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Thomas Merton Center to Close Its Doors After 52 Years (leftist Ctr. in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Magazine ^ | 3 Sep 2024 | Lauren Davidson

Posted on 09/03/2024 5:05:50 PM PDT by PghBaldy

After 50 years, the Thomas Merton Center will cease operations but has pledged to continue its work through its community-run thrift store in Garfield.

The center, named for the 20th century American trappist monk, activist and writer, announced it will close due to budget constraints.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghmagazine.com ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Local News; Religion
KEYWORDS: leftism; leftist; merton; pa; pennsylvania; pittsburgh
Decades ago, when I was a liberal, I would go there now and then to buy books. It seemed very far-left to me at the time. It is good it is closing, but the far-left is running the Democrat Party now, so this means little in the grand scheme of things.
1 posted on 09/03/2024 5:05:50 PM PDT by PghBaldy
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To: PghBaldy

Go woke, go broke.


2 posted on 09/03/2024 5:14:41 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: No name given

Faux Catholic need cash too!

Maybe Dope Francois the Fag will save them.


3 posted on 09/03/2024 5:22:05 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: PghBaldy

They’ve been a Marxist force in da ‘Burgh for a long time.

Good riddance (spit).


4 posted on 09/03/2024 5:24:51 PM PDT by jdsteel (PA voters elected a stroke victim and a dead guy. Not a joke.)
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To: PghBaldy

“pledged to continue its work through its community-run thrift store”

sure, a thrift store can be quite the political juggernaut ... i don’t know why the major political parties haven’t figured that out yet and put a thrift store on every corner, you know, to get the vote out or whatnot ...


5 posted on 09/03/2024 5:42:57 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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Amazed ... most leftist organizations find a way to milk some money from their leftist friends in the Feds.


6 posted on 09/03/2024 7:24:06 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (We used to be a Republic, we are now a Fascist Klepto-Thugocracy.)
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