Returning churchgoers that we recognize with get an extra 15% off at the register.
Totalitarianism. What business if this is it to the govt?
It must be exhausting to be outraged all the time like leftists are.
Let’s see... Churchgoers tend to be polite, not make messes, dress nice, smell nice, and smile. He ought to up the discount to 20%.
Senior citizen discounts have been around for years. So have discounts for people that cut coupons. So have discounts for people who buy in bulk. Or who are switching brands. There are lady’s only discounts sometimes. Why is this what got this instance so awful if those were not?
This is not religious discrimination. Anyone, Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, atheists get the 10% discount as long as they have a church bulletin.
They don’t even have to attended a service. They could get one from somebody else or even pull one out of the trash.
There was a similar situation in Pennsylvania a couple of years ago. A disgruntled atheist took the restaurant to some state agency. I never did find out how the agency ruled.
I find it sad that the restaurant owner was intimidated into changing his plan. If religious freedom does not include the right to favor those whose beliefs you share, on your own property, with your own resources, what does it mean?
For a challenge to the whole theory that Government should have the right to deny people the right to make their own decisions on their own property, as to whom to serve, whom to hire, etc., see "Civil Rights" vs. Civil Liberties.
The type of legislation that would cause this restaurant owner problems reflects a Compulsion For Uniformity, which is contrary to the once accepted principles of American Liberty & individual freedom.
What about discounts for military, senior or police??
Bob Baumhower’s restaurants used to do this as well. They stopped advertising it several years ago but, for a while, would still give the discount if asked. Don’t think they do it anymore, probably for the same reason (atheist fascists).