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At California State University Stanislaus, a movement is building to ban Sarah Palin from speaking at the June 25 50th anniversary of the Stanislaus campus. This movement includes not only a sizeable chunk of the student body, but also heavily ideological and biased professors, one of whom has actually started a Facebook page to consolidate opposition to Palin's June 25th event! What makes their opposition so objectionable is it flies in the face of everything a university's supposed to stand for—like challenging students to hear speakers who hold opposing viewpoints. To that end, two, little female Stanislaus students appeared on...

This synopsis from the Archdiocese of St. Louis further elucidates the "brief synopsis" I posted here in January of this year. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Parish was founded by Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick in 1880 and was civilly incorporated in 1891 at which time a provision was made for a Board of Directors which was obligated to follow its 1891 bylaws. The Board of Directors was to function as an advisory body to the parish priest in accordance with the norms in force at that time. Those norms included: * the legislation of the Plenary Councils of Baltimore (1852, 1866, 1884),...

I am here this morning to inform you of the events of last night. A courier service delivered the official written interdict from the Archdiocese of St. Louis and its representative, Archbishop Raymond L. Burke. We ask that everyone respect the wishes of the board members and not contact them during this sensitive time. I will first read a statement, that some of you already have received, from the St. Stanislaus Six through their advisor. Afterwards, I will continue with a statement from the parishioners. Archbishop Raymond L. Burke has rejected the reasonable and generous offers of St. Stanislaus Kostka...

Parishioners of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish at Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist Church 15 Plaza Square Saint Louis, Missouri 63103-2318 Contact: (314) 781 4486, e-mail:stkostkaparish@sbcglobal.net AN APPEAL THAT WILL NEVER MAKE THE NEWS FROM A GROUP OF ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA PARISHIONERS February 21, 2005 Dear Friends in the Archdiocese of St. Louis: Since March 2004 Catholics in the St. Louis area have been affected by a dispute between the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and the lay board of directors of the civil corporation of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish which illegally took away control of the parish corporation from the Roman...

Burke formally denies sacraments to defiant board By Tim Townsend Of the Post-Dispatch 02/11/2005 St. Stanislaus Church (KEVIN MANNING /P-D) John Baras' first grandson arrived in the world Thursday just five hours after a decree of interdict, written on St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke's own stationery and sealed with a rubber stamp, arrived at Baras' home, delivered by a courier. The interdict means Baras and the other five members of the church's board have fallen out of communion with the Roman Catholic Church and will no longer be able to participate in the sacraments of the church. p>