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05 Aug 2014, 9:56 am

things are going in the right direction when people have to be paid to pray. I wish all restaurants advertised such practices so I would know what establishments to avoid.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0804/ ... r-discount

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05 Aug 2014, 12:10 pm

Why do you take such offense ? Does it remind you that you might burn in hell for eternity ?

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05 Aug 2014, 12:26 pm

Dear God, I pray to you that this chicken will not give me salmonella food poisoning.

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05 Aug 2014, 12:41 pm

Pretty cynical practice that undermines what Christianity is about if you ask me. Being an atheist, I probably wouldn't want to do business with such a self-righteous diner, in any event.

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05 Aug 2014, 1:03 pm

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Pretty cynical practice that undermines what Christianity is about if you ask me. Being an atheist, I probably wouldn't want to do business with such a self-righteous diner, in any event.

Ditto. I wouldn't set foot in the place.

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05 Aug 2014, 1:39 pm

They don't specify what deity you are praying to,so I suppose praying to Moloch would still get you a discount.

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05 Aug 2014, 3:16 pm

TallyMan wrote:

Dear God, I pray to you that this chicken will not give me salmonella food poisoning.

Dear god, i pray to you that my pancakes have extra blueberries on them and that the cook who makes them is clean shaven and free of acne.

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05 Aug 2014, 3:36 pm

Meh, doesn't bother me. Would eating kosher or halal bother you?

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05 Aug 2014, 3:48 pm

So this is religious discrimination.....and the local officials allow it? Someone will probably sue.

At least the owner didn't say non-prayers have to pay double.....or the "long hair's" experience of just being ignored.

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05 Aug 2014, 4:16 pm

Misslizard wrote:

They don't specify what deity you are praying to,so I suppose praying to Moloch would still get you a discount.

I saw an article on TV about it, the restaurant's policy is that it can be any religion.

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05 Aug 2014, 5:29 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

Misslizard wrote:

They don't specify what deity you are praying to,so I suppose praying to Moloch would still get you a discount.

I saw an article on TV about it, the restaurant's policy is that it can be any religion.

Great place for a bunch of Satanists to get together for lunch then. "Excuse me, waiter, can we have some chalk please... before we pray we need to mark a pentagram on the table. Oh and have you got any chicken blood?".

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05 Aug 2014, 7:07 pm

No pasta on the menu: http://w.singlepage.com/marys-gourmet-diner/menu

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05 Aug 2014, 7:15 pm

^ I was wondering about that, so they ARE discriminatory. Shame on them :lol:

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05 Aug 2014, 7:51 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:

Why do you take such offense ? Does it remind you that you might burn in hell for eternity ?

I don't take offense. I think it's a hoot. As for spending an eternity in "hell," I don't care. I don't believe in this "hell" you speak of. And, every member of my family, other than myself, pray before every meal, quietly. Not for attention. Not for some material gain, such as a "discount."

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05 Aug 2014, 8:19 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

Misslizard wrote:

They don't specify what deity you are praying to,so I suppose praying to Moloch would still get you a discount.

I saw an article on TV about it, the restaurant's policy is that it can be any religion.

I'll pray to myself then and get the discount.

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05 Aug 2014, 8:37 pm

ZenDen wrote:

So this is religious discrimination.....and the local officials allow it? Someone will probably sue.

Nothing would come of it. The people running the place have the right to give discounts for whatever reason they want.

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