Debbie Schlussel on the creeping of dhimmitude at Target stores:
The retail giant employs Muslims and Christians (and those of many other religions). But the former is far more equal than the latter at the home of Isaac Mizrahi cheap chic and Archer Farms foods.
Earlier this year, when Muslim cashiers decided to refuse to ring up pork and pepperoni pizza at the checkout lane, Target allowed this to go on. The retailer insisted that it respect and accommodate the extreme religious beliefs of its Muslim employees despite the cost and hassle to the customer and the retailer. The practice held up lines and required double teams of cashiers to keep up with the Muslims do-and-don’t lists of scanning and ringing up items.
But that was then. This is now. And now, Brian Bundy of Swartz Creek, Michigan, is gone from his job at Target. He was fired because, unlike its Muslim employees, Target would not accommodate his Christian religious beliefs. That’s even though–unlike the Muslim cashiers–Bundy informed Target of his beliefs before he was hired by Target Corporation.
Bundy is a pharmacist. It is against his religious beliefs to fill prescriptions for the “morning after” pill a/k/a “Plan B,” which is used to terminate pregnancy in the 72 hours after unprotected sex. When he was hired by Target, the retailer told him that he could refer those who wanted the drug to another pharmacy.
But since then, Target changed its tune. Instead of accommodating Bundy’s religious beliefs like it did with Muslims who won’t ring up pig products, Target fired him. Target’s rationale: It’s bad for business. Customers won’t put up with it, and Target will lose money.
I’m sure the ACLU will be all over this one. Any day now.
Actually, I think that Mr. Bundy should be fired. If he’s not willing or able to perform all of the duties and responsibilities of his job…he should find another job. But of course I also think that all of the Muslims who refuse to do their jobs should be fired too.
The Muslims knew that Target sold pork before they started. If handling pork was an issue, they should get a job at the Gap or Old Navy where they only have to handle shitty clothes.
My wife and I go to Target occasionally, mostly because it’s about a half mile closer to the house than the Wal-Mart. I think it’s time to start throwing the non-union (yeah!) Wal-Mart a little more of our business.
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h/t to Rhymes with Right, who adds:
Now granted, Brian Bundy and his fellow Christian pharmacists are not nearly as likely to make a vocal fuss — or threaten/engage in acts of violence — as the Muslim clerks and their co-religionists are, but that is not sufficient reason under state or federal law for the discriminatory treatment.
I quit shopping at Target when the first incident of muslim employees refusing to check-out a customer with a pork product occurred. I quit shopping at KMart when they used the atrocious Rosie O’Donnell in their advertising campaign, and quit selling guns and ammo.
I have no real beef with Wal-Mart, other than their stocking so many products made in China.
There is something else going on with Target, besides kicking the Salvation Army off of their property, that not many know about, and is another reason I will continue to ignore Target, and shop at Wal-Mart.
The Human Rights Campaign(HRC) has called for a boycott of Wal-Mart, and encourages shopping at Target.
I question the wisdom of their challenge, and that they are overestimating the purchasing power of their followers. I haven’t seen Target’s sales figures for the past year, including last Christmas, so I suspect the results reported, if any, will be subject to much spin.
Left by no2liberals on December 6th, 2007 at 11:27 am