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Article: Catholic billionaire envisions city of God: The founder of Ave Maria, Fla., plans a university and town devoted to strict religious values.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- March 31, 2006
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Byline: Dahleen Glanton
Mar. 31--AVE MARIA, Fla. -- America's newest town is rising up in the midst of a dusty tomato field in southwest Florida. And if the Catholics building it have their way, this ultraconservative community with a 65-foot crucifix at its center will be the closest thing to heaven on Earth. They envision a town that adheres to strict religious values, a place void of adult bookstores, strip clubs, massage parlors and abortion clinics. At one time they had planned to prohibit the sale of contraceptives at drugstores and bar X-rated channels from cable television. But the law got in the way. The town, to be anchored by a new Roman ...
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