{"id":54540,"date":"2014-10-10T13:43:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T17:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=54540"},"modified":"2014-10-25T22:07:28","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T02:07:28","slug":"new-student-group-at-fordham-tries-to-get-university-to-change-catholic-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/new-student-group-at-fordham-tries-to-get-university-to-change-catholic-values\/","title":{"rendered":"New student group at Fordham tries to get university to change Catholic values"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A new student group, formed but not yet officially recognized by Fordham University, is certainly making quite the name for itself. It seems that the group doesn&#8217;t fully recognize that by being at Fordham, they are at a private, religiously affiliated university. Perhaps it&#8217;s that they just don&#8217;t care. Either way, it must be noted that they are trying to strip the university of its defining values.<\/p>\n<p>The group is known as the Sex and Gender Equity Safety Students (S.A.G.E.S) Coalition. LifeSiteNews.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/students-flout-fordham-policy-hand-out-condoms-at-university-events\">recently wrote <\/a>of how the group distributed condoms to students at events, which is in direct violation of Fordham&#8217;s policy. If you&#8217;re a group which is not yet recognized but wishes to become recognized in the future, it may not bode well to violate policies.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The LifeSiteNews.com piece also mentions statements which may be encouraging to those who are following the situation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Christopher Rodgers, Fordham\u2019s dean of students, told\u00a0<em>The Fordham Ram\u00a0<\/em>that \u201cthe policy prohibiting distribution of birth control follows Church teachings on reproductive issues and this should of course be respected, but conversation about beliefs is something we are always eager to have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A F.A.Q. from Fordham\u2019s Student Health Services states that Fordham University, \u201cas an independent Catholic, Jesuit University\u2026 cannot be neutral on moral questions such as abortion and contraceptive devices. The teachings of the Catholic Church on these issues have been clear and consistent.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fordham University must absolutely be allowed to retain its Catholic values, for it has every right to do so. \u00a0Fordham was founded as a Jesuit, Catholic institution. The university is following the teachings of the Church on contraception. Why would anyone expect a Catholic institution to act against Catholic teachings? Considering Fordham is known as &#8220;The Jesuit University Of New York,&#8221; it stands that the university would uphold Catholic values, or else could stake losing what it stands for as Catholic institution.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, however,\u00a0Fordham&#8217;s dean of students acknowledged that conversation is willing to be had with students, and thus the issue need not be shunned or silenced. It still is to be expected though that a Catholic institution would continue to abide by Catholic teachings.<\/p>\n<p>S.A.G.E.S currently has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/fr-mcshane-fordham-university-board-of-trustees-fordham-administrators-create-a-safer-and-equitable-fordham-university-that-cares-for-student-s-sexual-health-and-well-being\">petition on Change.org<\/a>\u00a0to &#8220;Create a Safer and Equitable Fordham University That Cares for Student&#8217;s Sexual Health and Well-Being.&#8221; There are 158 supporters on the petition&#8217;s page as of Sunday afternoon, with\u00a0a goal of 1,000.<\/p>\n<p>The petition mentions that the group is &#8220;not alone&#8221; in their thoughts on Fordham&#8217;s policies, which amount in part to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We believe that the lack of access to condoms and other essential contraceptives as well as sexual health services that promote the well-being of students\u2019 minds, bodies, and spirits on campus is part of a troubling pattern of injustice within our campus and throughout the country that permeates every facet of our lives. We envision a Fordham University that supports the holistic well being of all of its students. This vision relies on Fordham taking responsibility for the health and welfare of every person within our community regardless of their gender and sexual orientation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the group mentions &#8220;promot[ing] the well-being of students&#8217; minds, bodies, and spirits&#8230;&#8221; it should not automatically mean that free condoms and birth control will do such a thing. A<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/leahm4aa38ad70\/we-asked-24-women-why-they-dont-use-birth-control-v1ji\"> Buzzfed article<\/a> on 24 women who don&#8217;t use birth control, as well as the health risks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/sex\/birth-control\/birth-control-pills?page=3\">unpleasant side effects<\/a> of birth control show that Catholic or not, perhaps an institution doesn&#8217;t need to be promoting such a thing for its students to take.<\/p>\n<p>As one who was a student of Fordham University, I know of countless drugstores and mini-marts\u00a0in the area where students could acquire birth control. And, students so badly need to depend on their university providing them with free birth control, they have plenty of options beyond Fordham.<\/p>\n<p>While plenty of students may take up a university&#8217;s offer of free condoms and birth control, to accept such a hand out is offensive to others such as myself who can either refrain from sexual activity or provide for ourselves, without a handout.<\/p>\n<p>It is not unheard of for students to wish for dialogue on this issue, but it is too much to call for a private institution to change its policies and its adherence to the Catholic Church it affiliates itself with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new student group, formed but not yet officially recognized by Fordham University, is certainly making quite the name for itself. It seems that the group doesn&#8217;t fully recognize that by being at Fordham, they are at a private, religiously affiliated university. 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