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Lech Walesa tells his story of faith at Seton Hall Former Polish president finally accepts honorary degree conferred in 1982 Friday, December 02, 2005 BY SARA K. CLARKE Star-Ledger Staff Former Polish President Lech Walesa said yesterday it was faith that allowed Poland to triumph over Communism, and he credited Pope John Paul II with stirring the nation to rise up in solidarity. Walesa urged listeners to focus on values as he spoke to a gymnasium full of people at Seton Hall University Thursday, as part of the school's World Leaders Forum. "No one throughout the world gave us the...

Seton Hall demotes dean critical of church's homosexuality stance October 28, 2005, 4:12 PM EDT SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- A gay associate dean at Seton Hall University, a Roman Catholic institution, has been demoted after criticizing the church's position on homosexuality, according to published reports. A letter written by W. King Mott, 44, who has been an associate dean at the school for three years, was published Oct. 19 in The Star-Ledger of Newark. Mott, who is openly gay and said he lives with his partner, wrote in the letter that that the Catholic church is unfairly attacking gay men...

Seton Hall regrets conferring award to judge Myers says university honors to abortion-rights backers won't happen again Wednesday, April 21, 2004 By JEFF DIAMANT Star-Ledger Staff [South Orange] -- Under heavy criticism from anti-abortion advocates, Seton Hall University acknowledged yesterday that as a Catholic institution it should not have conducted an awards ceremony last week involving two judges whose decisions have supported abortion rights. On Friday, U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Maryanne Trump Barry received the Sandra Day O'Connor Medal of Honor, an award sponsored by three student groups at Seton Hall University School of Law. O'Connor, the...

Protest at  Seton Hall University School of Law Notorious Pro-Abortion Judge Maryanne Trump Barry will be receiving  the Sandra Day O'Connor Medal of Honor with O'Connor (pro-abortion) presenting the award.  As a Catholic Institution, Seton Hall should NOT allow this to happen.Friday April 16th, 2004, 3:00 PM to 4:30 Seton Hall Law School, Newark, NJ Protest is sponsored by the American Life LeagueCrusade for the Defense of Our Catholic ChurchDirections to Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, NJ More Info. on this thread:Pro-Abortion Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to award Federal Judge (Trump) at Catholic Seton Hall U Click on map to enter Mapquest.comParking...

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) _ A gay student group is fighting for recognition at Seton Hall University, where administrators say it contradicts the Roman Catholic school's religious mission. TRUTH, a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and homosexual students, applied for official recognition with the university last month, but was denied. ``The most compelling guidance from the church directs us to care for the human person whose fundamental identity is as a ``child of God'' _ not a ``heterosexual'' or ``homosexual,'' wrote Dr. Laura Wankel, vice president for student affairs. ``No organization based solely upon sexual orientation may receive...