I think we just established the pastor is simply a jackass, waving their imaginary friend around when there are legitimate gripes against auto-gratuity.
I object to auto-gratuity - the dipstick employers should just pay their damned people more then. Gratuity is like tipping good street performers. If they do a good job, you should tip them.
I suppose if they itemized the cost of fuel, the manager's salary, the electricity, property rental, the *profit* to the owners, etc, then it might be different