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Posted By Ciara Lilly on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Recently, the White House announced that President Obama would be the commencement speaker at three universities this spring. One of these universities so happens to be the "University of Notre Dame," a prestigious Catholic university located in Indiana. Notre Dame will award President Obama with an honorary doctor of laws degree.
What an honor, right? Well not according to "The Cardinal Newman Society," a group dedicated to renewing the Catholic identity throughout many Catholic institutions. They argue that this is a huge insult to the Catholic community, because President Obama supports many things (i.e. abortion) that go against Catholic beliefs. The Cardinal Newman Society has started an online petition that has collected over 300,000 signatures calling for the University to stop President Obama from speaking at the commencement ceremony.
This is an interesting issue, people. Why would the University of Notre Dame invite President Obama? Could it be that President Obama encourages a nation to not only believe, but cultivate change? Or maybe it's his exemplification of leadership? And if so, I would argue that is what matters most. In my opinion, if we simply embraced each other's differences, the world would be a merrier place. It's cliche, but it's true.
Listen as Randall Terry, a long-time anti-abortion activist, speaks about why President Obama should not be the commencement speaker for Notre Dame.
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