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Restaurant Faces Investigation For Offering Church Discount
foxnews.com ^ | 6/5/2012 | By Todd Starnes

Posted on 07/05/2012 4:17:13 PM PDT by onlylewis

A family-owned restaurant in Pennsylvania is under a state discrimination investigation for offering a ten percent discount for diners who present a church bulletin on Sundays.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission confirmed there is an investigation against Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen in the town of Columbia. The complaint was filed by John Wolff, a retired electrical engineer.

“I did this not out of spite, but out of a feeling against the prevailing self-righteousness that stems from religion, particular in Lancaster County,” Wolff told the York Daily Record. “I don’t consider it an earth-shaking affair, but in this area in particular, we seem to have so many self-righteous religious people, so it just annoys me.”

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KEYWORDS: individualrights; privatebusiness; religion; worldisgoingbonkers
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To: onlylewis

“We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone”

Translation....... no soup for you!

You bitch, you leave.

You sue.......


21 posted on 07/05/2012 4:34:21 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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To: onlylewis

It’s time to separate us from them. Like in Israel, between Pals and Israelis, with a border fence.

They get Hawaii, the Northeast, West Coast and some Western/Southwestern states they took via the illegals invasion that they and part of GOP welcomed.

I don’t want to live in the same nation as these scum any more. Let’s do it.


22 posted on 07/05/2012 4:34:33 PM PDT by LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
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To: onlylewis

I bet they could offer a discount to sodomites and they wouldn’t be bothered by the state.


23 posted on 07/05/2012 4:35:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Mr. Wolff annoys and offends me.


24 posted on 07/05/2012 4:35:16 PM PDT by duffee (Romney 2012, NEWT 2016)
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To: onlylewis

I am offended by this yahoo being ‘disturbed’ by “so many self-righteous religious people” which, the last I saw, was no against any law. This active investigation by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is legal blackmail by the most easily offended. The restaurant was obviously practicing thought crimes against the secularist cause.

Most of us, if we don’t like the business practices of a business, consider it sufficient to avoid that company. I personally will never do business with Progressive Insurance and anything else run by Peter Lewis who uses his wealth to fund Move-On and the like.

I hope that this case gets thrown out immediately! Unfortunately, this is government bureaucrats at work - not going to happen.


25 posted on 07/05/2012 4:35:25 PM PDT by SES1066 (Government is NOT the reason for my existence!)
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To: muawiyah

Wait till he tries this with a Muslim resturant.
Hahaha.


26 posted on 07/05/2012 4:36:42 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Doogle
Next up will be programs like this: Disney Military Appreciation Days*

Thank God I got to take my family last month before the Pennsylvania Human Rights Board had a chance to stop us!

* "Eligible Service Members" are active or retired members of the U.S. military, including the National Guard, Reservists and the U.S. Coast Guard. The actual prices charged at U.S. military base ticket offices for Disney Military Promotional Tickets may be less than the prices set forth above. Participating military sales outlets will require that Eligible Service Members (or their spouses) present valid military identification to purchase Disney Military Promotional Tickets.

27 posted on 07/05/2012 4:37:44 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Who? Vote for WHO? Not Obama!!! Then WHO?)
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To: onlylewis

Please! Anyone who knows this John Wolff person: inform any vendor who is providing him with product or service, who he is and what he did!

As a vendor, I reserve the right to not serve John Wolff. And I wish I was closer to that restaurant so I could support them.


28 posted on 07/05/2012 4:38:46 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: onlylewis

What’s the difference if you offer a discount or free item, for someone who brings in a church bulletin, or someone who brings in a passing report card? This is such B.S.


29 posted on 07/05/2012 4:39:06 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: libertarian27

I guess its just easier these days to go find a lawyer and file a lawsuit instead of, y’know, going down the street to another restaurant.

Let’s face it: some of our countrymen can’t sleep at night knowing that someone, somewhere is worshipping a G-d that isn’t Obama.


30 posted on 07/05/2012 4:39:30 PM PDT by rbg81
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To: onlylewis
So can I sue businesses that offer Veteran discounts? In a nearby city many merchants offer these discounts as a way of saying thank you. The sanctimonious SOBs. /s.

Isn't a business free to set it's own prices? Or did I miss some new executive order establishing Obama price controls on everything, not just healthcare?

31 posted on 07/05/2012 4:39:51 PM PDT by Kudsman
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To: onlylewis

Wow weird. Just go to any church parking lot and pick up a bulletin off the ground if you don’t want to go to church.
People give discounts for all sorts of reasons.
Wear green - ST Patrick’s day
Wear red - Valentine’s Day
R/W/B - 4th of July
and on and on
Good grief some people just have way to much time.


32 posted on 07/05/2012 4:39:57 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: onlylewis

The fact that there is a gov’t office to complaine to about this means this is not the country I grew up in. And people should mind there own business....its not the complainers business......the nicest thing one could say about him is that he is a jackass....(don’t want to get banned for language). He should have been laughed out of the office with his complaint.


33 posted on 07/05/2012 4:40:06 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: onlylewis

So government should rule to “offend” or “annoy” 99.99% of citizens to avoid “offending” or “annoying” .001% of citizens?


34 posted on 07/05/2012 4:42:31 PM PDT by caper gal 1
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To: onlylewis

I wonder if he is also going to sue for not getting an AARP or Diners club discounts.


35 posted on 07/05/2012 4:42:52 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (According to the MSM, I'm a fringe sitting, pajama wearing, Freeper)
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To: Alas Babylon!

...you notice he didn’t go to Hershey Park and complain about Muslim day


36 posted on 07/05/2012 4:43:06 PM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity

I’m from S.C. Let’s do it!!


37 posted on 07/05/2012 4:43:41 PM PDT by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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To: onlylewis
So then, car dealers that offer a “loyalty discount” to owners of the same make of car, or “college grad” discounts, should be considered discriminatory.
38 posted on 07/05/2012 4:43:42 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: No Socialist

They care because they do Satan’s bidding, probably without realizing it. Satan is the hater.


39 posted on 07/05/2012 4:43:49 PM PDT by FrdmLvr (culture, language, borders)
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To: goat granny

then we should ALL pay NO taxes, like 50% of the population. What’s fair is fair.
I feel discriminated against....


40 posted on 07/05/2012 4:44:27 PM PDT by nevermorelenore
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