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The Domino’s Pizza founder created a Catholic 'paradise' town with no birth control or pornography
businessinsider.com ^ | January 11, 2016 | Katie Taylor

Posted on 01/13/2016 8:50:00 PM PST by Morgana

After Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan sold the pizza chain, he had a grander vision for his next project: a university and town built on Catholic beliefs.

“There is not going to be any pornographic television in Ave Maria Town,” Monaghan said in 2004, in a speech on his vision for the Florida town. “If you go to the drug store and you want to buy the pill or the condoms or contraception, you won't be able to get that in Ave Maria Town.”

While Monaghan retracted his statements, Ave Maria has grown into a religious-centric town like no other in the last 12 years, funded in large part by the former pizza CEO.

In 2003, Ave Maria University opened in Florida, on a temporary campus in what would become Ave Maria Town. Monaghan donated $250 million to found the university, and served as CEO until 2011.

Monaghan is known for linking his faith and politics, donating thousands of dollars to anti-abortion organizations and measures, as well as filing a lawsuit against Obamacare due to its free contraception coverage. Ave Maria University was founded with similar aspirations of bringing religion to public life, hoping to mold “the future faithful educators, leaders, and mentors that our challenged society needs.”

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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: catholic; dominos; moralabsolutes; prolife

1 posted on 01/13/2016 8:50:00 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Both can not be proved.


2 posted on 01/13/2016 8:54:37 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Morgana

The Leftists just HATE Tom Monaghan with a searing demonic passion.


3 posted on 01/13/2016 8:59:46 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Morgana
Whatever the reason, the town is growing. Ave Maria Town is now one of the fastest growing communities in Southwest Florida, with 283 new homes in 2015.
4 posted on 01/13/2016 9:03:01 PM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: Morgana

Not to worry.

HUD will break this up with mandatory Section 8 housing faster than you can say “Allahu Akbar!”


5 posted on 01/13/2016 9:11:33 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The goal of socialism is communism." -- Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Morgana

You actually mean Capitalism can produce wealth, freedom, and religious freedom? No way! S/


6 posted on 01/13/2016 9:12:16 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Morgana

I drove through there about 4 years ago. It is very inspirational.


7 posted on 01/13/2016 9:16:08 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: GraceG

The left is just weird. They are complaining non stop about Kim Davis being on the SOTU last night. I told them that we had ONE sorta conservative in the chambers and you guys had 100. No response after I say that though of course. Same with this town. One town out of thousands in America and they bash it. Do we want Berkley closed down? No.....why would we? We Certainly don’t want to live there but what do I care if it is a living city. Could totally care less. Liberals get their nose out of joint on the dumbest things.


8 posted on 01/13/2016 9:19:30 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: FlyingEagle

My wife and I stopped for lunch there last May. Church in the center of town and quite beautiful.


9 posted on 01/13/2016 9:20:38 PM PST by Shark24
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To: Morgana

Let me guess: West Hollywood


10 posted on 01/13/2016 9:39:34 PM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: napscoordinator

Let Berkeley and the rest of Leftistan secede from America.


11 posted on 01/13/2016 9:45:41 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Morgana

I drove through there the other day, just to check it out. Lots of building going on, very beautiful area.


12 posted on 01/13/2016 10:03:56 PM PST by Paradox (Not on the Trump Bandwagon, but I do enjoy the show.)
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To: Morgana
There is not going to be any pornographic television in Ave Maria Town,

So, are they checking people's browser histories?

Just wondering...

13 posted on 01/14/2016 3:14:40 AM PST by MAexile (Bats left, votes rights)
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To: Morgana

Leftists are now embracing the murder cult, uh religion, it fits them better, it has everything. The war against women, child molestation and abuse, murder, mayhem, war against lesbians and gays, free speech, everything they are against


14 posted on 01/14/2016 3:57:56 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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