Some Muslim cashiers at Target refuse to handle pork, setting off another debate over the place of religion in society.
Beryl Dsouza was late and in no mood for delays when she stopped at a Target store after work two weeks ago for milk, bread and bacon.
So Dsouza was taken aback when the cashier -- who had on the traditional headscarf, or hijab, worn by many Muslim women -- refused to swipe the bacon through the checkout scanner.
"She made me scan the bacon. Then she opened the bag and made me put it in the bag," said Dsouza, 53, of Minneapolis. "It made me wonder why this person took a job as a cashier."
In the latest example of religious beliefs creating tension in the workplace, some Muslims in the Twin Cities are adhering to a strict interpretation of the Qur'an that prohibits the handling of pork products.
Instead of swiping the items themselves, they are asking non-Muslim employees or shoppers to do it for them.
It has set off a firestorm of comments -- more than 400, as of Tuesday evening -- on the Star Tribune's community blog, Buzz. People called the newspaper from as far as Tokyo to voice their opinion.
It remains unclear how many Muslim cashiers in the Twin Cities are declining to ring up pork sales. Customer service and faith clash at registers by Chris Serres and Matt McKinney
Hat tip: Jihad Watch
Mark Alexander
4 comments:
US Iconoclastic Patriot:
There is a simple solution to the problem caused by these stupid people: refuse to be served by them, and refuse to handle any halal goods. What's sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander. It's time to get tough!
It's interesting that no other religion/ethnic minority is given such tolerance.
Guess what my employer would say if I, as a Christian, demanded time off to attend to my prayer needs 5 times a day.
I worked in a grocery store in the Twin Cities while attending college. I can just imagine what my employer would have told me if I tried some such stunt based on my religious beliefs. I would have been fired.
I just came across this today and thought you might find it amazing at the boldness and audacity of these jerks:
Muslims Say They Can’t Share Prayer Room
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s shared prayer room is unacceptable say Muslims. “Where you have Christians and Muslims praying at the same time, it will create a problem,” said Fual Ali, a Somali Muslim who spoke at a meeting with airport officials. “Christians are praying for forgiveness, peace, or similar cowardly aims. Muslims are praying for the death of unbelievers. Mixing these messages is an insult to Allah.”
Somalis Muslims, who make up a large community in Minnesota, are demanding changes at the airport, including a private place for them to use for their prayers, exemption from searches carried out by infidels, and the removal of all pork products from airport eateries.
Well, Heather, welcome to that 'New Dark Age'!
Time to send these religious bigots and bullies back where they came from. Personally, I will not take a taxi or shop at Target in the Twin Cities as you suggest Mark.
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