Does Being A Christian Give You The Right To *** Off Gay People With Imputinity?

[sp1814]

http://americablog.com/2013/10/christian-couple-refuses-tip-gay-waiter-queers-share-wealth-god.html

On a broader note, it's not just Christians, but all the major religions can't seem to let it go?

Why?

[sp1814]

The censored word was s.l.a.g. - but was being used as a verb, not a noun!

[jno]

not in this country. On the other hand, tipping is much less of a culture anyway.

[ummmm]

Shocking isn't it?

[Sqad]

No idea sp, I am an atheist, but can;t for the life of me understand homosexuality.

[anotheoldgit]

/// A “Christian” couple eating at an Italian restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas refused to tip their water because they somehow deduced that he was gay. ///

Tip their 'WATER' where, one must ask?

[Sqad]

AOG...LOL....I hadn't noticed that.....

[anotheoldgit]

How do they know they were Christian, many faiths have a GOD?

[jim360]

Perhaps at Salisbury's...

[Sqad]

jim...LOL

The "boys" are on form today ;-)........off now, to my Club.

[sp1814]

Sqad

Don't worry - there's nothing to 'understand'. It would be like trying to 'understand' the colour green.

[wolf63]

Is the part of the US that this happened in the bible bashing belt? There must be a lot of inbreeding there - how else can people such as this existing being explained?

The world is truly a strange and scary place.

[wolf63]

I saw a clip of the Brighton gay men's choir singing "I am what I am". I suppose that about sums it up. We are who we are - all of us.

[anotheoldgit]

/// Sadly, this is what goes as “Christianity” in America, and most of the world, today. Yes, there are good Christians (and Jews, and Muslims). But most of the biggest churches and faiths are run by intolerant bigots who spend far too much time deciding who to hate ///.

/// Or in the case of the Catholics, bigots and pedophiles. ///

Double standards shown here, apparently this columnist seems to think that he can say what he likes about religious persons, just as long as no one says anything bad about Gays.

[sp1814]

AOG

You asked how anyone could know they were Christian.

The incident happened in Kansas, and the diners were white.

Also, Dr Marvin Baker, who has worked as a pastor in the local are 'for many years' referred to them as Christians.

True, they could have been a couple of white Hindus or Muslims, or Jews. But I think the laws of probability are working against us here.

[jno]

there do seem to have been quite a few pedophiles in positions of power in the US Catholic church, so the comment, unfortunately, isn't out of line.

Kansas is sort of on the fringes of the Bible Belt, wolf.

[sp1814]

AOG

"Double standards shown here, apparently this columnist seems to think that he can say what he likes about religious persons, just as long as no one says anything bad about Gays"

Are you sure you're focussing on the key issue here?

You may be right that the blogger has used intemperate language, but do you think that might be a product of centuries of hate directed at gay people from all the major religions?

Centuries in which you could argue that their time and effort may have been better spent elsewhere?

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT asks"How do they know they were Christian, many faiths have a GOD? "

He appears to have the ability to identify Muslims, why should others not be able to identify Christians?

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

/// You asked how anyone could know they were Christian. ///

/// The incident happened in Kansas, and the diners were white. ///

That is being rather derogative towards whites, what proof do you have that they were white?

*** The incident happened this week at Carrabbas Italian Grill, ***

They could quite have easily been dark skinned Italians, or even dare I say it? Black, seeing that there are many more black Christians these days than white Christians.

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// He appears to have the ability to identify Muslims, why should others not be able to identify Christians? ///

Mmmmm????????? The beards and beany hats are just one give away.

[THECORBYLOON]

There are Muslims in my office, none have beards or wear hats so how would you identify them?