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Gas-up at Express for value                                                                                           Chaplain’s thoughts ...

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7KDQNVJLYLQJDFFRUGLQJWRJDVEXGG\FRP$VWKH            for each grade of fuel.                                      Last week the news broke                VD\LQJ´'RQ·WWKURZRXWWKHEDE\
cost continues to plummet, the Exchange wants                                                                         about indiscretions in the life of         ZLWK WKH EDWKZDWHUµ 'XJJDU·V
WRHQVXUHGULYHUVDUHDZDUHRIWKHSURFHGXUHVLQ              “Because market-based pricing is not contingent        UHDOLW\79SHUVRQDOLW\-RVK'XJ-           poor choice and hypocrisy doesn’t
place to determine pump prices at Luke Air Force            RQFRVWZHVXUYH\DQGFKDQJHSULFHVDVIUHTXHQWO\       JDU IURP WKH VKRZ ´ .LGV DQG      QHJDWHWKHYDOXHRIDPRUDOWHDFK-
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shoppers.                                                   said.                                                     Christian and worked as a po-              DQG ZLOO UXLQ \RXU PDUULDJHµ $
                                                                                                                      OLWLFDO OREE\LVW IRU FRQVHUYDWLYH      truth is constant and nothing I
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the quickest and easiest way to get the lowest              VKRSSHUVXVHGWRWKHWD[IUHHEHQHÀWWKDWWKH([-            Aside from the personal cost to         say, “I can’t be a ______, because
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JDOORQVDYLQJVZLWKHYHU\ÀOOXS,QDGGLWLRQWRWKH                                                                 cost to the faith community. When
QLFNHOVDYLQJVWKH/XNH$)%([SUHVVSHULRGLFDOO\             :KLOHWKH([FKDQJHZKLFKLVSDUWRIWKH'HIHQVH      people see stories like this they             In the end, when someone
offers steeper discounts during certain holidays.           'HSDUWPHQWLVLPPXQHIURPVWDWHDQGORFDOWD[HV        point to it and say, “If that is what      judges an institution, a belief
                                                            WKHLPPXQLW\VSHFLÀFWRIXHOKDVEHHQZDLYHGE\          LW PHDQV WR EH D BBBBBBBB ÀOOLQ   system, a religious group based
   “Anytime a customer uses a bank-issued debit             Congress. The Exchange, and by extension its              the religious group Christian,             on the actions of others, they are
or credit card, the gas station pays a portion of           customers, also pays federal tax pursuant to the          -HZLVK HWF WKHQ , ZDQW QRWK-      the one who gets hurt. They rob
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PDQDJHU´%HFDXVHWKH0,/,7$5<67$5ŠFDUG                                                                            a belief system, a religious group         tion. Why blame God, the church,
is administered by the Exchange Credit Program,                Accordingly, Exchange pump prices include              RQWKHSRRUFKRLFHVRILQGLYLGXDOV        WKH V\QDJRJXH RU ZKDWHYHU IRU
our Express is not subject to the these additional          state, federal and local motor fuel taxes, as well           I think it is important to remem-       DQLQGLYLGXDO·VSRRUFKRLFH"
IHHV $V D UHVXOW ZH·UH DEOH WR SDVV VDYLQJV RQ  as underground storage fees, etc. The federal and         ber that no one is perfect. I am
to cardholders by taking 5 cents off each gallon            state taxes, as well as other applicable fees, are        in no way making an excuse for                'RQ·W OHW DQ LPSHUIHFW SHUVRQ
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                                                            taxing authority.                                         saying is that we should not judge         the faith community and thereby
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                                                            5LYHQEXUJVDLG´:LWKWKDWVDLGWKH([FKDQJHLV                                                    Courtesy of Chaplain (Maj.) David Barns
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