Incident at Work Yesterday

[righteousdude2]

When the Spirit nudges you....

I would greatly appreciate knowing what some pastors and Christian leaders think about this situation. I work in an adult day care since retiring. Yesterday, as part of a weekly routine, I and another staff took seven individuals out to eat in the community. This particular restaurant was a buffet type restaurant. We go there regularly. Anyway, as we pull up, there was a bus from a local Baptist church parked at the restaurant, school bus sized. When we walked in, the waitress took us to a back room that had 35-40 of these church members already seated. There was plenty of space in the room, and no tables were reserved. After being seated, I noticed that some of the church members kept looking over at us, shaking their heads and making various sounds.

The next thing I know is the waitress informs me that we cannot sit near the church group and moved us over to the other side of the restaurant. Being on the job and representing the company, I decided to not make an issue of it. The bottom line is these forty or so church members did not want to sit in the presence of the seven individuals that are physically and mentally handicapped. The company is writing the restaurant complaining about the situation.

To me, this goes much deeper. It was the worst display of Christian action I have ever witnessed. Not only did I feel angry at the actions, it was embarrassing knowing these church members were basically from the same type of church I attend from the same denomination. As we were leaving, I walked back into the room containing the church members, and without saying one word, walked up the aisles of the tables and stared each person in the eye. None would look at me.

I am thinking of writing the pastor of this church and relating this incident. Would you, or is this something you would just let pass? We have had threads in the past about Christians in restaurants.

....do what you are led to do! This situation needs to be addressed, and they need to be reminded of James, chapter 2, especially berses 1-4 (MSG), "My dear friends, don’t let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. If a man enters your church wearing an expensive suit, and a street person wearing rags comes in right after him, and you say to the man in the suit, “Sit here, sir; this is the best seat in the house!” and either ignore the street person or say, “Better sit here in the back row,” haven’t you segregated God’s children and proved that you are judges who can’t be trusted?"

Go for it, and regardless of the results, you have done the right thing according to the word! :thumbsup:

 

[righteousdude2]

While I Appreciate Your Wisdom...

Personally, I would let it pass and leave it the Lord's hands.

Let your stare haunt them.

If you connect with their pastor it may even turn uglier.


HankD

I have to disagree with this in that people like these have to have a conscience to be haunted, and I doubt if they have one! :tear:

 

[HankD]

I have to disagree with this in that people like these have to have a conscience to be haunted, and I doubt if they have one!

OK, but you never know, perhaps just one will develop true godly sorrow.

HankD

 

[saturneptune]

Personally, I would let it pass and leave it the Lord's hands.

Let your stare haunt them.

If you connect with their pastor it may even turn uglier.


HankD

I have a call into the pastor to call me back. As of yet, I have heard nothing. I am giving what you said prayerful consideration. If the pastor fails to respond, it is either your advice or taking it to the next step, like a letter to the editor.