ext_13277 ([identity profile] theweaselking.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] politicartoons 2015-09-06 08:22 pm (UTC)

Notably, the flight attendant in question is perfectly happy to do all the rest of her job *and* to direct you to other flight attendants who don't have her restriction *and* to do *their* job while *they* serve you alcohol.

Which is what is generally termed a "reasonable accomodation". Similarly, a company I worked at allowed several Muslims to use the break room for prayers, the Hindu vegan at the grocery store didn't have to work the deli counter, and Sikhs who join the RCMP are allowed to wear their dastar.

This is different from Davis and the other fundie fake "religious freedom" expressions of bigotry in that, in all the "reasonable accomodation" cases that have a point, *the job still gets done*. Davis isn't just refusing to sign marriage licenses, she's refusing to allow marriage licenses to be signed by anyone. Pharmacists who refuse to serve birth control aren't just handing the prescription to another pharmacist at the same counter, they're preventing the customer from receiving their prescription entirely.

And it's worth noting, as well, that the cases of Davis and the pharmacists, they've been hired for a position where they are literally the only person who can serve the customer and/or the only job duties involve serving the customer. And in those cases, there's no "reasonable accomodation" that can be made.

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