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Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:34:33 +0000

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By: ValhallaMike

ValhallaMike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:08:14 +0000

Regarding the question about the Pharmacist not selling birth control pills. From a capitalist standpoint the employee will have to sell whatever the business is stocking, to any law abiding citizen (in this case someone who has followed the necessary legal procedues, ie. gotten a prescription if required) or they should be fired.
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Form a secular law/human rights point of view if they are only chosing to sell a product to some people, but not to others that is also wrong. As it is wrong to decide which products you (as an employee) will sell based on your personal beliefs regarding morality. It is not up to you to decide which of your contracted responsabilities you will shirk, or whether the beliefs of your employers customers are acceptable to you on a case by case basis.
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However, I absolutely insist that the employer has the right not to stock products if the employer does not wish to sell them. If it’s your business and you don’t want to sell liquor (as our drugstore did in my childhood) or guns (as some variety stores do) or day after pills, then that is up to the owner of that business. The owner is not discriminating against any single customer. The owner has chosen to discriminate against a product line which the owner finds unacceptable to themself. Customers will continue to recieve equal treatment and access to the wares the owner choses to carry in their establishment.
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In the end, market forces will punish, or reward the owners for their decision, and that is the way a free market would deal with the issue. To force an employee to behave according to a contracted agreement of terms of employment, or face termination, is fair. It is also fair to allow the owners of a business to decide what they want to do with that business, as best they are able to, as long as they are running a safe and honest business.
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USA, all the way!

By: ValhallaMike

ValhallaMike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:48:44 +0000

From a purely capitalist perspective if the person your employing won’t perform the tasks required by the position, they should be fired. This isn’t the result of a physical or mental disability which the employee can’t help having, but is a clear and bigoted choice about who she will, or will not help.
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If it’s a matter of secular law, or human rights, then the fault also lies with the bigoted clerk. Each law abidding citizen should expect equal consideration for fair treatment and service when shopping at any business open to the general public. The ‘clerk’ should not be forced to accept employment, but part of making the choice to accept employment is to accept the employers obligation to provide equal services without bigotry.
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Islam continues to display a symbiotic link to bigotry and intolerance that may last as long as Islam remains on this earth. In time I would hope someone would actually pursue civil action against employers who allow bigoted practices to continue in their workplace. A message should be sent that intolerant employees will earn their employers the customers wrath.
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USA, all the way!

By: Capitana

Capitana — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:17:43 +0000

Next time she shops at the bookstore, she should buy a few Bibles, a copy of ‘Culture Warrior’, a few Laura Inghram books, an ASPCA ‘Complete guide to Dogs”, a cookbook specializing in pork and at least one by Anne Coulter.
Hilarity ensues.

By: Kensington

Kensington — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:48:40 +0000

We really do need to start taking a hardline in cases like this. Sell the book and keep your mouth shut or you’re fired. End of story. Why isn’t that obvious?

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:48:08 +0000

Because this idiot lives in this country he has free speech to spew ignorant, childish bologna while American citizens are not allowed to speak the truth…the best latest example is Michael Savage’s lawsuit against the terrorist org: CAIR.
Maybe I missed it posted here, but Megyn Kelly covered it on FNC, which is a shocka.
If you are a fan of the 1st amendment, please contribute to his brilliant lawyer’s fund. http://www.michaelsavage.com
Or perhaps Sharia ‘law’ will suit you.

By: eeyore

eeyore — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:03:45 +0000

I’m surprised this wasn’t Minneapolis. Pretty soon the store announcement “Register 6 is open, taking all purchases…” will have a whole new meaning.

By: bridgetown

bridgetown — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:03:29 +0000

For the record, before I get my — handed to me here.

I disagree with the clerk and the pharmacist. And I think both should have been fired on the spot, or at least given a Stern warning from the employer.

By: bridgetown

bridgetown — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:02:33 +0000

So, how do you people feel about ‘christian’ pharmacists refusing to sell birth control pills?
Just curious.

By: FL Mom

FL Mom — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:36:00 +0000

Someone should market Koran toilet paper.

By: pwadams

pwadams — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:20:23 +0000

Isnt this an example of religious discrimination by the clerk refusing to serve anyone with nonMuslim items?

How is this different than a white clerk refusing to serve black customers?

By: right2bright

right2bright — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:55:53 +0000

Religionists. There is little difference between this muslim wackjob and Huckledoodoo. Live free or die.

saved on January 16, 2008 at 6:12 AM

I am no fan of Huck, but where has Huck done something like this? Where has he condoned this type of behavior?

By: passingtramp

passingtramp — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:29:35 +0000

Complaints ensue, followed by the usual rounds of hand-wringing and the obligatory attempt to pin the blame for the episode on the grandmother. If this kind of thing hadn’t happened so many times before, in so many different settings, it might be plausible for the grandmother to have misheard the clerk. But it has happened many times. It will happen many more times.
Expect the grandmother to be hassled by some version of a “human rights commission” before it’s all said and done.

I don’t quite see that. Everyone in the story (bar ‘a source close to the assistant’) condemned the assistant, not the grandmother.

By: Coronagold

Coronagold — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:41:27 +0000

I’ll bet you dollars to donuts the store owner hired this punk because they knew he would harass Christians. But they’ll hide behind employment quotas if asked. Let’s see if Pinks hot dogs tries this.

By: saved

saved — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:12:01 +0000

Religionists. There is little difference between this muslim wackjob and Huckledoodoo. Live free or die.

By: aengus

aengus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:37:38 +0000

On Dhimmi Watch Robert Spencer says:

The store clerk was likely acting in accord with Qur'an 9:28.

[9:28] O you who believe, the idol worshipers are polluted; they shall not be permitted to approach the Sacred Masjid after this year. If you fear loss of income, GOD will shower you with His provisions, in accordance with His will. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

By: Shy Guy

Shy Guy — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:49:08 +0000

As far as I’m aware one of the founders of Marks and Spencer (presumably Marks) was Jewish and M&S is often accused of supporting Israel so why is a Muslim working for them in the first place?

schiehallion on January 16, 2008 at 1:39 AM

As far as I’m concerned, the 2nd partner, Robert, has a lot of explaining to do as well.

By: theregoestheneighborhood

theregoestheneighborhood — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:29:16 +0000

The Bible predicted of Ishmael & his descendants: “…his hand shall be against every man.”

jgapinoy on January 15, 2008 at 10:20 PM

Very true. Full and shockingly accurate prophecy:

Gen 16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

By: innominatus

innominatus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:39:31 +0000

I don’t consider the Koran unclean until after I’ve wiped…

Tzetzes on January 15, 2008 at 7:33 PM

In the interest of full disclosure, I am telling you up front that I am going to use this line in every conversation, no matter the topic. With credit to you, of course.

By: schiehallion

schiehallion — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:39:01 +0000

Change the stores name to MARX and Spencer, tell people that it’s owned by eeeeeevil Joos, and the only Muslim problem will be the arson attempts.

As far as I’m aware one of the founders of Marks and Spencer (presumably Marks) was Jewish and M&S is often accused of supporting Israel so why is a Muslim working for them in the first place?

By: glasschariot

glasschariot — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:43:51 +0000

From a business point of view, if a worker has a problem with the items sold in the store and refuses to sell them, then they are a liability. If they won’t sell the products, then what is the point of them being an employee?

In terms of religion, from my understanding of what a professor told me, Muslims look at Islam as the final ‘upgrade’ of the Abraham religions. That the ‘People of the Book’ are wrong in certain aspects of their religions (Christ is God, etc) but they are protected and Jesus is a very high ranking prophet. This employee obviously doesn’t know what the heck they are talking about.

By: smellthecoffee

smellthecoffee — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:39:41 +0000

The Muslim:

Inayat Bunglawala, assistant secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain. . . said: “This appears to be a very regrettable incident and the ‘unclean’ remark was clearly very offensive and unacceptable.

The dhimmi:

A source close to the shop assistant claimed there had been a misunderstanding.

She said: “I think there was some confusion over what the customer heard.”

Sigh.

By: Canadian Infidel

Canadian Infidel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:33:44 +0000

I LOVE stories like this. It’s just another drop wearing down Western patience. What do you think most people that care about that grandmother are going to think about Islam now – privately, even if they can’t or won’t say it publicly.

By: DerKrieger

DerKrieger — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:09:34 +0000

How long before these people declare all of Western culture unclean? WHY do they immigrate? WHY can’t they just stay where the HE!! in their own countries> I’d love for something like this to happen to me. The clerk and store would never hear the end of it.

By: 91Veteran

91Veteran — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:59:06 +0000

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