Gay waitress says Bible verse left in lieu of tip

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A Charlotte waitress says she was infuriated and hurt when a group of ladies left a message for her on their bill - taking aim at her sexuality.

Alexandra Judd works at Zada Janes in Charlotte's Plaza Midwood area. She says a group of patrons she served for lunch Tuesday morning left her a "hateful message" in lieu of a tip.

A Bible verse was left on the tip pointing Judd to Leviticus 20:13.

"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination," the King James version of the Old Testament verse reads. "They shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."

Judd is gay.

The bottom of the receipt had a message for her as well: "Praying for you!"

"I never expected a hateful gesture like this," Judd said of the comments. "I've had a guest leave me a pamphlet to their church as a tip one time, but I didn't feel as if they were being hateful towards me. The ladies that came in were very rude, and would hardly talk to me - but I never expected this."

She says she was infuriated and hurt by what she saw.

"I've heard of people leaving fake money, or writing funny stuff in the tip spot of a check but never believed it would happen to me, in the way that it did," she said.

Judd posted a picture of the receipt on her Facebook page. Her co-workers and friends have shared the post and shared their shock and anger in the comments.

According to Judd, she's lived in North Carolina nearly a year after moving from a small town in Alabama.

She has taken part in a few rallies for equality since she has moved to Charlotte, including Wednesday night's rally in uptown Charlotte against North Carolina's House Bill 2.

"I don't care what anyone says, this is the most disrespectful thing you can do," she wrote about the incident on Facebook. "Don't pray for me darling, I have everything I could possibly want and need in my life."

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