Church people are notoriously bad tippers.  This is certainly not news to me, and I consider myself something of an expert.  I worked at Shoney’s while in high school, Chick-fil-A during college, and am today an ordained minister.  With much apology I realize the above statement is true.  The worst case I ever heard of was a church group going out on a Sunday afternoon following their morning service.  After being served by the cook and wait staff, they informed the waitress they would not be leaving a tip because they believed it was wrong to work on Sunday.  Let me repeat: AFTER they ate the food the cooks worked to prepare and the waitress worked to serve, they told her it was wrong to work on Sunday.  That’s the opposite of sharing the Gospel.  If those are really your convictions what you should do is NOT eat out or shop on Sundays.

Yahoo News recently carried this story of a waitress fired from Applebee’s for posting a receipt online.   Continue reading →