tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post9180182189044566917..comments2023-10-25T09:45:40.318-04:00Comments on The Politics of the Cross Resurrected: What is Notre Dame Teaching?Craig Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-25279101351169271832009-05-03T05:39:00.000-04:002009-05-03T05:39:00.000-04:00It would appear that Obama is rather adept at doub...It would appear that Obama is rather adept at doublespeak. Can the church call him to account without lapsing into moralism? <br /><br />Further to Obama, you should research our previous Prime Minister, Helen Clark. She had a teflon existence in her nine years as PM despite display many characteristics we see in Obama. She has recently accepted a position as head of the UN Development Programme. <br /><br />Calling UND to account is a different matter. Is their endorsement of Obama simply a desire for equality with the WASP establishment? Or are there other factors - sourcing funding, seeking independence from Rome, independence from US Conf. of Catholic Bishops, etc? It is worth considering that there may be many drivers or motives for this honouring of Obama hidden from public view.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633727236676523632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-62072809430604631342009-05-02T22:12:00.000-04:002009-05-02T22:12:00.000-04:00Grant,
Notre Dame is clearly tempted by status. T...Grant,<br />Notre Dame is clearly tempted by status. Those Irish Catholics are still trying to be as good as the WASP establishment and this leads induces them to engage in lunkhead stunts like this. <br /><br />Who has shown character? Mary Ann Glendon. What a woman. She is a heroine and a moral force.<br /><br />Obama is scary in that he is so compartmentalized. Francis Cardinal George, head of the US Conf. of Catholic Bishops, recently met with him and noted afterward how Obama has mastered the knack of always appearing to agree with you. At one point, according to George, Obama said "we agree on this issue" (stem cell research) and George said "No, we don't. Abortion for Obama is a given. He talks moderate and implements extreme policies. So far it has worked for him, but I'll bet it does not work in the long term.<br /><br />As for Yoder, he was nominally pro-life on abortion, but I don't know what he would say about this mess. Many Mennonites I have come to know have no stomach for the abortion fight at all and it mystifies me. They reject war, which has far more justification - at least sometimes - than abortion and look the other way with legalized private killing. It is not that they are for it; they just don't get too worked up about it. Why, I can't fathom. Unless they have the same status-acquisition issues as the Irish Catholics trying to fit into middle-class, liberal America.Craig Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-18162346126673595802009-05-02T20:34:00.000-04:002009-05-02T20:34:00.000-04:00Is this a manifestation of the character versus pe...Is this a manifestation of the character versus personality debate? Who in this account has shown the moral character? The doors are opened for Obama with personality and chrisma. It is hard for my to gauge Obama's true character from a distance (New Zealand.) Certainly, we get plenty of the personality aspect on TV coverage here.<br /><br />Craig, I wonder whether you would to speculate on what John Howard Yoder's response may have been in this situation at Notre Dame?Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633727236676523632noreply@blogger.com