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- BUSINESS, Page 69Business NotesSALES PROMOTIONSBargain for the Born Again
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- As the top Lincoln-Mercury dealer on the East Coast, Freddye
- "Action" Jackson knows how to strike a deal. But none of his
- promotions have ever stirred such a fuss as his Christian
- Members Buyers Plan. A born-again Christian, Jackson sells
- Lincolns for $600 over dealer cost and Mercurys for a mere $250
- markup to certifiable Christians in Fairfax, Va. Ministers get
- an even better deal, and with each sale Jackson makes a
- donation to the church of the buyer's choice.
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- The program has sparked an uproar because he declines to
- offer the same discounts to any non-Christians except Jews,
- whom Jackson said he includes because they believe in God. Even
- so, David Friedman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation
- League of B'nai B'rith, has urged Jackson to drop the program.
- Says he: "I want him to see there is something wrong in asking
- customers to declare their religious affiliation and to treat
- them differently according to that."
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