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In reply to the discussion: Muslim staff can discriminate based on their religious beliefs. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)Now TWO jerks behind the counter know her business.
It's not an "anti-labor" argument to expect people in retail sales to engage in that practice, any more than it is anti-labor to expect a carpenter to hammer nails. So, sorry, "No sale."
As for the business, they can make those arrangements, and lose sales, just as JCPenny lost sales when they changed their business model.
The 'haram' aspect of those materials varies from Muslim to Muslim and plenty will handle and even consume these items--by the same token, there are Christians who forswear alcohol as a religious practice, and Jews who forswear pork for the same reason, who nonetheless can manage to be in proximity to these items in a work setting, so trying to place the "religious bigotry" label on this is nonsense. We aren't talking about making provisions for someone with an ADA issue--this is an "I think, therefore I need accommodation" issue.