Posted on 03/01/2006 8:05:15 AM PST by grundle
ACLU opposes creation of 'Catholic town'
Domino's Pizza founder wants to build new town with 'Catholic values'
ACLU opposes creation of 'Catholic town'
Feb. 21: The Situation's Tucker Carlson asks Howard Simon, the Executive Director of Florida's ACLU, why his group is trying to stop the founder of Domino's pizza from building a town with Catholic values, and pharmacies that may not stock contraceptives.
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MSNBC
Updated: 3:45 p.m. ET Feb. 22, 2006
If you could build a town from scratch, what would it look like? Tom Monaghan, the founder of Dominos Pizza, wants a towering Roman Catholic Church at the center of his proposed new town. He also prefers people who have the same religious beliefs as he does. He wants them to move into his aptly named Ave Maria, Florida.
Theres one group standing in the way of Monaghans lifelong dream, the American Civil Liberties Union, of course. Howard Simon is the executive director of Floridas ACLU. He joined Tucker Carlson from Miami.
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I was waiting for this.
Go Tom Monaghan!
Now there's a surprise for ya. The Anti-Christian Lawsuit Union is offended by the existence of anything even remotely Christian. It's a wonder they haven't tried to run off the Amish yet.
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Shhhhhh don't tell the geniuses at the ACLU what the real names of some of the towns in the southwest stand for. Here are the translations in English:
San Francisco, California - Saint Francis, California
Los Angeles, California - City of the Angels, California
San Jose, California - Saint Joseph, California
San Antonio, Texas - Saint Anthony, Texas
Santa Cruz, California - Holy Cross, California
Sacramento, California - Holy Sacrament, California
Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
I wonder if the ACLU has issues with the Amish towns in the Pennsylvania area. I think not.
Obviously, I was late to this conversation. Carry on then.
Beat me to it.
You forgot Corpus Cristi (in Texas), which means "The Body of Christ."
And LA's full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río Porciuncula, which means "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels on the River Porciuncula."
Incidently, as a NYer, I have no problem with the numerous Orthodox Jewish towns in Rockland County. I say this without getting into the fact that they voted 99% for Hillary Clinton after her husband pardoned their leaders who were being indicted for scamming federal education funds.
"Incidently, as a NYer, I have no problem with the numerous Orthodox Jewish towns in Rockland County. I say this without getting into the fact that they voted 99% for Hillary Clinton after her husband pardoned their leaders who were being indicted for scamming federal education funds."
Again, I don't really care how these religious towns vote in state or national elections. I absolutely support their right to exist wether they are Republican, Democrat, Communist, Catholic, Jewish, Amish, or Branch Davidian. What I have a problem with is the ACLU's double standard.
If the ACLU has a problem with this, then they should have a problem with every housing group that has homeowner's associations with strict bylaws.
NOBODY will be forced to live in Ave Maria, Florida. It will be voluntary...it will be for those who wish to live with like-minded individuals.
I wonder if the catholics will put up an eruv?
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