America's 'faithful' need to look at their hearts

Some people shouldn't be allowed in restaurants.

At least in this country, people are expected to understand that a large part of the money wait staff earn comes to them in tips. Whether it's 15 percent, 18 percent or more, without it the people doing the serving are little more than serfs.

Kansas 'Christians' failed to tip.

Lately, though, tipping -- or more accurately, failing to tip -- has become something of a political statement.

In a Wichita restaurant recently, a family of "Christians" left their waiter what appeared to be a generous $20 tip.

He was pleased ... until he realized what they had left him was a religious tract designed to look like money.


The message was that accepting Jesus as his savior would be worth far more than any money they could leave him. But the silliest part of it all is that they could have been nice and left him a pamphlet along with some cash.

This just comes across as holier than thou, and it fits in nicely with what the late Mohandas Gandhi said many years ago.

It's difficult to imagine a purer message than Christ gave us. Love God and love your neighbor as yourself.

Then look at what so-called Christians are saying now.

"God gave us Donald Trump."

"God wants you to be rich."

"God hates fags."

Time for America's Pharisees to start taking a much closer look at what it is they believe.

The Wichita anecdote certainly isn't the only example of poor tipping, and there are definitely some folks who are poor tippers who have nothing to do with religion.

But for some reason, a lot of these people see leaving a normal-sized tip as somehow insulting God.

"I give God 10 percent. Why should I give you more?"

Well, you don't have to give anybody anything. But if you're not going to play by the rules, maybe restaurants aren't for you.

Ya think?