Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to God’

[Jetboogieman]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Christians are notorious for being bad tippers.

In what ****ing universe is this the case?

 

[EdwinWillers]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Welcome to the whacky world of the religious Right.

uch: ....goes the head, again.

 

[Cameron]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

That is your view. It is not their view. Tolerance requires us to leave room for views we don't share.eace

Tolerance requires us to leave room for views we don't share. I agree with that. Tolerance does not require us to accept actions that hurt others, or to refrain from denouncing acts of prejudice. If it were otherwise, simply preaching tolerance would be hypocritical.

 

[head of joaquin]

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The judgmental diners need to read their epistles more carefully.

1 Peter 2:12 - Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.

 

[AGENT J]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

tolerance requires us to leave room for views we don't share. I agree with that. Tolerance does not require us to accept actions that hurt others, or to denounce prejudice. If it were otherwise, simply preaching tolerance would be hypocritical.

bingo!

 

[head of joaquin]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

That is your view. It is not their view. Tolerance requires us to leave room for views we don't share.eace

Views, not conduct.

 

[Perotista]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

The rest of the article here.

Unbelievable. Most of the people I know are Christians. Everyone in my family is a Christian. None of them would support this display of hatred. It is about as un-Christian as it gets. Parts of this nation have gone insane. [/FONT][/COLOR]

You know, we are all part of the human race, but we sure do not know how to treat each other humanely.

 

[Jack Hays]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Tolerance requires us to leave room for views we don't share. I agree with that. Tolerance does not require us to accept actions that hurt others, or to refrain from denouncing acts of prejudice. If it were otherwise, simply preaching tolerance would be hypocritical.

We all agree that the act in this OP is to be denounced. That is not the same thing as denouncing people's beliefs. They are entitled to those.eace

 

[Jack Hays]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Views, not conduct.

That has already been agreed.

 

[ChuckBerry]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Has anyone ventured the thought that this is a hoax? I can't watch streaming video so I can't see news reports about this, but is there any real proof that the diners at that table actually wrote that? There are too many stories like this popping up that make me wonder a bit. It seems too pat.

Black Waitress Says She Got Racist Receipt Instead Of Tip - Careers Articles
Person claiming to be pastor leaves waiter note:

 

[nota bene]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

So what you're saying is that when it does happen, people should just look the other way and ignore it????

No, I didn't say that.

Of course, I can't imagine if you had been dining in that restaurant how you would know that another couple left a hateful, condemning note. Perhaps you could be alert to those filling out the rate-our-service cards and could police those and confront the writers, humiliating them publicly. Would that be good enough?

And maybe cyber-sleuths will unearth the names of this couple and expose them. With any luck, all their neighbors and co-workers will learn and shame them. In advance of this, you could create a Facebook page so you'll be ready if their names are made public.

 

[Jerry]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

The rest of the article here.

Unbelievable. Most of the people I know are Christians. Everyone in my family is a Christian. None of them would support this display of hatred. It is about as un-Christian as it gets. Parts of this nation have gone insane. [/FONT][/COLOR]

Why should I care? Isn't the water's sexual preferences in their bedroom and not my business?

 

[X Factor]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

The rest of the article here.

Unbelievable. Most of the people I know are Christians. Everyone in my family is a Christian. None of them would support this display of hatred. It is about as un-Christian as it gets. Parts of this nation have gone insane. [/FONT][/COLOR]

I'm Christian and I'm embarrassed for them. If the service was excellent, then he earned a tip. Shoot, I tip even poor service.

 

[Risky Thicket]

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I'm Christian and I'm embarrassed for them. If the service was excellent, then he earned a tip. Shoot, I tip even poor service.

You tell it, my brother! So do I.

 

[X Factor]

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I doubt seriously the people in question were Christians. No Christian I know acts that way. It was Kansas, they could have been Phelpians. They could be mindless homophobes hiding behind the Cross. I suspect they were.

Sadly, Risky, they probably were and thought that would make some sort of impact, which I'm sure it did, just probably the exact opposite of what they were hoping for.

 

[X Factor]

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Dear Christian Conservatives:

If killing them, beating them, committing them, disowning them, bullying them, and depriving them of most legal protections didn't convince homosexuals to come to God, refusing to leave a tip of a few dollars is not going to either.

All the best,
Krhazy

While I appreciate that you're intending to be insulting toward Christian Conservatives, you're also suggesting that gay people must be God-less (which hasn't been my experience at all).

 

[X Factor]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Evil is the absence of love. God or whatever you may want to call him/her/it is the pure essence of love. The people who didm't tip and took the trouble to write the note did not do so out of love. It was an act absent of love. Those people weren't Christian. They were not acting Christ-like. The evil that attempted to harm the waiter did not succeed. The same evil that attempted to harm Christians by trying to pass as Christians did not succeed. Look at the responses on this board. No one here has blamed Christianity for the evil in the restaurant.

No, just "Christian Conservatives". :lol:

 

[X Factor]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Has anyone ventured the thought that this is a hoax? I can't watch streaming video so I can't see news reports about this, but is there any real proof that the diners at that table actually wrote that? There are too many stories like this popping up that make me wonder a bit. It seems too pat.

Black Waitress Says She Got Racist Receipt Instead Of Tip - Careers Articles
Person claiming to be pastor leaves waiter note:

I remember the one about the Pastor leaving the note. It wasn't fake. They identified the pastor and she apologized for it - right after she complained to the restaurant's management.

 

[EdwinWillers]

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I'm Christian and I'm embarrassed for them. If the service was excellent, then he earned a tip. Shoot, I tip even poor service.

I worked in restaurants to help get me through college. I ALWAYS tip, regardless. Average to decent service, 20%. Poor service, 10% (they need to know they didn't perform well). Excellent service >20%, depending. And I always round UP. If the manager, usually at the behest of the waiter/waitress gives us something free, an appetizer, a desert, a meal, I always add to the tip the tip on the cost of the freebie. And then, if the service was great (as it is where we are considered 'regulars'), I'll add to the tip the entire cost of the freebie. Regardless the situation or circumstances, I never leave nothing. I'd consider it a form of theft. They work too hard to walk away at the end of the shift with nothing.

 

[nota bene]

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While I appreciate that you're intending to be insulting toward Christian Conservatives, you're also suggesting that gay people must be God-less (which hasn't been my experience at all).

What's funny is that some gay people are Christian conservatives.

 

[chromium]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

They should have left and not taken advantage of his work. If it's so terrible, *why are they sitting there getting served by this guy??* Hypocrites. Apparently being gay means you should not only be deprived of earning a living but have to practically work as a slave (given the crappy pay waiters get otherwise). They should be banned from the restaurant.

And wth is up with every outrageous incident being a possible 'hoax' to some? This is a huge country, and there are a lot of bigots. It's bound to happen and probably is under-reported.

 

[nota bene]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

This story is about one couple. If ugly behavior such as this were common, it wouldn't be news.

 

[chromium]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Did they know the waiter or was he wearing his "I suck dicks" button on his uniform or something?

Kinda curious where they came to the conclusion that he was gay.

You know very well that it's obvious in some cases.

 

[X Factor]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

You know very well that it's obvious in some cases.

Thank you. I don't think anyone wanted to say that, but it's true.

 

[chromium]

Re: Christians refuse to tip waiter because ‘homosexual lifestyle is an affront to Go

Thank you. I don't think anyone wanted to say that, but it's true.

He seems to enjoy calling people out as attention whores, as if wearing a wrist band or something could justify their actions, so i just wanted to suggest another possibility.