And I can't keep up while I'm at work, so I'll use the Bund to respond.
Ryan is voicing concern that our "4th trimester" abortion-supporting President is being allowed to give the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame this May. I agree that his views on when life begins and what a woman can or cannot "choose" in regards to the life of her child are distressing in the extreme, and I think that the university's choice is a poor one.
But, he is not lecturing, teaching or expounding on faith and/or morals and it is the express position of the University that: "The invitation of President Obama to be our commencement speaker should in no way be taken as condoning or endorsing his positions on specific issues regarding the protection of life, such as abortion and embryonic stem cell research. You cannot change the world if you shun the people you want to persuade. The school is not honoring President Obama for his stands on issues, but rather his leadership."
He also voiced concern that some professors at Boston College had complained that the crucifixes in all the classrooms distracted the learning process, and had petitioned that they all be removed. As much as I am sure these professors would LOVE to try and get the school to remove these symbols of Catholic faith... their 6 and 7 digit annual salaries DEPEND on their signing a document called a "mandatum of doctrinal concordance" which basically means they cannot teach or advocate anything that actively or by association conflicts with or refutes established Catholic doctrine and magesterial teaching. Removal of the crucifix, or the image of the Blessed Virgin, or failure to acknowledge or allow for established worship schedules kept on the campus itself constitutes a breach of this mandatum... and they are fired, regardless of tenure or contract. These mandatum (Latin for "promised compliance"... similar to our "mandatory") constitute a legal requirement of employment and tenure, as established by the Holy See and upheld and recognized by the US Supreme Court as neither discriminatory nor unfair or unusual in its application.
In short... they haven't got a "prayer" of seeing this petition recognized.
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I believe in this case you are preaching to the choir. Jambo and I have had several conversations on this same subject. Trampling on states rights is what got us a civil war the first time. I'm not saying that there is going to be another one, but people need to start recognizing that federal government is supposed to answer to people not the other way around.
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