a:4:{s:4:"Name";s:6:"Ashish";s:5:"Email";s:18:"drlung@pacbell.net";s:7:"Website";s:54:"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406180993";s:7:"Message";s:2234:"I still have faith in the idea of Notre Dame, the idea of the United States of America, and the idea that mankind is calbape of goodness in a fashion that liberal philosophy, with its emphasis on government solutions that necessarily conflict with the ideals of freedom, is incalbape of understanding.Witness is, after all, a matter of freely made choices, is it not?  Every time that government impinges on freedom, it impinges on something deeply fundamental about the way that God has arrayed the world, does it not?  If government forces me through taxes to pay for a universal health care solution that assaults the rights of the unborn (in other words, if it confiscates my personal property to fulfill its own desires) then it is acting against the natural order established by God, is it not?  What about my freedom to witness as I see fit?  What about my freedom to witness by using my resources to support the health of the unborn, if I so choose?I don’t believe Fr. Jenkins, or Barack Obama, or whoever it is that might be the current leader of the American right, are leading us toward the very best that Notre Dame, America, or mankind in general have to offer.  The component that is missing for my faith to be actualized is thoughtful leadership committed to the the Truth.  What does the position of Barack Obama vis-e0-vis the unborn citizens of the world say about his personal witness?  Will you question his witness as directly as you have questioned mine? I have chosen not to participate in the picktory process this year because if I took the same tact as everyone else and chose instead to return to business as usual where ND is concerned, then who is left to voice the position of those who cannot speak for themselves?Is that decision also not a viable way for me to witness, to express my faith in God?Just because I don’t submit a score for a football game once a week, however, does not mean that I have abandoned the spirit of picktory.  It has always been my intent to still make my contribution to the winners charity when the season has ended, just as I always have, assuming that it is not a donation made directly to ND.  If it is such, then I will make a similar donation in another direction.";}