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“Unfair punishment”?? Seriously? As in Awwwww, it’s not fair that little Jimmy and Janie have to take responsibility for their actions?
Well, perhaps mine are not the best choice of words. However, there are kids out there that are AT LEAST smart enough to use a condom. And in the end that’s about as smart as they are total. I’m perfectly aware of how immoral it is to be having sex in the first place. Out of wedlock, etc. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES! NO??? And in all reality, they AREN’T using a condom are they? They are getting pregnant, or NOT taking responsibility for the baby they made, or killing their baby, destroying their bodies with disease, and procedures, perhaps even self inflicted.
Little Jimmy and Janie are probably not responsible enough to appropriately CARE for a child. They risk their health, with unprotected sex. Kids spread disease just as easily as adults. AIDS can KILL them. Other STD’s can perm. DESTROY their reproductive organs.
Now, if you can say, that you yourself has never made an error in judgment as a CHILD, then by all means, please press forward and say that all children should have a life time consequence of a poor upbringing, and or poor education, low self esteem and such. In fact, continue on with the possibility that they raise yet another person with a poor upbringing, education and low self esteem. There are reasons there are communities in our country where GREAT GRANDMA is 45. It’s not for their lack of love of God. It’s for so many other reasons that things are wrong in their environment.
Personally, I would prefer to see Little Jimmy and Janie taught everything they can be taught about their bodies. Why they are so amazing that they should protect and save themselves for the love of their life. Unfortunately, that is not seen as necessary.
What if a cheating spouse where to use a condom. Suppose he/she is sleeping with a diseased person. Wouldn’t it be better that said spouse USE a condom than come home and share the wealth? Do you think THAT person will reconsider their actions without a condom? They haven’t since the dawn of time.
The problem is NOT THE CONDOM! It’s the serious lack of morals. It’s the lack of self esteem. It’s the lack of self respect. The condom can not make those problems go away. And not having the condom will not make those problems go away. Look at countries that don’t have easy access, or refuse to use them. AIDS rules many countries. BABIES are born with AIDS because of someone’s IRRESPONSIBLE behavior. Isn’t original sin enough to contend with? Must a baby contend with the sin of their parents? Live it? Die it? With NO CHANCE out.
In the end, it’s a sad world we live in. Our morality needs to be treated like our health. We need to PREVENT immoral behavior. We can always “treat it”… but an ounce of prevention is easily worth it’s weight in gold against a pound of treatment. And as you can see the way our Illness Care (not really healthcare is it?) program is failing us as a country, so is our ImmoralCare… as a country, as a whole.
So, yes, for me. I will work with my children, take them to church. Teach them about their bodies. Why God wants them to remain pure. Pray they have the strength to do so… and if, however, they turn down the wrong path, I want them to be able to get back on the right path. And if they can do so without impregnating a young girl, or acquiring a disease that could ruin their entire living future, then may God protect their bodies when I can’t. They will have to repent, and make good with God. It’s not for me our you to judge them and insist the “take responsibility”. Except when an unwanted pregnancy is the new issue. Then of course, I would encourage only moral paths to take. Stepping up FULLY to the plate, or adoption.
In final response to the OP’s Question: If a pharmacist doesn’t want to be involved with the job as we all know it to be, then he shouldn’t pursue said job. OR, he can start his OWN pharmacy, and sell what he deems morally appropriate. If he can’t cope with doing his job, he should stand up like a man, and quit.
I’ve personally quit working for companies whose ethics were shady. Why shouldn’t said pharmacist. If that’s his belief. And yes, to the other poster that was asking. You CAN buy condoms just about anywhere. Sadly, as a country, we don’t teach our kids how amazing they are, and that they are worth the wait. We just put condoms out like candy in a bowl. They have total access, as they think very little of themselves. It’s not their only problem to say the least.
I suppose if it’s not against company policy, you can have the customer scan it for you.
Not our business to “cast the first stone” in such a case. Besides, without going into a long theological explanation as to why ABC is considered by Catholics to be immoral, one is not going to be in a position to change the hearts and minds of the condom consuming public.
I don’t agree with everything you’ve said here, but I understand what you’re saying better.