[raydan]

I give up.

[jj2424]

Delwin Delwin:

Absolutely discriminatory practice and an open door to segregation. If they are able to get away with this, what is to stop them from upping their prices by 1000% and offering a 900% discount to those who pray ? Thereby creating an "atheist-free" zone.

There is no way this practice should be allowed.

[Delwin]

If you want to live in a society where being religious offers a societal benefit and not being religious offers a penalty, there are plenty of places like that for you. Maybe try Iraq.

[ShepherdsDog]

What's the penalty being suffered in this story short bus?

[Delwin]

How about paying 15% higher prices than those who pray?

[desertdude]

I actually think its cute, but I'm sure as Andy mentioned if I turned up with my prayer rug I don't think I'd be getting that discretionary discount, the only thing about this story that makes me go hmmmm....

[Delwin]

Do they actually not see that 15% lower prices for one section of the population is the exact same God Damned thing as giving 15% higher prices to the other ?


Hmm I want to charge idiots 15% more, I know I'll raise my prices 15% and give a 15% discount to those who aren't idiots. There you go guys, you aren't paying more, we are paying less. That's all.

They are mathematically equivalent.

[Unsound]

If it bothers you all that much, don't eat at that restaurant. Simple.

[Delwin]

It's not that simple. You can't have one set of prices for people who are religious and those who aren't anymore than you can have one set of prices for a Black man and another for a White man.

It's straight up discrimination and it's illegal.

[raydan]

Delwin Delwin:

Do they actually not see that 15% lower prices for one section of the population is the exact same God Damned thing as giving 15% higher prices to the other ?


Hmm I want to charge idiots 15% more, I know I'll raise my prices 15% and give a 15% discount to those who aren't idiots. There you go guys, you aren't paying more, we are paying less. That's all.

They are mathematically equivalent.

Like discounts for seniors...

[andyt]

desertdude desertdude:

I actually think its cute, but I'm sure as Andy mentioned if I turned up with my prayer rug I don't think I'd be getting that discretionary discount, the only thing about this story that makes me go hmmmm....

Well, they said it was about spirituality, not religion, so maybe they'd be open to it. Open mouthed for sure.

What if they gave discounts to white people tho, or gays, or any other group they happen to favor?

Delwin, looks like you got in ahead of me.

[ShepherdsDog]

Yup, simple is the best description for those who seem to have their panties in a bunch over this. Wonder if he has a shit fit about sports bars or restaurants offering discounts to patrons for wearing their team jerseys?

$1:

Like discounts for seniors...

Or kids under a certain age eating free or at a 50% discount. Unsound said it best. If you don't like their policy and prices eat somewhere else.

[Delwin]

Right, because you would be perfectly OK with it, if it was a discount for anyone except Christians, or people who don't pray. Bullshit.

[Delwin]

It's already been mentioned that age is not discriminatory because we all conceivably will be that age or have been that age, hence it is not discriminatory, you just have to wait your turn. Religion is a totally different story, should be pretty obvious.

[raydan]

Delwin Delwin:

Right, because you would be perfectly OK with it, if it was a discount for anyone except Christians, or people who don't pray. Bullshit.

The sign said "...by praying for any entity or non-entity".

They could have discounts for women only, or families with at least 2 kids, or groups, or people dressed in red, whatever.

And like I said before, at least twice, it was at the discretion of the wait staff... not advertised, not written on the menu nor on the wall.