Only Catholics allowed in this community?

Question

I live in Florida and today when I picked up my brother's G.Q July issue, yes guys the one with Jessica Biel on the cover, there was this article by James O'brien. It was about Tom Monaghan. He is the "Domino Pizza millionaire". He is also a co-founder of Ave Maria, a Catholic community. There'll be "no contraception or pronography" or other things that might derail the catholics from their religion in this neighborhood.
What I want to know is what do you think about this? Where is the integration? America's a melting pot right? They need to separate themselves from other's? And if anybody has read it, do they allow Jews, Muslims and other non catholics into their community? What I read so far, it seems to be an ONLY CATHOLICS place.
I have mix feeling about this because I haven't read the whole issue. Its 5 a.m and I'm sleepy. But can you imagine this?

Okay I just finished reading the whole article. My opinion is that sure, let them have their community. There are benefits, like the no pornography and other things but what they didn't clarify if other religions are allowed. Sure they said different races and homosexuals. What I want to know is for example, if a Christian person were to go there just to raise a family because of the environment. Or you know, to move there because they have rules against things that they don't approve of in most religions?.
Is this town ruled by Catholic beliefs?

Answer 1

At first it sounded like a good idea to me, because its a show of the presence of Catholicism in the America.

Or is it?

Look at what is happening in Iraq right now.

The Vatican along with Iraqi Christians, are extremely worried about the violence that affects this country. Armed Islamic Groups are tagreting churches forcing many to remove their crosses, then we can mention the murder of a priest and three deacons last month in an attempt to convert them, Christian women are forced to wear veils... etc.

Because of this, there have been calls for a Christian safe-haven by outsiders in Iraq in the Plains of Nineveh, in Northern Iraq, near Mosul, where around 12000 Christians live at the moment.

But the Vatican strictly rejected this plan and an Iraqi Archbishop calls this a trap for Christians. This is what he has to say:

"We have resisted threats and persecution in the course of our history and found ways to continue living in our land and bear witness to the Gospel. Ours is a martyr’s Church; that is its charisma”

Then he continues, with a warning:

"If today it involves Iraq’s Christians; tomorrow it might be the turn of Egyptian and Lebanese Christians. Creating closed 'cantons' for Christians or other communities would be a catastrophe for our world."

...Now this Archbishop of Kirkuk is willing to risk his livelihood and life on his statement.

Look how easy our life in America is, compared to the Iraqis! Still, we want to segregate ourselves from the world's suffering in closed communities, even though nobody is persecuting us.

Answer 2

I did read this whole article and, if this is what he wants and the people there want it also, it's up to them. What your saying is that we should take away his rights of a freedom of religion and freedom of expression, etc, etc.
Then what are you? a hypocrite? I would say.

Answer 3

as if......... the would never allow anyone who is not a catholic....it's a bloody joke if you ask me.........