So proud to be this gal's sister in Christ

I thought this was worth sharing. This lady on my Catholic board shared a story about a business that they run and how their employee was treated upon delivering an order to a customer. DH stands for 'dear husband'. I'd love to hear your input on this type of evangelizing...

Her post:

What do you think of giving bible tracts in lieu of tipping?

DH and I own a small pizza restaurant (non-franchise type) that offers dine-in, carry-out, and delivery service. Last night, one of our drivers showed me the "tip" he received from a customer.

Some of the responses were as follows:

Uh-uh. If someone wants to give that in addition to a tip, fine. But, don't bilk someone out of their tip, especially in today's economy. If you can't afford the tip, go and pick up the pizza yourself!

It is one thing to give in addition to the tip, but it should not be the tip itself.

tipping is part of a person's pay, to not tip is to deprive someone of a portion of their income. it would be great if people in food service made more money & tipping wasn't essential, but it is & to give a tract instead of tipping is something i completly oppose.

if they want to give it & tip fine, totally legit. but to not tip is just bad taste.

And here was her response to the tract.

>>But, what are you gonna do?<<

What DH and I did was compose a letter that we mailed to the customer with their bible tract. Would you like to hear what it said?

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Thank you so much for your order Friday night. I sincerely hope your meal exceeded your expectations. We take great pride in going above and beyond with our fresh ingredients, exquisite presentation, enthusiastic staff, and fast delivery.

I am returning the item you gave our delivery driver in lieu of a tip. As a good Catholic woman, I was apalled to see a religious tract deceptively designed to look like currency given in replacement of payment. (Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight. Leviticus 19:13)

Our drivers are hard working individuals with families who strive to give exceptional service. Their income is dependent upon the tips given them. (Pay him his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and is counting on it. Otherwise he may cry to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. Deuteronomy 24:15) Would you deny payment to a man building you a house by saying that you had already paid for the building material? (What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading. For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build. Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure. Job 20: 18-20)

The assumption that any of our employees are in need of reminder that Jesus died for their sins is both erroneous and insulting. You automatically assumed that the gentleman delivering your food was a heathen of some sort, and you denigrated his work by giving him a cheap deceptive stage prop instead of the tip he deserved. He cannot spend it, he cannot save it, he cannot give it to charity, and he does not need the message imprinted thereon. As a Christian, I am ashamed that such a practice is out there. (Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their labor. Jeremiah 22:13)

I am sending this letter today in the hopes that your heart is changed. To paraphrase an old priest of mine – Do not tell me you are a Christian. Let me figure it out for myself.

May God bless you and work in your life,

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I seriously doubt that this will change this couple. But if it at least makes them pause before stealing someone else's income, I will feel it's worth it. I count it as a blow for the little guy.

Why Obama is not only a bad choice, he is the WORST choice

If you care about life, even in the least, I think a friend's post online summed up what we should all be praying about. It is all but certain (barring a miracle) that Obama will win. What does this mean to you? Well, if you are pro-life - scratch that - if you care about the lives of our unborn children, you need to examine FOCA. It will invalidate every pro-life decision made in the past 30 years.

This is NOT a woman's issue we are talking about. This is a human rights issue that has masked itself as a 'woman's right'. The repercussions are astounding. If you think you can turn a blind eye to the biggest atrocities facing our nation, I implore you to examine your conscience.

I was approached by a lady I met at church a few weeks ago. She told me that due to a conversation I was a part of, she changed her mind from voting for Obama. If I can influence even one person from understanding the inherent evil that is associated with Obama, then I have done my part and this blog has served a good purpose. I am not advocating for McCain. I am advocating against Obama. If you are fortunate to live in a state where you can vote your conscience, consider the Libertarian party or many of the write-in candidates.

When we can't count on a candidate to represent the unborn, can we truly trust them with any other issue? I am not a one-issue voter, but in order of importance this one is at the top of the list.

I give you my friend's post. And an FYI: this is from a Catholic pov.

This is very difficult for me because I am friends with women whom I know totally disagree with me on this issue, however I think that a lot of people here who THINK they are informed are not informed about certain issues. FOCA is one of them. The reason why I say this is because there has not nearly been enough light on FOCA and how it is different from what we know to be Roe and Doe.

First of all the Church's stance when both candidates are in favor of a policy that is in conflict with Church teaching, that one is supposed to weigh the candidates and vote for the one who is in less opposition to moral issues. It does not mean that if you can find fault with both that you can ignore the moral conflict with the greater offender and vote for them because you find moral fault with both. So in your example of Obama being pro-abortion rights and McCain being pro-death penalty there is a extreme difference in effect. Three thousand unborn children are slaughtered daily- innocent unborn children who have commited no sin. Contrast that with a few hundred criminals each year who have committed grave atrocities and there isn't a comparison. FTR I have had a friend brutally murdered and I am still anti death penalty.

This is not about Roe and Doe. It is, but that is not all it is about. It is about FOCA. FOCA will remove every piece of abortion restriction legislation on the books from the last 30 years or more. It will defund crisis pregnancy clinics who will not refer for abortion. It will run Catholic hospitals out of business because it will remove the conscience clause for hospitals and pharmacies.

Do you like your Catholic hospital? Do you like your NFP only doctor? With a Deomcratic supermajority and a Democratic president, particularly if the fillibuster is lost, you can say goodbye to all of that. It means medicaid WILL fund birth control and abortion. It means your health insurance will reimburse birth control and abortion. It means that your pharmacy WILL carry Plan B, RU 486 and all forms of birth control.

I am already considering which midwife I will go to when my doctor stops delivering babies. He is NFP only and if faced with doing abortions, tubals and perscribing birth control, he will stop practicing.

We help fundraise for a crisis pregnancy clinic that provides MEDICAL care, not just counseling. It is Pro-life 100%. They have already scheduled an emergency board meeting to plan for when FOCA is passed should Obama win tonight, because if FOCA is passed they will probably have to forfeit their license since they will not be able to keep it and refuse to refer for abortions. This clinic has already driven one abortuary out of business and is almost done driving another one out of business.

I say it again. This isn't about Roe and Doe, it is about way more than that.

And I have a special needs child in public school ESE right now. I am very aware of the issues with our public schools. I am an informed voter. Neither candidate is a great choice, however there is too much riding on the moral issues surrounding this election to vote for Obama. Not to mention I do not think his platform will solve any of our problems.