Catholic Schools showing the Vagina Monologues

from a review of V-Day ^ | 2/7/05 | dangus

[dangus]

"Catholic" schools showing the Vagina Monologues: Loyola Marymount

St. Mary's College of California

Georgetown University

DePaul University

Saint Xavier University

Loyola University-Chicago

University of Notre Dame

Loyola University-New Orleans

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Holy Cross

Mount Holyoke

Boston College

Saint Louis University

College of Saint Mary-Nebraska

(Where is Abp. Bruskewicz?)

Marymount College of New York

College of St. Rose

University of Detroit/Mercy

Marist College

Mt. Saint Vincent

Fordham University

Marymount Manhattan College

St, John Fisher

University of Dayton

Lehigh University

St. Francis University of Penna.

Providence College

St. Benedict College

There are several other school son the list which may be Catholic; these are the only one's I was fairly sure of. But I'm not 100% sure of a couple, like Holy Cross. If anyone spots a school they do not believe to be Catholic, let me know.

Some other schools showing it which I thought *might* be Catholic are U. of Houston, U. of the Pacific, Concordia U. of River Forest, Augustana College, Drake U., Adrian College, Maryville University of Missouri, Manhattanville College, Univesity of Toledo, Bucknell U.

Apparently basketball and heresy correlate well with each other, for some reason. But don't blame the Catholics. The mainline Protestant schools are pretty much all showing it, also: Texas Christian, Miami, Boston U., Syracuse, Duke, Wesleyan, Southern Methodist, Nazareth, Pacific Lutheran, etc.

[newgeezer]

But don't blame the Catholics. The mainline Protestant schools are pretty much all showing it, also: Texas Christian, Miami, Boston U., Syracuse, Duke, Wesleyan, Southern Methodist, Nazareth, Pacific Lutheran, etc.

How about blaming the Catholics and the mainline Protestants? Emmaus Bible College isn't showing it. I doubt you'll see it at Oral Roberts or Bob Jones universities, either.

[peacebaby]

Exactly for what educational reason is the Vagina Monologues being shown to these schools?

[peacebaby]

Oh, I get it!

This means Barbara Boxer is scheduled to speak, right?

[HarleyD]

University of Toledo?!? Since I received my undergrad degree there I know its not Catholic. I'm just glad I've never supported the school after I left.

[Campion]

I'm fairly sure Lehigh is not a Catholic school.

Augustana College(s) (there are two of them) are Lutheran. ELCA, maybe? I believe all of the other schools on your "maybe Catholic" list are secular.

College of St. Mary / Nebraska is not in Bp. Bruskewitz's diocese (Lincoln) but in the diocese of Omaha, hence, the question you should be asking is, "Where is Bishop Curtiss?"

All in all, a nice list of schools to which you should not consider sending your son or daughter. (And there are many more.)

[newgeezer]

Augustana College(s) (there are two of them) are Lutheran. ELCA, maybe?

Correct.

Concordia University, River Forest is also Lutheran, but LCMS.

If Drake has any religious affiliation, it's news to me.

[Barney59]

Har Har!

[Nauta]

You might be interested to note that a Catholic women's group on campus at Saint Louis University, the Daughters of Isabella, will be putting on "The Genius of Women," a cultural event exploring the real dignity and vocation of women on April 8, 2005. The production takes its name from the phrase used by the Holy Father in Mulieris Dignitatem.

[dangus]

Yes, but a "bible college" withstanding the temptations research univesities face isn't all that impressive. It's kind of like applauding the Amish for not watching Sex and the City.

[dangus]

It's not Catholic? Then why do people say "Holy Toledo?" ;^D

[siunevada]

Google it.

Lehigh?

Founded
1865

Status
Co-educational, non-denominational, private

Mount Holyoke?

Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective, nondenominational, residential, liberal arts college for women ...Founded in 1837 by chemist and revolutionary educator Mary Lyon, Mount Holyoke is the nation's oldest continuing institution of higher learning for women. It was the first of the Seven Sisters—the female equivalent of the predominantly male Ivy League.

[dangus]

By the way, I did mean to say, "Don't blame JUST the Catholics;" you do have somewhat of a point.

[dangus]

It's not Catholic? Then why do people call it "Holy Oke?" ;^D.

O wait, I did that joke already with Toledo. It sucked pretty bad then, too. :^)

[siunevada]

O wait, I did that joke already with Toledo.

Actually, it was pretty cute. But it made me think.....

I say Holy Smokes! but I don't think any better of my cigarettes.

[newgeezer]

Yes, but a "bible college" withstanding the temptations research univesities face isn't all that impressive.

Frankly, I couldn't care less whether you're impressed by it. Often the best way to resist temptations is to avoid the situations that produce them.

Let's make sure I'm getting your point. Are you now saying it's okay for your Catholic "research univesities" [sic] to show the V. Monologues, in order to appeal to the world around (and infesting) them?

[Unam Sanctam]

Is there someplace where I can just withdraw my membership from this sick modern society?

[Campion]

Are you now saying it's okay for your Catholic "research univesities" [sic] to show the V. Monologues, in order to appeal to the world around (and infesting) them?

No, I think he's saying that he wouldn't expect the world to infest a Bible college to the extent it might infest someplace actively trying to integrate faith into the life of a larger school.

A Bible college (unless I'm misunderstanding your term) is more analogous to a Catholic seminary than to someplace like Notre Dame. Aren't most of the people there studying for the ministry, interested in marrying a minister, or otherwise studying some faith-related subject ... hence the name "Bible College"?

A better analogy to e.g., Notre Dame would be someplace like Baylor. AFAIK, Baylor is staying pretty solid. (My wife went there for a time, and still gets some of their literature.) But they have a continuous fight on their hands.

Most of the larger, originally Protestant schools long ago became completely secularized, though. The Catholic schools apostatized in the 1960's after Humanae Vitae (the reiteration of the condemnation of contraception).

There are only about 10 authentically Catholic colleges left in the US, none of which are on this list.

[dangus]

No, absolutely not! But they do feel pressure to get grants, accredidations, rankings, etc. While it is definitely evil to put such things ahead of remaining a Christian university, and certainly even more evil to market oneself as a Christian university while allowing oneself to be so perverted; I was just recognizing that such pressures create a pressure bible colleges do not face.

Grant-writers and accrediting boards frown greatly on what they call censorship; even moreso on "discriminating" against heretical professors. If you then hire secular professors to teach secular subjects, you still find yourself with scads of secularists running around, implementing policies and protesting assertions of authenticity. If you resist hiring secula professors, good luck getting accredidation.

[dangus]

We could use a lot of missionaries in places like Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran and even Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt. Sure, those societies are even sicker, but of you're going to punch out, you might as well punch out as a martyr.