Why is the MSM Misreporting the Notre Dame Controversy?
My latest post at The Greenroom delves into the woeful media coverage of the controversy at Notre Dame. My conclusion, such as it is, doesn’t look kindly on the media.
So why focus on the speech and not the degree? Well, that’s where you start to see some grey creeping into things. I suppose some could call the speech invitation an honor but, let’s face it, it’s nothing compared to the honor of, well, an honorary degree. A speech is just a speech, but that degree carries a serious amount of cachet. Also, we can’t forget that Notre Dame is not merely a Catholic institution an educational institution as well. Having a diversity of speakers is not only desirable but required.
Of course, it makes for a more consistent piece of the “Oh, those intolerant right-wing zealot Christians” picture to paint the protesters as opposing the speech and not the award. It’s a lot easier to write a story that dismisses serious Catholics as a bunch of Obama-hating wackjobs than it is to wade just a little bit into Catholic teaching to find out what the real disagreement is about.
Please take a few moments to read the whole thing.
I’m pleased to see that Allah, Ed, and Michelle have added my friend Michael van der Galien to The Greenroom roster of bloggers. Michael’s a heck of a blogger and I’m glad he’s on board. Go read his latest on a subject near and dear to my blogging heart this week.
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- Where Was President Obama Today?
- Attention! Important Information Follows.
- Okay Guys. That Ginned-Up Controversy Didn't Work. Go Find Another One.
Category: Gimme that Old Time Religion, Oh, THAT liberal media., President Barack Obama, The Social Issues
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I read your post and found it to be excellent (and it's pretty sad that it takes a non-Catholic to explain the bottom line about the Church's teaching on abortion). Although I completely agreed and was inclined to say it's OK for Notre Dame to invite anyone to speak, it's just the honorary degree to Obama that is objectionable, I've changed my mind somewhat on that. This is because Obama must have agreed to speak at Notre Dame for the political benefit to himself; the school is being used by the most cynical politician of our generation (I think he makes the Clintons look principled!), and it is clueless about this.
I think Fausta coined the term a while back – "Fellcial"
Dang – "FellAcial"… wish this stupid keyboard knew how to spell!
"we can’t forget that Notre Dame is not merely a Catholic institution an educational institution as well. Having a diversity of speakers is not only desirable but required."
So…institutions which do not have a diversity of speakers are _not_ educational???
Wow.
(Actually I agree with you – but look where that leads us!)
I don't think that leads us to a bad place. If you hear the same point of view all the time at a university, what have you really learned but that single point of view?