*rolls her eyes*

[conuly]

The guy wouldn't do his job, and then got upset when he got fired.

Look, it's simple. If you're in a wheelchair, and you can't get a teaching job because of this, you have a right to be pissed. But if you can't get a job as an acrobat, well, that's probably because you really can't do it.

Similarly, if this guy was getting fired from a teaching job over his religion, that's wrong. But getting fired when because of his religion he can't do his job properly? No. He needs to find another job that wont' cause him spiritual pain. He's not being persecuted, despite what he thinks. He's just expected to do his job, and if he can't, he needs to find a job he can do.

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[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

Here in Texas, it's not uncommon--or illegal--for a pharmacist to refuse to fill a birth control prescription. Where that man stepped over the line was in refusing to refer her to someone who *would* fill it. That's illegal, even in our state.

[conuly]

Yeah, I can just about see saying "ethical considerations, I'll go find an infidel to help you". But you can't just say "nope, sorry, you're going to hell and you're not dragging me down with you!" to people.