is the right to religious beliefs becoming too much of a problem?
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They should get a different job. Or be encouraged to do so...
The problem is that they are trying to inflict their beliefs on the people around them. If they can't fulfill the duties of being a pharmacist without pushing their agenda on all those around them, they should find a different line of work.
well, Walgreens offered to relocate them to another state. But should Walgreens feel the need to make them such an offer? Should someone have to uproot their life to get a new job?
Supposed a chicken processing plant started doing pork? Should an islamic worker be forced to handle pork?
Supposed a chicken processing plant started doing pork? Should an islamic worker be forced to handle pork?
Walgreens was under no obligation to relocate them, period. In fact, I don't like that they did that. Instead of getting rid of someone who is pushing their religion on those around them and because of it can't perform at the job, Walgreens is going to simply send them elsewhere where that person can do it to someone else? That doesn't seem like a good option.
Sounds like they need to find a new line of work, instead of imposing their beliefs on others.
Religion is a protected class under the law. You can't fire someone because of it.Old Man G Funk said:
Can't you fire them for not doing their jobb if they claim it is against their religion then?Tenchiro said:
meh.......victim victim victim...........LordOpie said:
I think it's cool that walgreens would even go that far and not just fire them.
They shouldn't pander in an industry just because someone morally unable to fufill thier job duties insists they should be in the field. I'm not demanding to be let into the military just so I can b1tch about being made to shoot people later on.
well, not to get off-track here, but that's what the church did with their problems.Old Man G Funk said:
Do we know that these pharmacists pushed their religion -or- simply refused to do part of their job?
Again, what about the islamic meat processing dude?
Where's the line?
So at my job at mcdonalds do I have a right to refuse food because I think some fat dude has "had enough" and it's morally wrong for him to keep it up?
It's not that simple, because they are violating the rights of others.Tenchiro said:
Yes, they are pushing their religious thoughts on others and violating the rights of the patients in the process.LordOpie said:
If they can't be fired I'm gonna move me to Illinois and start a new religion that forbids me doing anything I consider immoral. Which would be pretty much anything at all.
Of course I'll need a highly paid job first...
Of course I'll need a highly paid job first...
Regardless of when they got their credentials, their job is to dispense medication, NOT decide who deserves what medication in particular......that's someone else's job. If they have a serious enough problem with it, it's their duty to themselves to find another field.LordOpie said:
I studied biochemistry and chemical engineering in undergrad and grad school respectively. After enough interships between semesters and serious investigation of some of the companies I was interviewing with, I very meticulously chose who I could morally handle working for......point being, most of them I couldn't stomach. These whiners can do the same thing if they think they're killing babies or whatever the hell their problem is. Like I said, I think walgreens is being pretty accomodating.
If abortion is legal, then yes. He needs to do his job or get the f*ck out. His beliefs don't overide the law. That's why we have laws. Otherwise as a murderer I could just claim it's my religious belief that led me to murder and get off scott free. In reality if I claimed this I'd be locked up as a mental case.LordOpie said:
Does that mean if I get a job as a pastor, I can let everyone know I'm an atheist and then sue when I get fired?Tenchiro said:
This is getting sticky...
Spot on.Changleen said:
Ewww. A harsh punishment...Changleen said:
I am betting that in this day and age, if you fired someone and it had anything to do with religion you would lose your shirt in court.Changleen said:
Back on topic, isn't there an exception for gender based discrimination laws for a bona fide job requirement (which means, for example, that I can't sue because I didn't get hired as a dancer at a titty bar...)
I would imagine that would also apply in religious circumstances, no?
I would imagine that would also apply in religious circumstances, no?
Paraplegic.LordOpie said:
Under Title 7 religion, along with race, sex color national origin is a protected class though. Atheism included.Changleen said:
I don't think Hormel could fire a muslim for refusing to work in the pork and beans line, any more than Walgreens could fire these guys for refusing to fill a perscription.
I would think that they would have to offer them lateral moves, but leave themselves open to a lawsuit if they canned them.
Not that I am a lawyer or anything. So I could be wrong.
Religion should not be classed in with race sex and colour. It's a totally different thing. You can't choose race sex or colour, (generally) but you can choose your religion and change it as easily.Tenchiro said:
What if I have a job in a pork slaughterhouse then decide to become a Jew? Is the pork place responsible for finding me a new job? **** no.
I totally agree.Changleen said:
You obviously keep the job and get over that whole quoran thing. Only an idiot doesn't like bacon..........and they should be shot........with porkchops.LordOpie said:
Hold on, the guy running the chicken house should fire his ass if his jew starts branching out into other meat products.LordOpie said:
I just want to start finding more contextual justification for the phrase "his jew".fluff said:
