of life.
There are Bad Accountants.
Bad Cops
Bad Bus Drivers
Bad Mechanics
Bad Talk Show Hosts
Bad Ministers
Heck, look at some of the absolute human rabble my own Catholic Church has had to contend with in the Priesthood.
Publicly confront him loud enough for everyone else in the joint to hear.
I would confront him with it
take video if you have it
Ask him if he teaches others to steal? Does he have a boss?
Tell the boss.
I saw a cop do this in Tucson- A huge black guy (race is not important, just the visual aid) He walked into the 7-11, without saying so much as a “HI” walked over to the squishy dispenser and helped himself to a large, and walked out the door.
I was disgusted, the clerk behind the counter looked too intimidated to say a word.
Bump for later
Ask him if “thou shalt not steal” is still a relevant commandment. If he says yes, then ask him why he steals tea and the newspapers? If he says no, then ask him why he is a minister. What DOES he stand for?
Forget the manager. Tell other patrons and confront the schmuck.
Apparently you are pretty familiar with the minister. I’ve got to ask, what denomination is he from?
I know it might be intimidating to confront him, but its for his good. I see many good responses here, but if you are a Christian, I think you should do it in love. Go and tell him softly that you’ve seen him do this. Then if he doesn’t stop, involve another.
I know that this would be really irritating, but don’t shout him down at first, like the aliens in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Print a copy of this thread and put it in an envelope. Hand it to him on his way out the door.
Quietly approach him, look him in they eye and say that you feel moved to tell him that you’ve been watching him steal coffee and so has God.
Wish him peace and walk away. Let the Holy Spirit do the rest.
There is one other possibility. The store management might have made an agreement with the local minister, and this is their little donation to his comfort. Please be sure of your facts before initiating a confrontation.
I have had a similar experience and was embarrassed to learn that it was none of my business.
The manager is not “disinterested.” She is uninterested.
Anyone can call themselves a minister.
God knows who the real ones are.
Not too long ago my husband and I were having dinner at a family type restaurant, the kind where a container on the table holds little tubs of jellies, jams and honey.
At the table next to us sat a man and his twenty something daughter. The young woman emptied the container of condiments into her purse and as she did so her father admonished her for stealing. Her reply? “Dad, I’m poor, and they are rich. They owe me.” Dad tried to tell her that did not entitle her to steal but she was having none of it.
God sees what the minister is doing. Let Him handle it.
I have noticed that people who do things like this are a combination of lit dynamite and porcupine quills when they are confronted. They have thoroughly justified it in their own minds, based on post-modern principles of relative truth. They will react with an explosion of profanity, get in your face, and condemn you for your intrusion, casting aspersions on your ancestry, intelligence, appearance and life choices. Be prepared.
Is there an update? Did you take up any of the suggestions?