Comments on: St. Thomas to student: Not Planned Parenthood

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:54:27 +0000

I laugh at churchy people. So serious at religious stuff. This is part of everyday life, where people choose what they do with their bodies. No amount of religion should dictate that.
For an example, If I wanted to drink milk, and my religion dictated that I cannot touch food related to cows, is that a personal choice, or a forced choice of relgion? hmm. just an example.

By: Verena

Verena — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:16:47 +0000

I agree with the school’s decision even though I am a former Planned Parenthood volunteer myself. At a public university, I would expect that she would be able to get credit for this work, but at a Catholic University? As Emily says, there are plenty of other places where she can work with STD’s and contraception: for example, public health clinics. When she graduates, she can get a job with Planned Parenthood or NARAL and do whatever she wants to.

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:18:12 +0000

I agree with the decision to not allow Tara to volunteer at Planned Parenthood. She can find other venues to do her research in STD/STI’s. And also, if this was her one true cause, PP really isnt the most advantagous of places to do this. So I’m wondering what her real motive is. And as for STU imposing their “Catholic Doctrine”…what other doctrine would they be using but the Catholic one. Its a Catholic University, Tara knew that going in, she knew the rules and what was going to be taught to her. Why the surprise?

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:25:41 +0000

I have two problems with the view UST has. My first issue is consistency. What do they do to students who don’t go to church weekly? How about ROTC students, how can they support this? The first thing they do after graduating is get trained to kill living people. My second issue is the teachings they choose to follow. Catholic doctrine should follow Jesus’ teachings. He taught us to show compassion for everyone—the leper, the tax collector, the prostitute. Ms. Borton nor UST need not to support abortion to show compassion for those that have made bad decisions in the past. She isn’t even trying to work in the abortion area. Let her show compassion towards others who have been led astray for she is living the teachings of Jesus as he did himself.

By: waterjoe

waterjoe — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:46:31 +0000

Is Planned Parenthood willing to pay people to work at Right to Life? Why then should St. Thomas give credit for someone working at Planned Parenthood? It is really much the same thing.

Or, to put it another way. We would not expect Howard University to give credit to students volunteering for the KKK, why would we expect a Catholic university to give credit to someone volunteering at Planned Parenthood.

What people don’t want to accept is that Planned Parenthood is fundamentally at odds with Catholic teaching — at least from the Catholic view — and that is all that matters.

By: Jim Haerter

Jim Haerter — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:29:05 +0000

Enjoyed some of the thoughtful articulate comments while cringing at others. The fact is when it comes to human sexuality, people are pretty much locked-in to thinking that includes faith-related (including atheism)perspectives. I personally commend the law student’s rationale (compassion, public health), but I can understand that a Roman Catholic school will have other considerations that will or will not conflict with someone’s personal agenda. The law school dean is within his rights (though he may not be right) as a representative of a private Roman Catholic school.

By: bgsm1th

bgsm1th — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:55:58 +0000

Hannah,

Not sure if you missed it the 8,000 times it’s been mentioned, but St. Thomas is a PRIVATE CATHOLIC school. Frankly, it can set whatever rules and regulations it wants.

By: dazzleman

dazzleman — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:20:14 +0000

How about not attending a Catholic school if you’re going to disagree with its doctrine? Or maybe it was the only place she could get into law school?

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:56:20 +0000

Whatever happened to separation of church and state? If the University of St. Thomas wants to impose religious views on its students (and employees, too, as far as that goes), then it should not receive any federal or state funds for anything.

By: Johnnycash

Johnnycash — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:53:19 +0000

I’m not dead. Though I see dead people.

I still want those card carrying Catholics to tell me why they can support abortion yet still be a Catholic???

I also still want someone to tell me why there are so many Catholics actively giving the church the one-finger salute by using birth control.

I guess Saturday mass and a bit of coinage in the coffer make it all good.

Bunch of hippocrates to say the least.

Man - there must be an echo in here???