MIAMI, Florida, Feb 14 (LifeSiteNews) – On Friday, a Miami 8-person jury ruled against an Orthodox Jewish pharmacist who sued his employer for firing him for not selling condoms. Pharmacist Hillel Hellinger, a Hassidic Jew and father of nine, sued Eckerd Pharmacy for discrimination against his religion and was seeking $100,000 in damages, mental anguish and back pay. LifeSite reported last Tuesday that according to Hellinger, “condoms are not supposed to be used by a Jewish man because the sperm has to enter the woman.” He said that the pharmacy “could easily have accommodated him by moving the condom rack to another part of the store, or by allowing him to direct condom customers … to the cashier at the front of the store.” However the jury rejected the argument, agreeing that the refusal to sell condoms would have been an undue burden on the pharmacy.
See the Miami Herald report.
See background on the story from LifeSite.