Posted on 12/01/2012 1:56:58 PM PST by lowbridge
Do you recall the furor surrounding Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen, a Pennsylvania-based restaurant, this past summer? The establishment has been offering a 10 percent discount for individuals who bring in a church bulletin on Sundays. Citing this action as discriminatory, John Wolff, a local atheist, filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). Now, the restaurant will be forced to offer discounts to any individual who brings in a pamphlet involving religious faith — including atheism.
To continue offering its discount, Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen must now honor literature that comes from any religious institution, The Christian Post reports. This includes secular bulletins from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an atheist activist non-profit, and faith-based documents pertaining to Judaism, Islam and other religions on Sundays.
A one-line statement from the state human relations commission summarized these ideals: ”Respondent will continue to give a discount for any bulletin from any group oriented around the subject of religious faith, including publications from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, as long as they maintain the Sunday discount program.”
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The restaurant should offer the atheist 15 per cent vs the 10 per cent offered for the church members...not because I hate church folk but rather because its a chance to “pour hot coals” on his head.
Narrowly outlawed RACIAL discrimination.
Are you trying to tell me the court ruling outlawed restaurants from discriminating against the bare footed and shirt less?
“ow, the restaurant will be forced to offer discounts to any individual who brings in a pamphlet involving religious faith — including atheism.:
Ha! Atheists HATE being told that they have a “faith-based belief system”. If they take in a pamphlet from an atheist organization to get the discount — they’re admitting that it’s a religious organization.
Apples and oranges.
This is the government determining how a business does business. This store policy was no more discriminatory than any of the other policies I mentioned.
It was government regulations and laws that discriminated most blatantly against blacks in Jim Crow America. Congress should have stopped at those -- but they just couldn't resist taking it a tiny step farther.
Now, step outside to have a cigarette. No, not on the sidewalk. Across the street in the park? Are you kidding? In your car? Are there minors in it? It never ends now.
No, actually the relevant parts are (IMO):
Congress shall make no law <...>abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble
as well as
nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation
Since they are bother saying who the owner can favor on his own property as well as tell him how to run his business.
But then again as another mentioned, this is a function of the Civil Rights movement of the 60s. In the interest of getting righting past and present wrong, a lot of rights were trampled.
...to paraphrase
You have got to remember hat the state of Pennsylvania is controlled by the Democrats, including the judge who issued this order. And you sure as hell won’t find this Democrat judge in any church, period!
Excellent points.
It's just a hook to get more butts in the door.
It was the atheist who is being the complete a$$hole. As they have a tendency to be.
Oh, the judges are just abusing the Constitution to the point of destruction.
They work for us, not the other way around, and that’s true, regardless of who does or doesn’t take it seriously. They get away with it, but they are still sworn by the people to uphold the Constitution.
Go read the article again. The atheist just has to bring in a “bulletin” from his so called 'church of atheism' to qualify.
Judgement: “Respondent will continue to give a discount for any bulletin from any group”
Another example of confusing cause and effect.
They only do it because they CAN get away with it.
I remember when this issue came out months ago. Given that the restaurant owners initially argued that anybody could pick up a church bulletin to get the discount, it seems that there’s been a spin on this story.
The court ruling forbade discrimination in “public accommodations.” What constitutes “discrimination” and “public accommodations” is (inevitably) expanding under that ruling. At this point, the prohibition doesn’t protect the shirtless and shoeless, but it’s only a matter of time.
So, where does the neo-Nazi “state human relations commission” get the authority to order a restaurant how to run its business?
How about the people of Pennsylvania start up the Commission to Shut Down Nazi Organizations and pay these Nazi scum a visit.
So people should be able to walk into a restaurant wearing only their underwear and the restaurant staff would be required to seat them?
OK no more senior discounts. I want my free coffee.
Wait for it.... I’m just trying to push out a very large Obama out of my Michelle! There, I got it!!! Now I can wipe with some Pelosi and flush it down my Reid!
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