Intolerance is one of my religions worst sins. Meaning, I shouldn't care about what a group of religious nutters do with their empty lives....
Catholic billionaire envisions city of God
The founder of Ave Maria, Fla., plans a university and town devoted to strict religious values.America's newest town is rising up in the midst of a dusty tomato field in southwest Florida. And if the Catholics building it have their way, this ultraconservative community with a 65-foot crucifix at its center will be the closest thing to hell on Earth.
The town, to be anchored by a new Roman Catholic university, is mostly the vision of Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan, a devout Catholic who is pouring $400 million of his personal fortune into the project. Insisting that he is doing God's will, Monaghan, who is well-known in conservative political and religious circles, has staked his reputation on the controversial project, the latest of his many philanthropic ventures designed to spread conservative Christian values around the world.
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Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida ACLU, said there is no problem with people of like mind creating a community and living together. He said problems arise when there is no separation between religion and government, which is clearly outlined in the Constitution. The Supreme Court ruled in 1994 that a group of Hasidic Jews in upstate New York could not receive government school funding because their town, Kiryas Joel, was organized around sectarian religious principles.“This is not just about the sale of contraceptives in the local pharmacy, it is about whether in an incorporated town there will be a fusion of religion and government. It is a question of whether not just people living there but others who use the facilities, make purchases in the pharmacy and attend public schools will be required to live by religious rule,” Simon said.
“Will they honor living wills of those whose wishes differ from their views? Will they provide emergency contraception for victims of rape or even advise them of the availability? We could be looking at the prospect of medical decisions made not in the best interest of the patient but by a doctor practicing medicine with one hand tied behind his back.”
Florida Atty. Gen. Charlie Crist has said problems that may arise in the future likely will be decided by the courts.
Add Ave Maria, Florida to the list of places I won't be visiting....
Could you imagine growing up as a goth teen, or something equally as deviant? Like being an environmentalist or worse, a liberal? Nothing good will come of this place. Either some Jim Jones type mass suicide (with salvia-laced communion wafers - kidding), or priest molesting cases, or who knows what. Just seems like an evil, intolerant place. Maybe it is being built on a Native American burial ground or worse. I could be wrong, but fuck it.
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