Virginia pharmacy follows faith, won't sell birth control pills and such...

[Facial_King]

This part of the story made me rub my eyes and say "Wha????" out loud.
Do these people have no sense of irony whatsoever?

"This pharmacy is a vibrant example of our Holy Father's charge to all of us to wear our faith in the public square," said Loverde, who sprinkled holy water on the shelves stocked with painkillers and acne treatments. "It will allow families to shop in an environment where their faith is not compromised."

I love it. Believers in a higher power - a higher power that not only can't relieve pain, but can't even tackle acne! Their faith is apparently limited (compromised?) by the humble zit.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021...es_pharmacy;_ylt=AjlMMy320QNWgGcaUgSkBlB34T0D

 

[Yankeefan21325]

Thats a damn bible thumper for you.

 

[ChefChiTown]

CHANTILLY, Va. – A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as a matter of faith to sell contraceptives of any kind, even if a person has a prescription.

I bet they'll fill your $50 bottle of Gonorrhea medicine though. Fucking hypocrites.

 

[DukeLaCrosse]

virginia's governor is catholic. only catholic's think birth control is wrong. idiots

 

[D-rock]

virginia's governor is catholic. only catholic's think birth control is wrong. idiots

I have never understood their position on it either. Even from a religious standpoint it never made too much sense. Then again a lot of stuff the Catholic Church thinks doesn't make any sense.

 

[tubuler]

virginia's governor is catholic. only catholic's think birth control is wrong. idiots

I live in VA. I don't believe that Tim Kaine shares the Catholic church's viewpoint on this issue. (At least I hope he doesn't)

 

[cfvandal]

virginia's governor is catholic. only catholic's think birth control is wrong. idiots

Dont forget the born agains, they are way up on the scale of religious thick headed idiots. I have known people who will only vote for a president based on the issues of gay marriage and abortion. They could care less how many people would die in a war that has gone on far too long under false pretenses.

 

[Dean Wormer]

I have never understood their position on it either. Even from a religious standpoint it never made too much sense. Then again a lot of stuff the Catholic Church thinks doesn't make any sense.

Perhaps this clip will enlighten you.

 

[Buzzboy]

I can't believe this shit still happens.

 

[Dawn]

Surreal... I mean, thats absurd plain and simple.

 

[jibbijib]

"Faith" followers are fucking idiots. They're following soemthing that isn't real! Well at least isn't what they really think it is. People shouldn't allow stupid stories to control how they live their lives. Fuck, religion pissed me off.

 

[Facial_King]

And I wonder if they stock Viagra, Cialis, etc., not to mention Prozac and lithium....

Do those drugs compromise their faith?

 

[drew84]

Sounds like they are using their own freedom to get rid of someone else's. It will be like if I worked at a book shop and refuse to sell religious books cause I think religion is full of shit. It seems like for some reason religious people are given more freedom then non-religious people.
I wouldn't be surprised that people will soon be buying birth control from online pharmacies that if those anti-contraceptive morons don't mange to get those sites banned that is.

only catholic's think birth control is wrong. idiots

Not all catholics are against birth control so it sounds like these guys in that pharmacy are either traditionalists or fundamentalists. My girlfriend used to be a non-practising catholic and she was on the pill and we used condoms at first as well, of course now she is no longer religious. Although I do agree that people who are against birth control are idiots, after all the world is getting over populated.

 

[maildude]

Yep. We should all suffer just like Jesus did. Even though he never asked us to.

 

[don_equis]

This part of the story made me rub my eyes and say "Wha????" out loud.
Do these people have no sense of irony whatsoever?

"This pharmacy is a vibrant example of our Holy Father's charge to all of us to wear our faith in the public square," said Loverde, who sprinkled holy water on the shelves stocked with painkillers and acne treatments. "It will allow families to shop in an environment where their faith is not compromised."

I love it. Believers in a higher power - a higher power that not only can't relieve pain, but can't even tackle acne! Their faith is apparently limited (compromised?) by the humble zit.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021...es_pharmacy;_ylt=AjlMMy320QNWgGcaUgSkBlB34T0D

How about if you own a business you have the right to decide what to sell and what not to. If you don't like to buy in there or their beliefs then don't shop there.

Would I go to a religious store to buy porn? and then be upset when I find out that they don't sell it there?

Would I go to a porn store and be upset when I don't find religious items in there and complain about it?

What about nightclubs that don't let you in if you have running shoes or your shirt not tucked in?

Or that you can't shop at Sams Club or Costco if you don't pay for a membership card? Or once in there you can't pay with credit card is has to be with debit/ATM transaction, where's the complaint?

I guess we are getting used to goverment intervention in the business that we want them to control business in particular if they are faith based.

 

[Rattrap]

As...misdirected as I might think this pharmacy's policy is, it is their business. If folks like ourselves don't agree, we certainly don't have to go there - the fact of the matter being, though, is that they'll likely have more than enough people totally gung-ho about their policy to make themselves successful. It's simply good business, at that point.

Now, if such a policy becomes legislation, then we'll have something to shout about.

 

[don_equis]

as...misdirected as i might think this pharmacy's policy is, it is their business. If folks like ourselves don't agree, we certainly don't have to go there - the fact of the matter being, though, is that they'll likely have more than enough people totally gung-ho about their policy to make themselves successful. It's simply good business, at that point.

now, if such a policy becomes legislation, then we'll have something to shout about[/color].

Agreed, thank you!

 

[Friday on my mind]

Religious based drug stores huh,what a great idea!
They should be required by law to not try to deny women access to birth control or any other legal product.Short of that people should do everything they can to put them out of buisness with a boycott of the store.This is just a continuing pattern of religious beliefs and followers trying to deny women being able to excercise their rights.Some women in states have to travel to another state to access abortion services or wait for the monthly trip of a doctor who flies in from another state to perform such in their state.Rights become hollow when such are used to deny them.

 

[ChefChiTown]

I was just thinking about this for some reason, but how is this business getting away with this? Is this just one of those things that is slipping through the cracks, or is it, once again, showing the hypocrisy of our legal system in the United States? :dunno:

In the article, it says...

CHANTILLY, Va. – A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as a matter of faith to sell contraceptives of any kind, even if a person has a prescription.

Now, with that being said, the LAW says...

Both federal and state laws prohibit businesses from denying public accommodation to citizens on the basis of race, color, religion or national original. The Federal Civil Rights Act guarantees all people the right to "full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin."

http://www.legalzoom.com/legal-articles//article13363.html

But, according to VA. PHARMACY BD. v. VA. CONSUMER COUNCIL, 425 U.S. 748 (1976), the LAW also says (in not so legal terms)...

Pharmacies (in Virginia) are allowed to refuse service for any reason.

:wtf: Doesn't that completely contradict the Federal laws that have been put into place, which prohibit the refusal of service (from any business) on the basis of race, color or RELIGION?

I know that they're not sitting at the front door asking people what religion they practice, but they are forcing their religious beliefs onto the public by refusing to fill prescriptions based on reasons of faith.

I do agree...go to another pharmacy. But, this is getting ridiculous. We let almost anything that is based on "religious grounds" to happen and legal action is hardly ever taken. I'm not saying that this individual case is a big deal, but it's the principal of the matter that is total hypocritical bullshit. It won't be long until killing people for reasons "based on faith" will become a completely legal act in this country.

 

[senob44]

I bet they'll fill your $50 bottle of Gonorrhea medicine though. Fucking hypocrites.

They sure will, but ask yourself: "Is this Gonorrhea medicine or ANTI-Gonorrhea medicine they are giving me...."