P.M. BRIEFING : Religious Car Deals Backfire
<i> From Times wire services</i>
FAIRFAX, Va. —
Car dealer Freddye (Action) Jackson says he’s baffled by the uproar over his offer of special discounts to fellow Christians.
But the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith says the problem is clear: Jackson’s 9-month-old incentive program discriminates, even though it also is available to Jews.
“Any time you talk about Christianity, people blow it out of proportion; people take it negatively. I don’t know why,” Jackson said.
He started the Christian Members Buyers Plan at Brown Lincoln-Mercury in this Washington suburb last August. But the uproar started when a local newspaper reported on the incentive program Wednesday.
