Oh, good grief--Domino's Pizza Catholic utopia

[spinbaby]

Apparently, the founder of Domino's Pizza is building a town in Florida according to his standards: No abortion, contraception, or homosexuality.

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3452900

I wonder if it will go the way of Jim Bakker's little building project in North Carolina.

[mudesi]

1. He could've spent that money to help the poor....

...But to each his own, I suppose. :eyes:

[JVS]

2. At last the Church and its flock can avoid the Noid!

[AlCzervik]

3. it's easier for him and his followers to live in a bubble i guess.

i bet their block parties will be really boring.

[JenniferJuniper]

4. Fantasies

of creating a Leave It To Beaver world. Not gonna work.

And unless he has enough money to create his own country, he's still stuck with those nasty, heathen US laws.

I may just move there to torture them.

[AlCzervik]

5. cool, can i stay in your spare room?

:hi:

[Initech]

6. I haven't bought Domino's Pizza in years... and this is good reason not to!

:yoiks:

[Hawaii Hiker]

32. Their pizza is terrible, & I say that not because he's a wack-job

it REALLY is awful pizza....I think Domino's was the place that use to have a guaranteed 30 minute delivery time (or less)..Then, some drivers were involved in fatal accidents so that dumb idea was scratched.....

[T Wolf]

7. was thinking more along the lines of Jim Jones and his Guyana (sp.)

community.

If we are lucky.

[theredpen]

8. I'm Catholic. Why is this Utopia for me? n/t

[napi21]

12. I am Catholic too, just not a radical one! I get the feeling that his

town would be REAL Shrub fundi land!

When it comes to politics, I want my church to STAY OUT! BTW, I want politics to stay out of my church too!

[theredpen]

23. Exactly n/t

[BuyingThyme]

9. How 'bout Nazis? And child molestation?

[theoldman]

10. Do you know what the Southern Baptist do when they want to

buy so whiskey? They drive over to the next county which has a liquor store. The Catholics will do the same when they want to buy condoms or get an abortion.

[tularetom]

11. Will real pizza be sold there? Or just domino's recycled cardboard?

[shain from kane]

21. No anchovies. Mackerel only.

[bleedingheart]

13. They should call the development Confessionville

because everyone is going to break the rules...and thus will be in confession constantly..

[JenniferJuniper]

20. Guiltville

has a nice ring to it also.

[chaplainM]

14. Will residents get a copy of the Index librorum prohibitorum? n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

15. Once bought a condo from a guy who went to teach at Domino's College of Law

Ave Maria Law School in Michigan.

I asked him, "Who's the school's patron saint? Our Lady of Perpetual Litigation?"

[shain from kane]

16. Mass - 24/7. In Latin. n/t

[shain from kane]

18. "Upon this Rock, I will build my city". n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

19. Rock? Try former swampland

"If you believe Jesus arose from the dead, I got some swampland in Florida to sell you."

[theredpen]

24. Maybe they should call it Puis Xville n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

17. How are they going to enforce the contraception ban?

Is that even LEGAL? How is it any different than the neighborhood restrictive convenants that kept out blacks and Jews?

[AnnieBW]

22. I can see some of my in-laws moving there

Some of my MIL's family are real hard-core Catholics. As long as we don't have to visit them, great. Keep 'em in one spot, so we can keep an eye on them.

[theredpen]

25. Isn't homosexuality a really effective way to end abortion and eliminate the need for birth control?

Just asking.

[Elspeth]

31. Now that is a great question. :)

:D

[WinkyDink]

26. Well, considering there's a whole country based on these principles, I'd say

Tom is a piker! :)

[valerief]

27. The poor kids who'll live in that neighborhood. All those crazy, repressed

nutjobs will abuse them and everyone will turn the other way.

[ElboRuum]

28. Now...

If we could get him to take those eyesore stores with the red and blue signage and that awful pizza substitute sold within WITH HIM, I might be able to forgive the utter stupidity of this mess.

[MichaelHarris]

29. What topping

would Jesus choose?

[Raejeanowl]

30. Yes, But...

Can he deliver in 30 minutes or less?

[legaltender]

33. Take a deep breath

and read the article. It only says he is personally opposed to abortion, contraception, and homosexuality, not that they will be against the law in the town. There's no way he could do that, legally.

[Ellen Forradalom]

34. Ok, good, he can't do that legally

but try buying condoms at the drugstore!