No Ham Or Wine From Tescos During Ramadan.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2694319/Tesco-apologises-Muslim-checkout-worker-refused-sell-customer-ham-wine-Ramadan.html

[Mosaic]

The Asian-owned shops round these parts have no problems selling vodka, wine, fags, condoms, wiener shcnitzel or anything else that folk will part hard cash for. I have been in the local out-of-town retail park and asked the totally brown (possibly asian muslim) staff why all the TVs on display were playing sexually provocative music videos, to be told it was 'company policy'. many Asian communities round this area genuinely believe they are allowed to follow sharia law rather than English law.

[naomi24]

We continually hear stories like this – it’s nothing new. The NHS have bent the rules to allow Muslims to cover their arms, thereby putting the health of patients at risk, and we had a discussion on here a few years back after a pharmacy assistant refused to serve contraceptive pills prescribed by a GP to a customer for a medical condition - that action supported by the industry regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council. All of that is unacceptable. People can believe what they like, but they have no right to impose their beliefs on anyone else, or to inconvenience anyone else. If Muslims feel unable to fulfil the requirements of the job they shouldn’t be in the job.

[Svejk]

ToraToraTora/// why is Ramadan any different? surley wine and pork are not islamic at any time. ///

I agree. And hot cross buns and crusty bread are no better.

[grannie39]

Tesco comes from the name T E Stockwell, an English man of note.

[DTCwordfan]

Nothing better than a good Obložené Chlebíčky, Svjek.....

[inksplotter]

I s'pose you could work on a till and forbid people buying ham and wine, but it'll be unusual.

[douglas9401]

This story again? Doesn't time fly?

[sp1814]

I agree with TTT on this.

How could that worker ever have served at the checkout outside Ramadan.

Also, what he is claiming is cobblers...handling and selling pork or alcohol products is not forbidden in the Koran.

I think...and this might rile some people, that this story simply shows that there are jerks in all walks of life.

I would not have used the self service checkout. I would have demanded the store manager get someone to serve me.

Furthermore, just like the Christian registrar who refused to perform CPs, and the Christian Relate councillor who refused to deal with gay couples, if this chap refused to do part of the job he is employed to do, he should be sacked.

[Peter Pedant]

if he is fasting - surely he should refuse to sell any food ?

Ham and veeno isnt MORE forbidden during Ramadan
He is showing an AOG level of non sequitur

[sp1814]

Peter Pedant

Yep...exactly. I'm sure he refused to serve the customer, but perhaps the story has been mis-reported, because either a) as a Muslim he would not serve alcohol/pork products *all* the time, or b) he is refusing to serve all food and drink because he's fasting.

But the combination (as reported) doesn't make any sense.

[woofgang]

SP and Tora, I said this on page 1!

[DTCwordfan]

that's the impact of the Islamic circle, woofgang.....round and round, just like goodlife's JW pontifications.

[humbersloop]

hang on, three bottles of wine, about three ounces of ham for the kids and that dress?

Social services should be on it like a shot

[Peter Pedant]

//it must be a moral dilemma for catholic checkout staff in chemists when someone wants to buy some condoms //

no I was thinking of sweet wine was out because it looked and tasted like communion wine and also unleavened bread ( if they stock it )
[favourite tipple of choir boys but dont let Father catch you !]

and just think of the Holy commotion if they stoked and tried to sell bottled holy water !

[lady-janine]

if he cannot do or refuses to do the job he was employed to do surely he should receive a warning and if he continues along these lines he should be dismissed.

he could work in an electrical retailer and refuse to sell televisions because they show couples dancing together. whatever next!

[askyourgran]

It shouldn't matter what time of year it is, if they are working on a checkout they should not refuse to sell a customer anything. Why do Muslims seem to think they have special exemptions? The employer should tell them what is required when they start work and if they cannot agree they should be refused the job.

[sp1814]

AYG

"Why do Muslims seem to think they have special exemptions?"

To be fair, religious fundamentalists of varying denominations think that their 'faith' exempts them from so many things nowadays.

[sp1814]

...but the minute you challenge them, suddenly they're being 'persecuted'.

[ToraToraTora]

just read it again and it makes no sense at all unless he a) always refuses to serve pork and booze. or b) he refuses to serve food at all in Ramadan, in either case he should not be working at the till in a supemarket but really I can't decide if the Mail has warped this story or the worker and his boss are incredibly silly.

[askyourgran]

I can't think of any other religion that causes so much bother, I can't bring to mind anyone refusing to serve because it offends their religious principles. sp. I dislike the thought of halal killing but we are being given no choice when buying halal meat.