When, Dear Lord, will Western catechesis improve? This report doesn't surprise me in the slightest, but now that's out, what will be done? Anything?
Report shows communication gap with Gen X faithful
"The proportion of Generation X Mass attenders who accept orthodox statements of Catholic beliefs and moral teachings is lower than that of Baby Boomers, according to an analysis published in the latest issue of the Australasian Catholic Record (ACR)."
In case anybody wondered, the ACLU doesn’t always support the wrong people/causes.
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ACLU
gets Bible verse back in local yearbook
May 12, 2004
BY PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI, FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER
“Abby Moler is getting the chance to pass on two lessons to her classmates: You can
fight City Hall, and you can enlist unexpected sources for help.”
As a frequenter of the Ryan
Catholic Newman Center, I’m always happy to pass along information about his
ministry and its continuation. This, however, would warrant posting anyhow. The
sad fact is that some of the abuses reported can be found in Newman Clubs at such
schools as Colorado School of Mines (a non-Catholic school and thus left out of
the study). [It has been brought to my attention that the specific ills mentioned
on the site are not found in the Mines Newman Club. However, my source assured me
that there’s plenty of cafeteria Catholicism to worry a loyal Newmanite.]
Watchdog
group exposes Catholic campus scandals
“Washington, Apr. 30 (CWNews.com) – An independent Catholic group has released a
report of scandals at Catholic colleges in the US, noting that the detailed information
‘is certain to reignite concerns about the colleges’ religious character.'”
Teen
Punished for Speaking Against Homosexuality Wants Apology
By Jim Brown
April 29, 2004
“(AgapePress) – A Christian student is asking his Boone, North Carolina, high
school to apologize for censoring his opposition to a pro-homosexual event on campus.”
Unfortunately for this lad, court precedent says that a public school has the right
to enforce dress codes. His shirt could be construed as being in violation of his
school’s dress code. Besides, the message was a bit harsh. We’re not likely to win
back too many homosexuals to right living by telling them they’re going to hell.
Yes, homosexuality is a sin, but we’re all guilty of sins and some are pretty nasty.
And unless we’re saints, we’re not confessing them all (privately or publicly).
I like the kid’s idea though. Someone should stand up for Christian sexual ethics.
If gays can “speak” their minds during the Day of Silence, we should be
free to “speak” ours, through t-shirts or other means. The trick is to
do so compassionately.
While I disagree with the publication of the article in the first place, I think a better solution than confiscation would have been to publish a companion column explaining Church’s teaching on contraception.
College Removes Newspapers With Condom Commentary
“A college in the North Hills pulled copies of a student newspaper because it contained a column about condom use, Channel 4’s Sheldon Ingram reported Wednesday.”
Copies of student paper confiscated
La Roche says column, religious values at odds
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
By Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“La Roche College removed copies of the student newspaper from its campus, saying an opinion column supporting condom use could have been misinterpreted by families who visited the Catholic school last weekend.”