Political Correctness Again

When will we learn?

• Every day for nearly 30 years, Walid Elkhatib has sold doughnuts. Glazed, chocolate frosted, Bavarian Kreme and other varieties. As a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee, he expanded the menu to include breakfast sandwiches, such as egg and cheese bagels.
  
  But he drew the line at serving sandwiches with sausage, ham or bacon because his Muslim faith forbids him from eating or handling pork -- a departure from company policy that led Dunkin' Donuts in 2002 to threaten it would take away his two Chicago-area franchises.
  
  So for five years Elkhatib has been waging a legal battle against the Boston chain claiming racial bias, not religious discrimination. The federal court of appeals in Chicago last month reinstated the case, blurring the lines between religion and race.

This is America. And if you aren't willing to sell us a breaded pork chop sandwich or a Wendy's Baconator or any of the "other white meat" products, then you really don't belong in the food service industry. Previous corporate policy notwithstanding, if the corporation changes direction, ownership or policy and you expect to remain part of their franchise, then you better abide by corporate rules. There is no "right" to not follow the rules of your employer, and if your employer says you're going to sell bacon sandwiches because that's what consumers want, then, by allah, you're going to sell bacon sandwiches and like it or you're going to lose your franchise.

And we've also consulted with a couple of imams and there doesn't seem to be any provision that bans the touching of pork products in the koran, only a ban on consuming it. Same goes for handling alcohol - someone better tell all the west and south side arab store owners (each of which swears he's a good muslim if you ask) to stop selling all that Old E.