Thursday, March 2, 2006

Has This Country Gone Nuts?

Well...  It seems that the "Don" of Domino's Pizza, Thomas S. Monaghan, has decided to establish a town called Ave Maria with a welcome sign that essentially reads: "Catholics Only." 

AOL News - Pizza Magnate Seeks Catholic-Governed Town

Kevin Bacon?  We're calling you out!  Put on your Footloose sneakers and get thee to Florida.

So, what are the supposed perks of the town?  Well, aside from unlimited bingo, there'll be no place to buy birth control or pornography --in other words, there will be no 7-11's in the town of Ave Maria.  And, there will be no x-rated movies shown on cable TV (yeah, right!).  No porn in Florida?  Good luck with that, okay? 

What will this quaint, little village look like?  Well, here's a description:

"The town and the university . . . . will be set on 5,000 acres with a European-inspired town center, a massive church and what planners call the largest crucifix in the nation, at nearly 65 feet tall. Monaghan envisions 11,000 homes and 20,000 residents."

Now, I wonder what "European-inspired town center" they're modeling it after:  Rome?  Or could it possibly be the friendly, tolerant town of Munster, Germany where they had an odd habit of torturing people and leaving their bodies to rot in cages as they dangle from the church spires?  

And a 65 foot tall crucifix?!?  What the....?  WHY? 

Sometimes, I just have to shake my head.  But, hey!  Why should I worry?  "Jeb Bush lauds it as a place where faith and freedom can thrive"

I mean, who better to ask about freedom than a member of the Bush family, right? 

3 comments:

  1. Mr. Pizza man hasn't considered the fact that selling his pies topped with sausage, pepperoni, bacon and meatballs would be a no-no on Fridays. Or is that a thing of the past?

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  2. Oh, glad you're here, a distracted mind is a terrible thing to waste.

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  3. At least we'd have a place to send all the pervert Priests.

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