Sounds like the PA atheist needs a hobby...try reading, and make it Adam Smith's ...The Wealth of Nations. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations)
A "market driven" non government business should be able to establish whatever pricing policy they choose...

I think it shows prejudice on the part of the athiest. Any private enterprise can choose whatever they want to do as far as discounts go. I'm older now, and some places offer senior citizen discounts, and some don't. The man with the problem is free to eat anywhere he wants as he is free not to eat at this particular restaurant.
The way I look at it, from a business standpoint, sunday is probably a big sales day because of churchgoers, and he is appealing to a large base of purchasers. Kids starting back to school offers another base, so discounts for report cards etc.. It brings in business which is why the owner has a restaurant in the first place. So, tired of free people having to bow to the whims of the few.

I aggree with Tammy and see nothing wrong with restaurants offering a discount to folks bringing in a bulletin. Restaurants see a huge windfall of sales from people out driving around after church looking for a place to have lunch. Why not attract that windfall by offering a discount? Some people, like this person in Pennsylvania, are just trying to bring attention to themselves. I suppose the next thing will be people with arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome calling "prejudice" because they can't use a scissors to cut out coupons to get a discounted meal at a restaurant!

What wasn't mentioned in this article is that the person filing the complaint was offered the same discount if he would bring in a bulletin from his atheist affiliation and he chose not to. So, is this really about discrimination or does someone have an agenda?

HOW DOES THE STATE GET INVOLVED WITH THIS ?!?!?!?!?!?!????

Let me get this straight...a family OWNS a restaurant, prints coupons, one of which offers percentage off for bringing in a church bulletin and they get sued for discrimination. This is nearly making me lose MY religion! Really? Government should not be allowed, nor should any citizen, to micromanage our businesses any more than they already do. This is so ridiculous.

A private business not only has the right to give discounts to whomever they please, they also have the right to not serve a person if they so choose. Don't like their practice of rewarding church goers? Just take your business elsewhere. Nobody MAKES you eat at a particular restaurant.

They don't have a right to discriminate when they are hiring, but they should be able to run their business as they see fit. I think the government is reaching way too far into private enterprise with this one.

It's the restaurants business, if they want to offer a discount to anyone that just bought a new set of tires or has a church bulletin or a gym membership, it's entirely up to them. If there is even a shred of sanity left in this country, this lawsuit will get thrown out.

How can I get on board with this suit? I go to church but they don't give out bulletins. Everything's online to save paper and money. So I have no bulletin to bring in. That's discriminatory, right?

It's not even just for "church goers" .It's with a church bulletin. He could print a on line bulletin, ask someone for one,etc. No more than a vegetarian could claim they needed to go in a grocery store where meat was sold to get a coupon. The Pa agency that is wasting the taxpayer money investigating this should be shut down and fired. .

I think the atheist should pay double to make up the difference. And the state agency that even took the time to listen to this jerk should be dissolved.

This is the country our men and women die for daily. Where the government can micro manage even family owned restaurants. This case should be thrown out.

There is no "case". No suit, nothing more than a statement. Leave it to Fox to blow this out of proportion.

@John Barone. I've been searching for an original story on any newsource that FOX and can't find one. And I was searching for an original source on anything BUT FOX to try and prove, for myself, the veracity of the claim, and the story. So far, no luck. Every internet blip about this story lands back on the FOX webpage. If you have a link to the story as an original, not a rebroadcast of the FOX from some other news agency, woudld you be so kind as to provide it? I really do want to see how this is reported from some other source.

I'm with Terry... Likely nothing more than a typical Fox news " rile up the "persecuted" crusaders" bit...

But , yeah, If the local strip bars,liquor stores and bars want to offer a discount to those folks savvy enough to print a copy of a church bulletin off the church website , who cares?

More anti-government fodder from the Republican Outrage Machine at FOX. People file these complaints all the time with state agencies charged with protecting our civil rights and the agencies are obliged to follow up on them. Nothing to see here, move along.

More anti-conservative values from the liberal machine from Brian . lol

It is a legitimate question considering the day and time in which we live where these kinds of things can make it to the supreme court (think Michael Newdow and Supreme Court). I suppose it's just one of those stories meant to make us shake our heads and say, "Really - offended? Unfair?" Seems those are the catch phrases of the day as of late. No wonder it made the news.

Tammy ... It didnt make "the news"

It was reported on Fox .. Not as any sort of real "news" but just to stir the pot and rile up the "faithful".

That Grant, is one of those opinions - shared by some but not by all. Fox ratings tell us that.

To respond to the Adam Smith book: Maybe people should read it in its entirety rather than taking out excerpts that support a position. He did say that, but read the paragraphs (and chapters) before and after. He was trying to cover all areas, including the poor, and that some tax on properties that is not unreasonable should be used. The quote was taken out of context.
I find it refreshing that someone who is a huge supporter of free enterprise would also be balanced enough to include the poor among us. The key word is "reasonable" when it comes to taxation.

Hoo-lee crap. What does Adam freakin' Smith have to do with this? Tammy, do you know anything about Adam Smith? Do you know what the phrase Moral Self-Interest means? Read beyond the first paragragh of the "Wealth of Nations". Read the "Theory of Moral Sentiments". He was way WAY more concerned with the morality that he was with the enterprise.

I can see I am going to have to write an article about Adam Smith. It seems he is becomming like Ayn Rand, an name that conservatives like to through around to demonstrate how well read they are.

Oh please get over it. He needs to get a life. Yes, restaurants should be able to give a discount to anyone or any church or organization that they want too.