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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.5em">via <A class=f
href="http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/">Creative Minority Report</A> by
matthew archbold on 8/21/08</DIV><BR style="DISPLAY: none">Yesterday we wrote
about Rosemary Radford Ruether, a well-known feminist theologian who made news
this week because the University of San Diego rescinded Ruether’s appointment to
the Portman Chair in Roman Catholic Theology due to her stance on issues
including abortion, gay marriage, and the ordination for women. <BR><BR>The
appointment would be counter to its namesake’s intention to promote
“distinguished theologians who think from within the Roman Catholic
tradition.”<BR><BR>For background you can read <A
href="http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2008/08/liberal-groups-angry-at-catholic.html">yesterday's
post on this issue</A>. And when you're done, please consider the petition to
support the University in its decision.<BR><BR>Two national women’s groups have
put together a petition with more than 2,000 signatures demanding that the
University of San Diego give Ruether the post.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.brianmcdaniel.org/?p=667">Brian McDaniel</A> of Ora Et Labora
thinks we can do better. He writes:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Today I am asking all Catholics, and anyone who opposes the
liberal social philosophy promoted by Ruether, to help me gather 4,000
signatures, twice the number of these national women’s groups, before the
University of San Diego’s academic year begins on September 3, 2008—fourteen
days from today.<BR><BR>Click <A
href="http://www.brianmcdaniel.org/?page_id=662">here </A>to sign the
petition.</BLOCKQUOTE>I'm going over there right now to sign. Hope to see you
over there...</DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>