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Re: Religious Freedom Claim Taken Too Far?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:57:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz wrote:
Here's an interesting one:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/10/12/contraceptive.complaint.ap/index.html

The pharmacist refused to fill a contraceptive prescription for religious
reasons. That might be ok, except, he also refused to transfer the
prescription to another pharmacy. Now he's claiming he shouldn't be
punished.

Frank

Seems like a no-brainer to me. That guy should lose his license. What's next:
doctors refusing to provide medication because it violates some principle of
faith healing?

Newsflash: In this country we live under the Laws of the United States of
America, not the Laws of God. Abortion and contraceptives are legal. If his
profession conflicts with his religious beliefs, perhaps he should have chosen a
a different career to begin with...

Spencer



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  Re: Religious Freedom Claim Taken Too Far?
 
(...) Well, right now we *nominally* live under the laws of America--if the Spawn of Satan is re-appointed in November, then we'll see what happens to those laws. Anyway, I completely agree with the meat of your post. The guy's welcome to believe (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Religious Freedom Claim Taken Too Far?
 
Here's an interesting one: (URL) pharmacist refused to fill a contraceptive prescription for religious reasons. That might be ok, except, he also refused to transfer the prescription to another pharmacy. Now he's claiming he shouldn't be punished. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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