Walgreen's Sued by Pharmacists

A pro-life group is filing lawsuits on behalf of four Illinois pharmacists who were fired from Walgreens for their opposition to filling prescriptions for the morning-after pill.

Americans United for Life (AUL) said the plaintiffs were asked to sign a paper agreeing to dispense the drug, which they believe can cause abortions in early pregnancies. When they refused to sign the paper, they were terminated. Those firings violated the Illinois Rights of Conscience Act, AUL claimed.

"Walgreens is trampling on the civil rights of employees who are protected from discrimination under Illinois law. These pharmacists were fired because they wouldn't sign away those rights," said Edward Martin, Jr., attorney with Americans United for Life in a statement.

What do you think about this? I admit that I have mixed feelings. Can a doctor refuse to treat a patient? Yes. Can a lawyer refuse to represent certain clients? Yes. Why, then, can't a pharmacist refuse to fill certain prescriptions? Of course, if my employer tells me to represent a certain client, I will represent them regardless of my personal opinions about the client. For example, I have clients that are sex offenders. I have clients that are child pornographers. I have clients that are homosexual. Is my taking them on as clients condoning their behavior and actions? Just a little something to make you think on a Monday morning.

Spiritual Awakening

"God's quickening visitation of his people, touching their hearts and deepening his work of grace in their lives." J. I. Packer

"extraordinary season of religious interest." Robert Baird

"the sovereign act of God, in which He restores His own backsliding people to repentance, faith and obedience." Stephen Olford

"times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord." (Acts 3:19) J. Edwin Orr

"the awakening or quickening of God's people to their true nature and purpose." Robert Coleman

"the return of the Church from her backslidings, and the conversion of sinners." Charles Finney

"an extraordinary movement of the Holy Spirit producing extraordinary results." Richard Owen Roberts

"a community saturated with God" Duncan Campbell

"the work of the Holy Spirit in restoring the people of God to a more vital spiritual life, witness, and work by prayer and the Word after repentance in crisis for their spiritual decline." Earle Cairns


Is there a point in your life that you can point to as your spiritual awakening? I am not talking about when you were "born again." Rather, a time in your life after you were saved when you could not seem to get enough -- when you almost literally hungered after new spiritual knowledge. How old were you when this happened? Have you had more than one time like this in your life? What is your story?