Is God More Important? (Current Event)

There is nothing like going out to eat with family and friends and enjoying yourself. We may decide to go out for a romantic date, family outting, birthday, or another special occasion. Everything starts out okay. You have unfastened your belts and may have even popped a button on your shirt. However, your heaven-like moment is ruined by a small sheet of paper -the bill. In addition to your rediculously high bill,there is that even more rediculous gratuity that the restaraunts have placed on the ticket. In an article found on Yahoo, a person claiming to be a pastor left their waiter at Applebees a very unusual sidenote when returning the bill. The assumed pastor was a part of a party whose bill was over $200 and with at least 20 people, so "larger parties receive an automatic gratuity," the waitress explains. This story was so interesting to me that I had to read more. While attempting to share this article with a friend the very next day, I found that reporters had posted an update on the article previously posted. It was verified that the person claiming to be a pastor really was, SHE really was. The automated gratuity was 18%, adding up to $6.29. Her total, not including the gratuity, was $34.93. She, Pastor Alois Bell, wrote on her bill in regards to the tip, "I give God 10%," which she had a point and goes on to say, "so why do you get 18?" She goes further scratching out the gratuity amount and places a "0" on the additional tip line. This minor issue evolved into a big issue all in one day. Pasor Bell found out about the posting of the bill, called the Applebees in which she dined and complained. All of this resulted in the waitress getting fired. The waitress explained that this type of situation was not addressed anywhere in the handbook. Pastor Bell argues, "I’ve brought embarrassment to my church and ministry." However the waitress challenges it with, "If this person wrote the note, obviously they wanted it seen by someone." The waitress explains in her last remarks the she's "been stiffed on tips before, but this is the first time I’ve seen the Big Man used as reasoning."