Reply #41: I know a pharmacist right now who won't hand out condoms.

[Xithras]

The guy is very religious and he works for WalGreens. He won't even tell you where they're at...if you walk up to the pharmacy and ask him, he'll reply "We don't have them back here, they're out on the shelves somewhere". He does this because his religious beliefs dictate that God decides when we should and shouldn't get pregnant, and that condoms interfere with God's will. By handing out a condom, or even by telling people where they're at, he's participating in the thwarting of God's will which is sinful.

How do they get around that? He's not the only pharmacist there. When someone needs a birth control prescription filled, or an emergency contraceptive, the other pharmacist fills the request. Likewise, when someone asks where the condoms are, it's typically one of the other employees who answers. His fellow employees are aware of his beliefs and accomodate them.

He's Muslim, by the way.