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This weekend, Georgetown University’s Lecture Fund “proudly” sponsored a talk by controversial filmmaker Michael Moore. Moore is uninteresting to me. I don’t believe what he puts in his movies and I certainly don’t believe much that he has to say…. Continue Reading →
What are the Jesuits teaching these kids? HT Weasel Zippers
Now, this is depressing. Not surprising. But definitely depressing. I just got this video from the Cardinal Newman Society concering Georgetown University. And it’s a doozy. And here’s the thing -this is what Georgetown is publicly espousing. I can’t imagine… Continue Reading →
What does the Georgetown University administration think they’re teaching their students? A group of pro-choice, pro-birth control Georgetown University students demanded a meeting with the President of the school John J. DeGioia, about two months ago. After receiving no response… Continue Reading →
According to Pewsitter: Georgetown is honoring Vice President Joe Biden tomorrow at a Symposium Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Biden will receive the Legal Momentum Hero Award. So they’re honoring Biden for his work… Continue Reading →
Listening to Dennis Prager a few days ago I heard former Georgetown professor Doug Feith, who is none too pleased that his contract wasn’t renewed. Feith, the former United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and one of the… Continue Reading →
It is clear to many that Georgetown in countless ways has ceased being a “Catholic” University. But this opinion piece in the student run newsmagazine “The Georgetown Voice” shows that the Jesuit school has now embraced the role of evangelist… Continue Reading →
The Editorial Board of the student run Georgetown Hoya today asks a question that many of us have asked many many times: “Where Have the Jesuits Gone?” The direction of Georgetown is no longer determined by the principles of Jesuit… Continue Reading →
The editorial of the Georgetown Voice this week does a cost/ benefit analysis on preserving their Jesuit identity. It’s simply one of the most distressing things I’ve ever read. It starts: Georgetown doesn’t have a Jesuit President, and likely won’t… Continue Reading →
An excellent article published in The Hoya entitled “How Georgetown Can Stay Catholic” is worth reading. This seems to be a nationwide issue that is reaching critical mass. “Give up on Georgetown. It’s not a Catholic university anymore,” an alumnus… Continue Reading →