What is wrong with a Catholic University?

Question

I saw this on the news last night and I don't understand why people are getting upset. Its a private college, a catholic college that obviously isn't going to have birth control lying around. The reporter accused him of supressed individual liberties. What? You don't like it, go to a public college! It's not different that any other relgious college! Maybe I missed something.

I stand corrected, its about the town names and such as well, but I'm still not seeing a problem with the university.....maybe I'm reading it wrong.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19918683/from/RS.4/

Answer 1

There is no such thing. I hear you can't be gay and Christian all the time.

Answer 2

This town has been in the works for some time. The idea originally was that it would be a Catholic town where you could live and raise your family and not have to worry that your kids would see pornography in the store, or be taught contraception and sex before marriage are okay etc. Stuff like that. It's s great idea, but not really doable in this day and age.

As far as the university goes, it's private and that means they can restrict availability to contraception on campus but they would not be able to stop a woman from getting it elsewhere.

Answer 3

Link please?

But I do agree with you on the main point here: a Catholic University cannot be expected to act in a way that goes against Catholic beliefs. So of COURSE it is not going to provice birth control or allow it to be accessed in vending machines.

[EDIT after reading link] - oh yes... THAT. *rolls eyes* (Sorry, I'm very Catholic but that just doesn't cut it for me.) If it is a private development (like, say a large condo complex) or something where you set up community guidelines, I suppose it's possible. I don't know how they can call it a "town" though cuz that gets into all sorts of chruch/state issues.

Answer 4

>>>The reporter accused him of supressed individual liberties. What? You don't like it, go to a public college!<<<

Exactly, but for some people, it's not good enough to go to a public college while leaving the option open for others to go to a Catholic one. Instead, they feel the need to bend the Catholic college to the whims of the secular world.

So much for their advocacy of diversity in academia.

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Answer 5

Sounds like a Pinky Communist who wants the govt to run every aspect of our lives and destroy Private competition.

After this they'll be after "Charmin" & "Quilted Northern" so they can get us to stand in line for days to whip our buttox ... because some will be screaming that toilet paper should be a necessidy provided to all. Mean while, they'll collect tax dollars and then use $$$ that was designated for toilet paper and spend on gambling facilities ... just like they did with the tobacco settlement $$$ paid by RJ Renyolds.

Answer 6

The reporter obviously had a problem. Probably didn't see the 7-11 down the street.

Answer 7

i think you forget that maybe some people are forced to go there because of religious parents and pay the consequences. evolution is thrown out the window and the rest of education is bias. on top of everything else, do you know how sexually active college kids are? if condoms aren't available, and i doubt they prescribe the pill at the college health clinic, what are the students suppose to do, wait until marriage? yeaaa rightttttt.

Answer 8

I don't know.

I believe the health centers, etc, would be wise to conform to secular health practices. I'd have to read much more about this.

But I do think private colleges, as long as they meet educational acreditation, can set what ever community standards they want. However, these differnces need to be explained quite well to incoming freshmen, etc.

Answer 9

Silly people.

I went to a historically "minority" and formerly Baptist school that is now a state school. I took one class at a Catholic Uni, and when I was there I obeyed the dress code and rules.

Answer 10

no longer anymore incorrect then yet another faith. looks human beings understand greater approximately different religions then their very own with the aid of fact they do no longer prefer to look at all the themes. i began out out interior the Catholic Church yet around ten have been given bored with listening to toddler your going to hell over the subsequent fifty 5 years have regarded at many distinctive religions, actuality is i does no longer provide you a plug nickle for any of them you basically keep questioning your perfect, you would be incorrect.

Answer 11

I tend to think that any University is a oxymoron.

And yes while the person has the right to go someplace else it does not mean that they are still hampering individual liberties with the power they have. In other words they are still abusing that power. Weather or not the person can leave is irrelevant in the suspension of personal liberty.