Am I sinning by working in a store that sells condoms?

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Mea_Culpa said:
In Luke 3:12-14, John the Baptist is asked what a tax collector and a soldier should do:

12] Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”
[13] And he said to them, “Collect no more than is appointed you.”
[14] Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Rob no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”

Tax collectors and soldiers were tools of the Roman occupation. John didn’t tell them to quit their jobs - he said do your job as justly as possible.

This relates to the OP’s question. By no means is she obligated to quit her job. She, like the tax collectors and soldiers, is to do her job as justly as possible. If she were urging customers to buy condoms, that would not be right.

If all of us had to quit jobs that had any connection to sin, there wouldn’t be many of us with jobs.
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That was my point. I sell Cigarettes to people because I work in my parents shop. I know that they kill people through lung cancer, but I’m not very well going to stop my parents from selling them, even through me(unless they sell cigarettes that look “suspect”). It’s their major source of income.
 
Mea_Culpa said:
In Luke 3:12-14, John the Baptist is asked what a tax collector and a soldier should do:

12] Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”
[13] And he said to them, “Collect no more than is appointed you.”
[14] Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Rob no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”

Tax collectors and soldiers were tools of the Roman occupation. John didn’t tell them to quit their jobs - he said do your job as justly as possible.

This relates to the OP’s question. By no means is she obligated to quit her job. She, like the tax collectors and soldiers, is to do her job as justly as possible. If she were urging customers to buy condoms, that would not be right.

If all of us had to quit jobs that had any connection to sin, there wouldn’t be many of us with jobs.
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to the OP…no…it’s not a sin and don’t let anyone “guilt” you or use “scare tactics” to make you feel otherwise.

How often do you sell condoms at the store? Probably once a week.

**right on! That also goes for anything else. I think I’ll take my Ford and drive out to Starbucks for a latte. 😃 **
 
Tantum_ergo said:
The good news is that now in Virginia we have a pro-life pharmacy which touts freedom of conscience. . .

catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=14114

Let’s hope this starts a major trend. . .
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Sometimes I wish we had more of such Religious vigor in Australia, perhaps thats why they brought WYD out here. It’s really something positive about your country, there is much religious vigour and good spirit.
 
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