February 02, 2005

MU Sniping the Snipers

Supporting our troops in general is easy enough. Just go get one of those yellow ribbon magnets and slap it on your car. For some running Marquette University when actually confronted with the fact that it's kill-or-be-killed in Iraq and Afghanistan backing our military become impossible. Marquette University shut down a College Republican table because they were asking for donations to Adopt a Sniper. Dr. Mark McCarthy, Dean of Office of Student Development told the CRs "this fundraising activity does not comport to the University’s mission" because it doesn't uphold Catholic values.

What does Adopt a Sniper do? They help military sharpshooters get the specialized equipment needed to carry out their missions effectively and more safely. In the eyes of Marquette University it seems helping these people are abhorent to Catholic values.

On today's show, Charlie Sykes spoke to Keith Deneys about Adopt a Sniper. Owen of Boots & Sabers calls Marquette's actions "despicable."

"MU Outrage?"

Patrick at My View of the World found this post on the MU College Republicans website.

UPDATE: Eric Anderson sees opposition to the Iraq War as the reason for Marquette's actions. He then gets to the heart of the issue: "Is freedom not a Catholic value?"

UPDATE II: Professor John McAdams, the advisor for the MU College Republicans talked to WTMJ about how Adopt a Sniper interfered with MU's "Mission Week," an adoration of "fuzzy, mushy pacifism."