The Catholic Thing: A Modest Proposal for Dialogue at Notre Dame – Hadley Arkes
Rev. John Jenkins, President of the University of Notre Dame, was reported to have said that he doesn’t condone President Obama’s policies, and yet he thinks it important for the president to come to Notre Dame “to engage in conversation.” Professor Hadley Arkes of Amherst College calls for a truly rigorous discussion with President Obama at his delivery of the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame in May.
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Dr. Arkes, you are my new hero.
Dr. Harkes: “Mr. Obama is the first president to regard abortion not merely as a regrettable public choice, but as a public good…” True. And asking Obama to speak to students is accepting his views on abortion. Sad. If Notre Dame has a 30 year old custom of asking presidents to speak, then now is a good time to break that custom.