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Obama's Notre Dame speech draws protest
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| News Date | Tuesday, March 24, 2009 08:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Barack Obama's plan to speak at the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony this spring is generating disapproval among some on the heavily Catholic campus and triggering protest by national anti-abortion groups.
"In many ways, the president does not have a whole lot in line with the mission of this university, especially in terms of its Catholicism," said Mary Daly, president of the campus Right to Life club.
Daly said Obama's views on abortion and stem cell research run counter to Catholic teaching and he should not be given such a prominent speaking platform. "People look to this university as a leading example of American Catholicism," she said.
Obama's May 17 speech in South Bend is one of three commencement addresses he is expected to give this spring. He has also agreed to speak to ceremonies at Arizona State University and the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland.
Daly's club and others with similar views are in the process of trying to decide how to move their protest forward. National Catholic organizations, meanwhile, are attempting to mobilize opposition to Obama's selection by reaching out to alums of the school and others.
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