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Gov’t Gives PA Restaurant a Choice: Give 10% Sunday Church Bulletin Discount to Atheists Too or Discontinue it Entirely

Nov. 30, 2012 8:39am Billy Hallowell

Do you recall the furor surrounding Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen, a Pennsylvania-based restaurant, this past summer? The establishment has been offering a 10 percent discount for individuals who bring in a church bulletin on Sundays. Citing this action as discriminatory, John Wolff, a local atheist, filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). Now, the restaurant will be forced to offer discounts to any individual who brings in a pamphlet involving religious faith — including atheism.

To continue offering its discount, Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen must now honor literature that comes from any religious institution, The Christian Post reports. This includes secular bulletins from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an atheist activist non-profit, and faith-based documents pertaining to Judaism, Islam and other religions on Sundays.

Prudhomme Lost Cajun Kitchen Must Offer Church Discount to Atheists

Photo Credit: Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen

A one-line statement from the state human relations commission summarized these ideals: ”Respondent will continue to give a discount for any bulletin from any group oriented around the subject of religious faith, including publications from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, as long as they maintain the Sunday discount program.”

The ruling gave victory to Wolff, who argued that he was being discriminated against since he does not attend church. Shannon Powers, a spokesperson for PHRC, told the York Daily Record that the restaurant merely needs to remove the word “church” from the discount to comply with the new mandate.

“This simple language change was our recommendation from the beginning and was refused by Prudhomme’s,” Powers said.

The government representative made it clear, though, that the restaurant lost its battle and that Wolff’s religious complaint was upheld.

“The complaint was settled in a binding, enforceable legal agreement,” she added.

Despite losing their ability to discern the recipients of intended discounts, owners Sharon and David Prudhomme seem to be content with the settlement. Sharon claims that, from the beginning, the effort was a marketing ploy to bring in customers during slow times — particularly following church services on Sundays.

Randall Wenger, an attorney with the Independence Law Center who represents the Prudhomme family, heralded the decision as proof that society should not “treat religion as poison,” seeing as the ad is still permitted so long as it includes all peoples of faith.

“The settlement basically says we’ll continue to do what we’re doing,” Wenger said in an exchange with Lancaster Online. ”Changing what was on the website was not part of the deal — and needlessly would tramp the Prudhommes’ freedom of speech.”

Screen shot from the Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen showing the “church bulletin” discount.

As of Friday morning, the word “church” still appears on the restaurant’s web site as part of the discount announcement. It’s unclear if this wording, like other promotional materials, will be altered. TheBlaze reached out to the Prudhomme family, but was unable to reach Sharon or David for comment.

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sethklinefelter
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:04am
The owner of the restaurant was on a local radio show when the story first broke and said that anyone could come in and claim that any piece of paper was a church bulletin and they would get the discount. So, if she was not discriminating to begin with, what is the point of the law suit? It seems to me that FFRF is trying to take time and money away from anyone who dares to speak of church or religion in the public sphere. We need to find a clever lawyer that can sue FFRF and others over frivolous lawsuits, especially when they target private individuals.

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- pdw
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:29am
  Maybe they should call the bulletins coupons. Coupons are still around and are considered legal discounts that others do not take advantage of so do not get the discounts.
  
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- NHwinter
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:31am
  Freedom From Religion Foundation – how can this be a religion when they want freedom from religion? So they bring in a bulletin from their freedom from religion? Do they meet on Sunday and gather to do what? Extol the virtues of their own minds? It doesn’t make sense. The owner wanted more business and offered a discount to church goers. Is Atheism now a religion when, in fact, they want freedom from religion?
- barber2
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:32am
  SETH: Harassment seems part of the Left’s legal strategy. Remember the ACORN bull-horns in bankers’ front yards ? Remember the MIC checks at Republican rallies ? Remember the Glitter bombings ? Remember the OWS camp-ins in Democrat-controilled cities ? How about the NYC fast food and the California port strikes going on now ? Harassment. Bullying. Obstructing. All part of the Alinsky Left community ” agitating” training that the Left specializes in.
  
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- Derek01
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:38am
  As long as they bring a legitimate church bulletin from a real brick and mortar atheist church, what’s the problem?
  
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- Cibolo
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:40am
  All they really have to do is post a sign that clearly states “We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To Anyone!” period!
  
  BTW: If you do not have the “right” to refuse service / exclude others from groups or gatherings (i.e camps, clubs, schools, etc.) then I am stating for the record right here, right now, I AM BEING EXCLUDED FROM, SKULL AND BONES INITIATIONS, CLOSED DOOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, BILDERBURGER MEETINGS, ILLUMINATI GATHERINGS, ETC. ETC. ETC.
  
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- Wolf
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:42am
  ‘…a clever lawyer that can sue FFRF and others over frivolous lawsuits…’
  How about some sincere men with rope?
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:58am
  @Cibolo, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”
  
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- Locked
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:26am
  I think the state of PA is definitely in the wrong here. This wasn’t hiring discrimination; this was just a promotion. And as stated by Seth, the owners would allow any bulletin to suffice, even non-Christian ones. Shame on PA.
  
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- Dan_o
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 11:09am
  I guess since a state has said so, this proves it takes faith to be an atheist….and more faith than I have.
  
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- banjarmon
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 12:25pm
  The Judge should have thrown this out!!! This is a privet business NOT a Government run business!! The owners have the Right to SERVE or REFUSE service to Anyone!!
  
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- sacwoodpusher
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 12:41pm
  CIBOLO…the organizations you mention…..Skull and Bones, Congress’ etc……do not serve the public and so are exempt from the requirement to include you.
  
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- cessna152
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 12:45pm
  I guess now senior citizen discounts are discriminatory because I don’t get one! F-that, he is a private business and can deny any discount or customer he deems.Goodbye freedom… this stupid Atheist is simply giving up a freedom to be a m0ron.
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 12:54pm
  banjarmon, now that you’re out of cryogenics you should probably read up on civil rights laws. About the only market you can discriminate against people for any reason is if you’re selling guns.
  
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- rx4nv
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:23pm
  So now that we have the government and atheists acknowledging that atheism is a religion, why are we sitting around and letting the government support atheism as they try to remove any mention of God in public? Is this not a violation of church and state? It is clear to me that the government is pushing an atheist agenda by excluding God in public forums.
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:26pm
  @HRWinter Like your reasoning. Maybe as my mother used to say and no one uses today and Peta would be outraged “There is more than one way to kill a ____ fill in the blank with a 3 letter word.” Perhaps that discount could be put forward to a tip for the server and the server could distinguish between an atheist who probably is a nothing giver considering their hatred of Christians who are taught to give. What a message that sends. It may look as if atheist are winning this battle between good and evil but from even before Christ time this battle has continued and they have not won. How can an atheist stop rain or a rooster crowing every sunrise or death? Can’t. I read a book when I was very young and had just read it again (hard to believe our library still had it) just before Glenn suggested reading it and that is about CorrieTenBoom. Wonderful and full of hope and giving and love. Even this article about atheist gives us an opportunity to promote Christianity. Smile.
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:52pm
  rx4nv
  [It is clear to me that the government is pushing an atheist agenda by excluding God in public forums.]
  Until atheist start placing messages saying “god isn’t real” or “god is make believe” in public forums then you haven’t a leg to stand on. The absence of religious propaganda is NOT the endorsement of atheism.
  It seems to me that you’re perfectly fine wrapping government in the cloak of an imaginary god. If you continue turning government into a church/theocracy would you dare go against it or question it? You can have Government dripping and slathered with your religious idolatry but it wouldn’t change the fact that government is not your friend. Lets drop this god in government nonsense so we can see government for what it is, a necessary evil.
  
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- nonofmybiznez
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:49pm
  Bullying
  
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- rx4nv
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:53pm
  @Pontiacu “Religion: a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects.” Atheism is a set of beliefs that a large group of people believe in and practice by claiming to not practice. So try to think logically here. I know it is hard for some.
  
  “God” is not a specific religion. Many different religions believe in God. In order to avoid the forcing of an established “religion”, people should be allowed (as per their first amendment rights) to speak or not speak of God. Once someone is denied their ability to either speak or not speak of God, the government has then chosen to support one of those groups and therefore set in place a practice of not speaking of God in public. It has now established it’s “religion”. So telling a Catholic that he cannot sing a christmas carol in public supports atheism and establishes a government preference toward a “religion”, whereas, forcing atheists to sing christmas carols in the park is supporting “Christianity” (which is actually not a religion, but a philosophy, but you get the point), therefore establishing a “religious belief”. However, letting someone sing christmas carols in the park while someone else is able to walk through it without having to join in is a separation of church and state and avoids religion altogether, because the government has not forced anything upon anyone.
  
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- nonofmybiznez
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:59pm
  Pontiaku, Until atheist start placing messages saying “god isn’t real” or “god is make believe” in public forums then you haven’t a leg to stand on. The absence of religious propaganda is NOT the endorsement of atheism.
  
  Atheists have done this. They have erected billboards against God. Atheists.org sponsored them before the election.
  
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- selfd59
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:38pm
  What was a good intention (prior to the lunch counter sit-ins, if a black person attempted to enter and be waited on at a restaurant frequented mainly by whites, at best he’d be politely refused, at worst either get beaten and/or arrested for “trespassing”) to require dining establishments to take all comers (that presumably could pay) has become another causus belli for the State to intrude into a private business’ marketing and customer service decisions as well as the consumer. If a restauranteur wants to give a discount on Sundays to Church-goers, it’s his own affair, and it was wrong for someone who is unchurched to force this establishment to do business with him. The essence of tyranny.
  
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- ApokTheGreat
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 5:31pm
  NHWINTER,
  According to the Supreme Court Atheism (human secularism) is a religion just as Christianity and Judaism. In Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) Justice Black said that atheism is a religion. So their Freedom From Religion is actually a lie, they are pushing a recognized religion.
  Also, this ruling places atheism in the realm of religion. Now we can sue the crap out of the atheists when they want to take down crosses and remove God from the public square because they are pushing their RELIGION on the rest of us.
  I want to sue every atheist group for discrimination. Maybe I will try to join their group as a Christian and when they refuse to allow me to join, I will sue. We have got to take the offensive on them and drive them back into the pit where they came from.
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 7:21pm
  Ignoring the wall of text from the babbling idiot…
  
  @nonofmybiznez
  [Atheists have done this. They have erected billboards against God. Atheists.org sponsored them before the election.]
  Do what? Did you not read what I wrote? A billboard erected on private property is in NO WAY the same as a cross erected on “public” property. When atheist begin using government as a propaganda machine the way christians have, call me. Until then the abuse of government power has been a one way street in favor of christians. That abuse needs to either stop or be all inclusive. The problem is it CANNOT be all inclusive. Thus government should be completely and utterly secular.
  
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- Fla Del
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 7:51pm
  Just tell the customers that want to believe that there is nothing to believe in, bring in their church bulletin and he will give them a discount. I believe it is “The Blessed Church of the Preliterate” or “Our Lady of Emptiness”. If father was alive today he would call them, Numbskulls.
  
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- ToddH
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:42pm
  Harvard discriminted against me too in a very similar manner :-(
  They absolutely refused to take my money and refused to serve me up an educaiton just because I’m not Jewish. Oh, and Hollywood was the exact same way about it.
  As long as I’m on the subject, what do you suppose the reaction would be to a few hundred self-professed Christians who started attending meetings and planned gatherings at the FFRF?
  Do you suppose it would be discrimination?
  
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- Tax Revolt
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:51am
  You are correct in that the owner was not discriminating to begin with. The FFRC has made a mistake here. They have pretty much come out and said that Atheism is a religion with this move.
  
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- Balzy
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:24am
  @Pontiaku
  
  “Until atheist start placing messages saying “god isn’t real” or “god is make believe” in public forums then you haven’t a leg to stand on.”
  
  Obviously you haven’t seen the stories on this and idk how many other news outlets, that atheits are desecrating religious themes cause they want to make fun of our history. Is it that hard to make a science project to celebrate something? I mean they had to steal everyone of our ideas, then bullcrap people for years into thinking THEY created it. If they’re so brilliant, when was last time they came up with a national holiday big enough to where all of us celebrate it? It’s because they would have to rewrite each theory behind the holiday every so often, because their theory’s keep disproving themselves over time and people would feel pretty silly celebrating a flawed baseless idea like evolution. I mean no missing links, no creatures found in the middle of evolving, no way to proving the information theory false. We still can’t prove that coded information in DNA can occur in nature without an intelligent mind putting it there, simply because there’s no evidence of it. You can say the odds will pan out eventually, but not if you don’t include how each and every component is made or becomes part of the mix. The coded language in our DNA is neither matter nor energy. so to our current scientific knowledge, only an intellectual mind can come up with a coded language.
  
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- Balzy
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:20am
  sry i din’t get to all of it, cause i get a little carried away sometimes. SO is desecrating things symbolising biblical history not mocking God? I mean christians believe in what God said, so they make things to have as a reminder of what he did for them. It’s basically saying christian’s believe in bullcrap right? You really think “you have a leg to stand on” saying atheists don’t ever get on public forums and say “God isn’t real” and “God is make believe”? Cause I can’t even tell you how many times Stephen Colbert has mocked Christians for what they do for their faith, saying how stupid it is to see Tebow on his knees before a game praying in other people’s “faces” ummm he’s on his knees first of all, Colbert would have to bend over for that to be the case. Has he even been to Tebow’s school to see how “in everyone’s face” he’s praying? I’m pretty sure I’m talking about the right guy here, help me out those who are so desperate to laugh that you’ll subject yourself to that.
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:48am
  @Balzy
  I skimmed through your wall of texts. From what I gather I assume you are another one of those creatards that recently discovered how to peck at a keyboard so I’m not even going to bother actually reading your psychobabble. kthxbye
  
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leasecommander
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:04am
Again the minority forces the majority to comply…………..all this political correctness is making me sick………..just a bunch of whiners……….a few cases are legit, but most (like this one), are just to make a point…………if this holds up any discount offered to a select group must be offered to everyone……and the frigging government is AGAIN telling businesses how to do business…………………Where does it all end?????????????????

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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:10am
  Where does it end? Tyranny. We end up in a authoritarian police state with total economic control exercised by the state via plutocratic union with the oligarchy running capital. Yes, I know that sounds like Monty Python…Peoples Front of Judea.
  
  Why does it end there? Because we are too chicken to resist.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:33am
  this ruling violates the separation of church and state
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:04am
  It ends when all are subservient to the will of the State. Religion takes authority from the State so it must be minimized if not eliminated. The god of State has its commandments as well, one of which is “thou shalt have no other gods before me”. The god of State will dictate how you live your life, right down to the very breath you take. You are not free, you will be forced to bend knee at the altar of the State, or they will imprison you, take your “property” (which the State sees as its own anyway), or take your life.
  
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- henryKnox
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:37am
  There should be no doubt that the gov’t has overstepped it’s constitutional bounds in this case. Even Athiests say that the gov’t shouldn’t promote one religion over another. A private business has every right to offer discounts to some people and not to others. I’ve even been to a bar where they offered discounts to women in which I wasn’t able to participate. However, I support their right to offer incentives to customers to promote their business.
  
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The_Jerk
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:04am
There is no discrimination. An atheist can go pick up a church bulletin just like everyone else. And, better shut down ladies nights at clubs and bars. They’re no different; actually more discriminatory. Your born a man.

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- mikem1969
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:12am
  Ha good one jerk. lol
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:17am
  “You’re”… oh well.
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:56am
  I think there have been more than one case in which Ladies Night has been shut down on just such grounds. There is nothing sacred except the power of the State to control your life, business, interactions, and associations. No one is free in the USSA.
  
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jungle J
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:00am
athiesism is a religion too.

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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:10am
  What, like black is a color? Black is an absence of color. Atheism is an absence of Religion and refusal to believe in God. Fail.
  
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- mchubinsky
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:12am
  EXACTLY!!! This is the argument that needs to be made in court…by siding with the atheists over and over again, the courts (and therefore, the State) are officially establishing atheism as the State religion. That violates the exact words of the Establishment Clause, as opposed to the fantasy words of “separation of Church and State.”
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:12am
  Atheists don’t believe in God so what do they worship? Oh that’s right they worship satan. They may not know it but by refusing God they are choosing satan. Those are the only two choices out there. If you as an atheist believe to choose in neither one, you are still choosing satan. It’s the same analogy as those who choose not to vote. By not voting they did vote. Just not at the polls. Get it? I thought so.
  
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- Locked
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:29am
  Athieism is not a religion. Neither is atheism. A religion consists of several criteria that atheism lacks (for example, belief in a supernatural entity, ministers, ceremonies, religious locations, etc). Sure, some people might say “Well, they believe in evolution, have prophets like Hawking and Hitchens, and get together to bbad-mouth religious people at bars!” but those are pretty big stretches of the definition (and evolution isn’t supernatural, but I’m sure someone will make that argument at some point anyway). If you’re going to stretch them that much, pretty much any club is a religion. 4H. Boy Scouts. Even most conservative groups like the Young Republicans groups found at many colleges.
  
  Atheism is not a religion, but a rejection of religious belief.
  
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- Trance
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:33am
  Lots of twisted logic in this thread.
  
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- NHwinter
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:35am
  jungle J – no, it can’t be a religion. Remember they want freedom FROM religion.
  
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- AllLost
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:48am
  Actually black is all colors. Anything can be a religion. In this case Atheism is the religion as they are a group of people that worship humanist philosophy. When you break Atheists down to their roots they are worshiping blind chance as their god.
  
  For the left the government is their god and religion.
  
  Religion = the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices.
  
  Please stop being ignorant.
  
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- Gringo Lingo
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:54am
  @ jackthetoad
  Jack said” What, like black is a color? Black is an absence of color. ” Depends on the contex of the argument. When pigments are involved, then black certainly is a color. Don’t tell an African American that they are not people of color!
  
  As far as athiesm being a religion or not? I believe that athiesm is a religion They BELIEVE that there was no creator. They BELIEVE that there is no creator. They BELIEVE that there is no creator.
  People of faith, especially the Christian faith, BELIEVE that there is a creator. The inclination to BELIEVE, either in favor of or in oppostion of make them a religion. Also, the Athiest Non-Believers have symbols that they use to promote their BELIEF. They often use the darwinian Fish as a symbol of their belief. Now did the judge rule that athiesm is a religion and should be included in the Bulliten Discount? YES he did. Read the article again. The judge said the discount must include bullitens from any religious organization including from secular institutions like the FFRF. So, yes the court did declare Athiesm a Religion. SO instead of athiests demanding that religious symbols be removed from government properties etc, they should only be given the option to include their own symbols. PERIOD, and allfuture legalaction should be dismissed by the courts.
  
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- L_Ifino
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 11:16am
  Atheism
  The belief that there was nothing and nothing happened to nothing and then nothingmagically explodedfor no reason, creating a bunch of everything, magically rerranged itself for no reason what so ever into self-replicating bits which then turned into dinosaurs.
  Makes perfect sense.
  
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- U4eeeahhh
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 12:40pm
  Atheism is perhaps better thought of as a philosophy, the philosophical antithesis of Christianity and other similar Supernatural Deity belief systems. I think of myself as one who rejects the supernatural explanations and superstitions from ancient myths that I see as “Religion”.
  
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- checkingbothsides
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:17pm
  Actually it’s not, and that’s why I don’t like this ruling. I AM an atheist and in no way do I consider atheism a religion. Calling it such and demanding the same treatment is offensive to religion AND Atheism.
  
  Let them offer whatever coupons they want, it’s their business. Discrimination would be saying “No Atheists can eat at my restaurant.” This…well, it’s just silly. the FFRF needs to learn to choose their battles and not get all worked up over stupidity. What about offering discounts to kids with straight As? Is that discrimination? After all, not all kids get straight As.
  
  So in conclusion, I support the separation of church and state, but this is just ridiculous and a waste of everybody’s times.
  
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- SocialismSuxEveryday
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 6:26pm
  LOCKED….. Atheism is a religious belief system. They meet, evangelize as many as they can to their belief. collect offerings to promote and advertise this religious belief…. But they also claim their view is the only one that matters as far as government is concerned and is the only one government is to consider in rendering verdicts, and thus making it what it is trying to destroy…. a theocracy.
  
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- Commander8080
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:04am
  I know only one true atheist and that is Charles Mason. A true atheist believe only in themselves and what society demands is totally irrelevant to them; they do not love or know how to love. Everything is me me.
  
  If an atheist claims to love his wife; then he is not a true atheist. Love is God. And God is love and a atheist hates god and therefore cannot love his wife.
  if he follows society laws he is not a true atheist
  Whey would he follow such laws? It does not serve him?
  
  This generation will witness the truth.
  
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Danielle Ohliger
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:59am
It looks as though the Freedom From RELIGION Foundation will now have to change their name, because now it is legally confirmed that atheism IS a religion. Kind of a little contradictory now isn’t it?

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WireWizard
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:59am
I am discriminated against because I have no Sunday newspaper subscription to get the grocery coupons, where are MY discounts ?

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sinda4
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:59am
Isn’t this just another example of Chick Fil A’s stand on closing on Sunday? It’s a private business and they can run it the way they want?

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- Cavallo
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:08am
  They’ll get around to chick fil a soon enough.
  
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- jhrusky
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:17am
  Not really. Private businesses cannot, for example, refuse service to a specific race of people.
  
  I suspect this ruling would be overturned if the owner wants to spend the money to have it done. Unfortunately, we have become a nation of who has the most powerful and expensive attorney.
  
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DougHuffman
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:58am
Strike! Atlas is Shrugging.

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- autofixer
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 11:47am
  Amen! If I were the owner I would close (strike) on Sundays and then thank the athiest for reminding me that I should not have been open anyway. I know they probably get a substantial percent of their revenue on Sunday, but there are some things more important than money.
  
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limalimamike
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:58am
Maybe this will spell the end of service companies, like cable and satellite radio giving ONLY new customers screaming deals, while leaving their loyal customers paying much, MUCH more.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:58am
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Do I have to think of everything?

Ya’ll give the nasty little atheist their 10% discount, then make wait till Hell Freezes Over before they get served………..

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- mercenary4freedom
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:17am
  And serve him up a big goober along with his meal.
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:57am
Give it to them, along with some provocative bible verses that must be recited out loud to get the discount.

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- Gringo Lingo
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:05am
  Lets sue Health Care Providers, they pass along huge groupdiscounts to government unions, large businesses Etc.
  Lets sue the government! They offer tremendous benefits packages and realliving wages to their employees.But those of us out here in the real world work for minimum wage, get no benefits (or a minimum), have no dependable retirement packages! We should all be suing the government!!!!
  
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- Deeli
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:38pm
  Love your idea Gurumeditation! How about all customer service tickets/receipts also be printed with something such as John 3:16 :-)
  
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colascguy
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:57am
What about senior citizens discounts that is clearly age discrimination. The ruling clears the way for all of us to challenge any discount. Conservatives need to get into the litigation game. I know personally I detest frivolous law suites but it is high time we fight fire with fire.

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- AnglePark
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:11am
  I’m with you 100%, and was thinking the same thing. If this is the game they want to play, let’s play it — and take it ALL the way to the top, and to the extreme. Petty? Maybe. We didn’t start this game, but we sure can play it to the extreme — and we should.
  
  Senior citizen discount? Why should I NOT get a discount because of my age? Get rid of it.
  
  Group discount? Why should I NOT get a discount because I want to attend an event or eat by myself?
  
  Child tax credit? Why should YOU get a tax credit just because you chose to have a family? I cost the government less because it’s just me — I should get a tax credit for being single, use fewer services, and cost the government less in administrative expenses.
  
  Anyone living in Pennsylvania — I’m not in PA — want to call the PHRC today to get it started?
  
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- MattyG
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:21am
  I live in Lancaster county where this restaurant is located. I was listening to a local radio show yesterday and they were talking about it. The lawyer that was on the radio stated that the legislation concerning discrimination allows for senior citizen discounts but does not allow for this. Pennsylvania is a frustrating state to live in. I think we should give Philly to NJ let Gov Twinkie deal with them.
  
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- AnglePark
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:48am
  MattyG — I used to visit Lancaster every year, for a small convention, but I haven’t been in years. Nice little area, and I especially enjoyed the drive through Gettysburg to get there, even though it took a little longer.
  
  There are other discounts you can contest — like the group discount, or maybe when folks get into an event half-off for bringing a canned good, etc. I don’t want to get rid of those things, but I think things will never change unless you fight fire with fire.
  
  All I hear from the Left, day after day, is FAIRNESS, FAIRNESS, FAIRNESS — it makes me want to puke, and I think we need to work hard to give them what they want.
  
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randy
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:56am
I smell a civil war coming in this country..

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:12am
  It cannot come soon enough in my opinion. Im tired of this s***.
  This is a daily occurrence anymore and I keep wondering how long
  its going to take and how far this is going to be pushed before decent
  people decide enough is enough.
  
  Its no different than crime in theory. It will stop happening when the
  consequences outweigh the benefits. Insert fear into the equation.
  
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- Average_Joseph
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:20am
  I am fearful that you may be correct.
  
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- jimbo_from_suwanee
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:56am
  Omega Patriots Arise!
  
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- thegreatcarnac
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 12:28pm
  Yes…a civil war is coming. We will finally have to unplug the television, get our fat azzes off the couch, and go and do something that is dangerous but seriously needed. Once patriots finally make that choice…there is no turning back; however….we will never feel so alive.
  
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- SovereignSoul
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 2:19pm
  Lead the charge! Less talk, more action.
  
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ferggie
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:55am
So let me get this straight. I can give discounts to AAA, AARP members and no other individuals but the GOVERNMENT is going to REQUIRE me to give a discount to Atheists because they APPOSE religion. So forcing none believers onto society is constitutional but forcing religion onto society is not. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

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- AnglePark
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:15am
  That’s the irony of this kind of crap. The Left loves to fight for the “rights” of an “oppressed” group, never recognizing they’re oppressing another group while doing so.
  
  And it’s not because they truly believe in their cause — it’s because we live in Survivor America. People love a good Jerry Springer fight, and they would rather make someone else miserable than try to fill their lives with something good. It’s basic human nature, and it will never change.
  
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politicianssuck
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:55am
Hey! I should be offered a discount if senior citizens and military get one. Thats unfair. While were at it, I don’t beleive in credit cards and I shouldn’t have to sign up for one to get a discount at places like amazon! It’s unfair!

ME ME ME ME, MY MY MY, I I I! I DESERVE WHAT I DON”T HAVE AND YOU DO HAVE!

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- toiletclogga
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:59am
  10% discount for atheists on Sunday, 25% dicount for anybody who says “Jesus is my Lord and Savior!” Now both groups get a discount, and you don’ t have to go to church to get a pamphlet.
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:02am
  you can hand out to coupons to select individuals for any reason without it being called discrimination. They should have had the local churches print a coupon in the bulletin. No coupon, no discount. Atheists are a bunch of a-holes. They are not just anti-religion, they are anti-culture.
  
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- DadRocked
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:05am
  You put it in a nutshell.
  Point made !
  
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Locked
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:55am
Hey, cool! This was the tip I submitted a couple days back :-)

That said, I think the state of PA is DEAD WRONG in this. They have NO right to infringe upon the promotions of a private business. This doesn’t have to do with discrimination in hiring; this is a purely business-oriented decision that is obviously used to drum up additional business. Shame on the state of PA.

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Scotty V
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:55am
HERS is a way around the issue. Put a coupon in the churches weekly bulliten. IF the athiests want a discount they will have to go to church to get the coupon. PERFECT SOLUTION! Maybe a few souls could be saved!

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- sinda4
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:01am
  I LIKE it! :)
  
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- barber2
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:27am
  SCOTTY: I like your solution. With all of our Alinsky- trained legal radicals loose in the Democrat Party, we need more crafty solutions, like yours, to counter their using the system to ” change ” / destroy the system.” They use the Discrimination Card to ” change ” ( wink, wink ) our capitalist system. Pure Marxism.
  
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Bobby P
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:53am
They should just put a coupon in the church bulletin.

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steve61lindsey
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:52am
He should add an extra free protein supplement bonus (aka a loogey) for Freedom From Religion members. Not a good idea to p!ss off the folks serving your food.

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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:51am
Government controls the banks,housing market auto industry,health care now restaurants? In reality they control everything in Amerika. Try to make an improvement on your ‘private’ property and see how many permits and fees you have to get from some government drone to use your so called ‘private’ property.

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- Mandors
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:03am
  Try to volunteer to paint your falling apart school, and the unions will file a grievance. There’s no money in the budget to paint, there’s not going to be, but the unions will keep the schools in shambles.
  
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- jhrusky
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:15am
  Actually, it’s not even your property. You pay an annual ‘lease’ (taxes) on being able to say it’s your property. And, the nicer the piece of real estate is, the more you pay in your annual ‘lease’ even though you don’t get any special additional fire or police protection, no better roads than your neighbors, and no different school system than everyone else.
  
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HigherRoad
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:49am
Another example of government intrusion that makes “the blood squirt out of your eyes!”

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yoshik
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:48am
How about “Government read my lips…kiss my a**!! Or no Atheists allowed. Or round up all the Atheists and boil them in oil.

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- RightUnite
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:52am
  Honestly, I’m all over that one!
  
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amerbur
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:46am
Is this a government owned business – if not, it is non of their business.

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Gonzo
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:44am
A private business should be ablle to offer discounts to whatever group it pleases! If an atheist doesn’t like it, they should just eat elsewhere. This is ridiculous.

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- harley3
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:51am
  Amen!!!
  
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- Jenny Lind
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:51am
  So does this mean seniors will loose discounts next?
  
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- DimmuBorgir
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:54am
  Here’s what’s going to happen, FFRF is going to print and hand out a lot of “bulletins” and they will mob the restaurant thinking, “HA HA HA we’re going to save 10% and don’t believe in God”
  
  But then they’ll love the food and end up going more often and the restaurant will have a great year.
  
  Too bad the atmosphere of the restaurant will change from a respectful relaxing Sunday dinner to a arrogant talking on your phone and trying to be the smartest in the room atmosphere.
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:56am
  This story just illustrates that we aren’t really free,we have an illusion that we’re free and that’s all we have G. If you think about it there really aren’t any ‘private’ businesses in Amerika,just look at the permits and endless regulations regarding ‘private’ businesses. I still maintain we’ve attained all ten planks of the communist manifesto and the vast majority of the people don’t even realize it,food for thought.
  
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- ToddH
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 9:45pm
  Gays get discounts on Disneyland Gay Day. Those same discounts are not offered to anyone who is not gay. Why does Disneyland get to target their discount towards a specific group yet a restaurant out there in tiny town USA can’t do the same thing?
  
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Gary_K
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 8:43am
Heck no !

The atheists are free to go to church and get a bulletin too. Choices have consequences, about time people learn that.

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