Fired for Religion? Or Because He Provided Poor Service?
kare11.com :: KARE 11 TV - Judge dismisses suit by pharmacist who refused to dispense birth control:
A federal judge in Madison, Wisconsin dismissed a Roman Catholic pharmacist's claim that he was fired by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for refusing to fill birth control prescriptions and that the dismissal violated his religious freedom.
U.S. District Judge John Shabaz said Neil Noesen was actually fired from the Onalaska, Wisconsin store last summer because he was disruptive and wasn't meeting expectations.
The Thursday ruling said Wal-Mart accommodated Noesen's religious opposition to birth control by having other pharmacists fill prescriptions. It also said Noesen went too far by trying to avoid any interaction with those customers, leading to poor customer service.