{"id":2335,"date":"2009-05-19T16:04:41","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T21:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2009-05-19T16:04:41","modified_gmt":"2009-05-19T21:04:41","slug":"obama-scored-bi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2009\/05\/obama-scored-bi\/","title":{"rendered":"“Obama Scored Big at Notre Dame”"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s all about the photo op; the President got what he wanted. And as for “dialogue”, what has Notre Dame as an institution done to clearly speak up for life, particularly in the actions-that-speak-louder-than-words line?
\nWilliam McGurn:<\/a><\/p>\n

In a letter to Notre Dame’s Class of 2009, the university’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, stated that the honors for Mr. Obama do not indicate any “ambiguity” about Notre Dame’s commitment to Catholic teaching on the sanctity of human life. The reality is that it was this ambiguity that the White House was counting on; this ambiguity that was furthered by the adoring reaction to Mr. Obama’s visit; and this ambiguity that disheartens those working for an America that respects the dignity of life inside the womb….
\nWith its billions in endowment and its prestigious name, Notre Dame ought to be in the lead here. But when asked for examples illuminating the university’s unambiguous support for unborn life, [University spokesman] Mr. Brown could provide only four: help for pregnant students who want to carry their babies to term, student volunteer work for pregnant women at local shelters, prayer mentions at campus Masses, and lectures such as a seminar on life issues.
\nThese are all well and good, but they also highlight the poverty of Notre Dame’s institutional witness. At Notre Dame today, there is no pro-life organization — in size, in funding, in prestige — that compares with the many centers, institutes and so forth dedicated to other important issues ranging from peace and justice to protecting the environment. Perhaps this explains why a number of pro-life professors tell me they must not be quoted by name, lest they face career retaliation.
\nThe one institute that does put the culture of life at the heart of its work, moreover — the Center for Ethics and Culture — doesn’t even merit a link under the “Faith and Service” section on the university’s Web site. The point is this: When Notre Dame doesn’t dress for the game<\/strong>, the field is left to those like Randall Terry who create a spectacle and declare their contempt for civil and respectful witness.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s all about the photo op; the President got what he wanted. And as for “dialogue”, what has Notre Dame as an institution done to clearly speak up for life, particularly in the actions-that-speak-louder-than-words line? William McGurn: In a letter to Notre Dame’s Class of 2009, the university’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, stated that… Continue reading “Obama Scored Big at Notre Dame”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,2,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-life-issues","category-racial-and-social-issues","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}