College Newspaper Catholic Bashing

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It has been clear to me for some time that Catholics in America have been living in a day dream of sorts. Asleep, we have dreamed that this is a Christian nation in which Christian spirituality is in the majority, is respected and in which we were working out the differences between the many Christian religions. We would be better served, I think, by realizing we are living in a pagan nation just as surely as our forbears did in Rome.

This article is an example of “fresh” contemporary thinking. The author’s “discovery” that Christianity is a dying sect has been present since the beginning. In early Rome, it was an irrelevant cult. In the persecution of Diocletian, an effort was made to put to death every Christian in the world who would not apostatize. Islam went to war with it and defeated it until Christianity rose amid the ashes. To the likes of Marx, Mao and Fidel it was a calculated fantasy. Hitler pronounced the impending death of Christianity, saying it was a belief for empty heads and old ladies. Christianity has survived persecution, pogrom, schism, Communism, two world wars. And to the rear of these giants comes this sniveling pen, remarkable only for his lack of originality.

Without a doubt he is unaware the company he keeps in his worn out opinions, a testament to pseudo-intellectualism that passes for education today. And without a doubt he is unaware how wrong he is, a fact accepted on faith by Christians, already manifest in history, that the gates of Hell will not prevail.
 
Jsmith17 said:
Today in my college newspaper this article was featured: theaggie.org/article/3440

I want to write a response expressing my dignified anger. Any suggestions on what I should say?
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Perhaps: “You are making excellent progress towards the utilization of S.A.T. words in complete sentences. With practice, you may soon find yourself capable of using polysyllabisms to express your own thoughts. Once you tire of regurgitating pedestrian proverbs to impress your professors, you might sneak in a bit of reading with some serious thinking behind it, perhaps something by Joseph Ratzinger. Best wishes to you in your struggle to obtain an education, and have a Happy Easter!”
 
Swan said:
It’s an editorial. His statements about the RC teachings on condoms is correct, is it not? He doesn’t agree with it and he explains his feelings. Generally, he questions all of Christianity.

There’s a lot of concern on CAF about freedom of speech, yet when someone uses that freedom to voice a legitimate criticism or disagreement with a group (esp. Cathoics where CAF is concerned), that group immediately cries out that they are being bashed. It’s a two way street - if you have the right to criticize, so does everyone else - including folks who disagree with you.
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Yes, there’s freedom of speech on this forum and in other places. But along with that freedom comes certain responsibilities. One of those responsibilities is to show respect for other people’s religious beliefs. I may disagree with your religious beliefs, whatever they may be, but I should not belittle you or your beliefs. Likewise, someone who does not believe in the Catholic faith should not publish an article that ridicules it. The difference is between can and should. People can say and write almost anything on any subject, but should they? Once someone goes from “I should (not)” to “I can” in their statements, then the discussion will certainly go from genuine inquiry and debate to confrontation with others.
 
Just like the Galileo situation is repeatedly misunderstood today, I think in 400 years people will still be saying “Well, in 2009 the Church said that condoms cause AIDS!”
 
KC91 said:
Which college is this? If it tolerates this sort of things despite their public pledges of ‘tolerance’, there is no doubt that it is run by Masons or at least on Masonic principles. One should always try to attend a Catholic college instead!
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It’s a public school, University of California (Davis).
 
Dear Smugliberal,

Too bad your parents did not use a condom. By the tone of your article I’m willing to make a wager that they wish they had.

Sincerely yours,

Conservative Christian that needs to ask for forgiveness now.
 
Totally apart from James’ apparent ignorance, when a purported student “journalist” can’t even spell correctly, he loses all credibility with me.
 
bbarrick8383 said:
Dear Smugliberal,

Too bad your parents did not use a condom. By the tone of your article I’m willing to make a wager that they wish they had.

Sincerely yours,

Conservative Christian that needs to ask for forgiveness now.
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I’m ashamed to be associated with people like you. You can’t even carry on a civil discussion and then flaunt your knowledge of the wrongness of your actions. I have no love for his writing style or ideas, but at least he can plead ignorance.

Go ahead, claim you were “just kidding” or “only venting”. Add a few smilies. That will make it all better.

Paul
 
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