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If I were in the graduating class, I would tell them to mail me my diploma before I would sit for a speech from a European Socialist.
Glenn Beck reported on his show today on Fox News that ACORN paid for the buses used to transport the people to the AIG executive homes in Connecticut for the recent protests. According to the Fox News report, the SEIU (the maintenance and janitor union) hires ACORN to pay people to show up for paid protests. They called it the "muscle for money program" or in plain language "RENT-A-MOB."
You are supposed to think that they are just angry citizens, but in reality the protest is staged by people being paid to put on a show.
Maybe Nancy Pelosi could call the critics and tell what them what Catholic doctrine is!!!
I guess most people in Indiana are watching the re-runs of Andy Griffith tonight.
Their plans for socializing this country are starting to fail at every turn:
Senator Specter has decided NOT to cave to the special interests. In a speech on the Senate floor, he announced his vote would be against the Employee FORCED Choice Act, and critically, against any attempt to force cloture -- a result tantamount to passing the bill. This is exciting news for all working Americans and small business owners.
The Catholics should hold a tea party at Notre Dame!
The current count is over 100,000 signatures on the petition to ban Obama from speaking at commencement!
Way to go Fighting Irish!
Socialist: Go Home! said the student body!
Statement regarding the University of Notre Dame
As was announced recently, the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., is presenting President Barack Obama with an honorary degree and have asked him to give the commencement address.
I, along with many other Catholics, express great disappointment and sadness that a Catholic university would honor someone who is pro-choice and who holds many values contrary to our Catholic belief.
In the midst of such a sad situation, as Catholics we must continue to be pro-life and to proclaim with even greater strength the values of Christ and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
In my opinion, it is very clear that in this case the University of Notre Dame does not live up to its Catholic identity in giving this award and their leadership needs our prayerful support.
Posted by Marcel at 11:03 AM
Labels: Bishops, Catholic Church, Culture, Justice Issues, Pro - Life
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invitation of President Obama to the May commencement at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Shame?
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By Dave Macy Sunday, March 29, 2009
I have never been a fan of Notre Dame. Perhaps the ‘subway alumni’ and the glorification of Knute Rockne and others down through the years didn’t sit well with me. But hey, let’s put sports aside for a moment and talk about politics.
The invitation of President Obama to the May commencement at Notre Dame under the watchful eyes of Touchdown Jesus is indeed great political and religious fodder. And one of the leading voices of dissent is none other than Bishop John D’Arcy of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese which includes Notre Dame.
The bishop says he will not attend the ceremony because he disagrees with Obama’s policies on stem cell research and the funding of international family planning groups which can advise abortions as an alternative form of birth control.
During my years as a talk host in Ft. Wayne I was fortunate to have Bishop D’Arcy on my program several times to talk about such issues. He is not one to overlook the sins of those advocating the killing of innocent babies, or to hold back on any morality based discussion. The word among those who knew this feisty Irishman in his early years was that he was sent to the Midwest as a result of his whistle blowing over the problems of child molestation by some priests in the Boston diocese. D’Arcy pushed the hierarchy and they pushed him out into the cornfields of Indiana.
You can disagree with the Catholic Church dogma but, when it comes to topics like abortion and stem cell research, men like D’Arcy are quick to show their displeasure in political decisions that demean human life. By boycotting the Notre Dame commencement he is sending a strong signal that the church will not implicitly endorse the President’s latest decisions.
What I find most interesting is the response Mr. Obama had to Rev. Rick Warren’s question as to when life begins. You may remember then Senator Obama said it was above his pay grade to know that answer, while John McCain quickly stated that life begins at the moment of conception. Had the President-in-Training done his homework, he would have known it was not a theological question. Science has already determined that at the moment of conception a distinct human life is created.
But back to the ‘Fighting Irish’. While the bishop is adamant about not cozying up to the administration’s politics, many of the Notre Dame Student body have mixed feelings. Some will go out of respect for the office, while others will protest when and where they are allowed. Still many will simply be graduating and a commencement speaker, no matter the stature, is just part of the ceremony. If I were interviewing Bishop D’Arcy on the radio I think I might suggest that he go to the graduation event. And that he wears something appropriate like a t-shirt that reads “MAKING POLICY THAT KILLS INNOCENT LIVES IS ABOVE YOUR PAY GRADE”. Okay, that may be a little wordy for a t-shirt, but how the same words on a banner stretched between the open arms of Touchdown Jesus?
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