Due to religious beliefs, Muslims are complaining about ringing up pork at some Target stores. So I ask, is it time to start asking people about their religious beliefs during interviews? I think this needs to be considered. A few weeks ago it was the taxi drivers that would not pick up intoxicated passengers, due to religious beliefs and now it's not ringing up pork.

FOXNews.com - Some Target Stores Change Duties for Muslim Cashiers Who Object to Ringing Up Pork - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

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Lt. Gov Diane Denish on Bill Richardson "The governor, she said, "pinches my neck. He touches my hip, my thigh, sort of the side of my leg."

Perhaps it is time to begin asking. I see in the news where some Christian pharmacists are refusing to dispense birth control products too.

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hmmm. it must be America. doesn't happen here. Muslims who work at checkouts in Australia don't seem to have a problem ringing up bacon and ham and other haram products ....

I guess the crazy yank 'you're with us or against us' logic has spread to your immigrants as well ....

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No, what has spread to our immigrants is much worse.

It's the either "you honor my every whim without question or I sue" logic.

Pray it never takes hold there. Seriously.

It's far more dangerous.

Matt

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And yet our industrial relations laws are far more liberal than yours are. A person has more than one avenue to claim compensation in australia if they are unfairly discriminated against.
I dont think this can be attributed to some sort of "disease" that only affects immigrants.

Here is what I don't understand.

These people say that selling pork is against their religion, yet they choose to work in a store that - hello - sells pork.

No matter what job you do in the store, you are supporting the sale of pork. Does Allah only get pissed off if you scan pork?

Sorry, but this kind of thing pisses me off. It is not the religious convictions of the employee that annoy me - be they Muslims who won't scan pork at checkout or a Catholic who won't fill a prescription for birth control.

Your religious rights end at your body. You have absolutely no right to try and shove your religious dogma into my grocery bag.

Matt

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A funny thing is that the store profits from the sale of pork, as well as other products. And they have no problem accepting a paycheck from a store that profits from violating their religious beliefs.

I think it is ridiculous to walk into a company knowing what they do, apply for a job, get the job then complain and try to change that company. Especially if you know what goes on in there. Similar to the people that work in a bar, then after a few months or years, start to complain about the smoke. I'm sure they were smoking, the day you applied.

I've heard this too, but have not seen any articles on it. If it is their own personal pharmacy, then they have that right, but if they're working at Walgreen's then they are in the wrong. They know what is expected of a pharmacist before they even apply to work at a pharmacy. Hell, they practically have to go through more schooling than an M.D.

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Lt. Gov Diane Denish on Bill Richardson "The governor, she said, "pinches my neck. He touches my hip, my thigh, sort of the side of my leg."

if they refuse they should then be fired

a business has to be respectful to ones relgion but if that religion makes you not be able to fullfill the obligations of your job.....then you shouldnt be doing that job nor would it be fair to have others have to do their jobs in total while these people get over

So what is next? Indians refusing to sell beef??? For once I agree with Rakkasan.

It's pretty scary, but Doniston and I both agree with Rakk on this. At one time I worked in a Food Co-op that didn't sell meat, this worked for me because I was a vegetarian and didn't want to be involved in the flesh trade. When the Co-op decided to begin selling organic meat products I quit. There was no attempt to force them to observe my personal beliefs, I just went to work for a Seventh Day Adventist health food store that was not selling meat and a few years later when they branched out into the flesh trade, I quit and went into business for myself.

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Thank goodness that there are fair housing laws on the books, but what is next fair sales laws?

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I agree, Muslims should just quit if they cannot sell pork. They need a different job.

But I also think the Christian Pharmacist should quit if his religion tells him not to dispense birth control.

The Muslim and the Christian cannot just refuse to sell what the store has for sale due to their religious beliefs. It's their job. If they don't want to do their job, they need to find another one that they are willing to do.

holy crap i have benn agreed with on USPOL that has to be a first

Nor have i heard of this happening in Canada...

Andrew

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