Homophobia in 30 minutes or less, guaranteed. (Education).Right-wing billionaire Tom Monaghan Thomas Stephen "Tom" Monaghan (born March 25, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an entrepreneur and Catholic philanthropist who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960. Monaghan sold Domino's in 1998 and has subsequently dedicated his time and considerable fortune to Catholic , founder of Domino's Pizza, is investing $200 million to build a conservative Catholic university near Naples, Fla. Construction will last through 2006, but Ave Maria University Ave Maria University is a new Roman Catholic university in southwest Florida, founded in 2003 by Tom Monaghan, Catholic philanthropist and retired founder of Domino's Pizza. will launch in September from temporary quarters. The school's curriculum will be staunchly conservative, as will its social fiber: Men and women will have separate dorms, and campus gay groups will be forbidden. Though Monaghan has said that AMU amu atomic mass unit. amu abbr. atomic mass unit will satisfy what he has long seen as a need for "a school with more spirituality," many gay Catholics familiar with his history question his motives. "It sounds to me as if it's about exclusion and absolutism absolutism Political doctrine and practice of unlimited, centralized authority and absolute sovereignty, especially as vested in a monarch. Its essence is that the ruling power is not subject to regular challenge or check by any judicial, legislative, religious, economic, or ," said Marianne Duddy, executive director of Dignity/USA, an organization for gay Catholics. Fortunately, she added, "this school's existence will be countered by the continuing trend among Catholic colleges and universities toward more openness." |
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