Posted on 11/27/2013 5:57:51 AM PST by Gamecock
I wish the author defined what a Catholic University is. Does the author mean Notre Dame, Georgetown, etc. If so, then the results are not suprising.
Incoming........
IBCHA - In before the *Catholic haters* accusations.
Good article... A classic example of how Catholcs can learn from out Evangelical brothers and sisters. I bet if one pulled our Fransican University at Steubenville it would look more like an Evangelical College than a Catholic one because of an approach that embraces the reality of the Catholic faith and combines it with the new evangelization.
Some “Catholic” schools have not really been Catholic in 40 years.
More about the author of the study:
Donna Freitas received her Ph.D. from Catholic University, and is presently an assistant professor of religion at Boston University. Her extensive research into romance and sexuality on religious and secular college campuses led to the book, Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance and Religion on America's College Campuses. Donna has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Christian Century, and Christianity Today. She also writes fiction, and her newest piece, This Gorgeous Game, will be available in May
Likewise it would have been useful to know which Christian colleges were selected.
However, the mindset he describes fits with the Christian colleges I know, as well as the Evangelical churches I've attended, which provide the students at the Christian colleges.
When Christ is the focus of your life, everything in your life comes under His scrutiny and is considered in light of how it affects your relationship with Him.
Maybe that will defuse the accusations of bias.
Although I really suspect that we’ll see more comments about *failed Catholic*, *self-ex-communicated*, and *poorly catechized*, and *CINO*.
The more secular the culture becomes, the more “impossible” righteousness becomes.
My eldest son just graduated from Franciscan. There is no "hookup culture" at Franciscan.
In addition how many of these “catholic” students go to church more often than Easter and Christmas. Have they spent any time in the confessional? Do they know and receive the sacraments? The commandments?
Before making generalizations about students at catholic schools it is helpful to have a meaningful definition of a) what is a catholic school? and b) what do these catholic students believe and how close is it to what the church actually teaches.
I wonder i fthe study included the few Catholic collegs taht strive to maintain a core religious Catholic identity? Take a look at Christendom, Thomas Aquinas College, Ave Maria and Franciscan U. of Steubenville and your results may be a bit different.
http://ccli.org/nfp/
As for "condoms interfer[ing] with the natural order," that's a little hard to deny unless you have a condom growing out of your body.
(hint)
Catholic University is the name of the school. It’s in DC
I don't know whether you can find out exactly which schools Freitas studied or not (I read her book, and don't recall a list, but maybe it's there).
If you can, cross-reference it with the Cardinal Newman Society's list of "authentically Catholic colleges" and get back to us. You won't find much of an overlap, IMO.
It should be obvious to any conscious reader that someone who dismisses Catholic teaching on sexuality as "silly" or "outmoded" isn't operating out of a surfeit of devotion to Catholic teaching.
My hubby and I went to Kent State. My kids went to Evangelical colleges: Huntington U in Indiana, Taylor in Indiana and Grove City, PA.
The differences in the cultures between those Evangelical Universities and the one we grew up in at Kent State are astounding, and very encouraging. I can’t speak with any direct knowledge about the sexual practices, because I know parents are usually the last to know of such things. But I just notice the modest dress, proper demeanor, pure language, and honesty. Students leave their iphones and book bags on cafeteria tables to reserve their spots with no fear of theft, and doors are rarely locked.
Grove City has “partner” dances during the week and most weekends. The kids have ample opportunity to learn how swing and ballroom dancing, which is all the rage there.
What do you call someone that uses the pattern method? A parent!
If you are in an atmosphere where chastity is encouraged then you find is easier to be chaste.
If you are in an atmosphere where hook-ups are common you find it easier to be promiscuous.
I suspect the real reason is that Catholic campuses have more alcohol.
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