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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:01 PM
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131. They can't deny service, but it's iffy about selective discounts.
They are a place of "public accommodation" so they certainly can't
say "No Jews" or any other members of a group based on certain
protected classes (race, sex, creed, national origin, veteran status,
and in some places, sexual orientation). But I'm not at all sure
whether this promotion would be illegal, especially if it doesn't
speak of Christian services but would accept any church (or
church-like) bulletin.

And are you *SURE* they wouldn't give you the discount on
Sunday for bringing in the bulletion from Friday or Saturday
services? They might have just tried to bring more business
through their door on the slowest day of the week (without
thinking through the ramifications of what they were doing).
When you're a member of a big majority (like Sunday-observing
Christians), it's much too easy to forget that not everyone is
just like you.

No, I'm not trying to let them off easy, just trying to suggest
that they may have merely been ignorant/stupid rather than
overtly evil.

Tesha
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