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Christian Century, March 20, 2007
FAMILY TOWN: Tom Monaghan, a billionaire who made his money from the Domino's Pizza chain, hopes to be broke by the time he dies. He might just get his wish. A devout Catholic, Monaghan is developing a new town in Florida called Ave Maria. Anchored by a cathedral and what he hopes will be a world-class Catholic university, the development is costing much more than he imagined.
A building boom in China and reconstruction work in the post-Katrina Gulf Coast are driving up the cost of materials, and soliciting donors has proved difficult. Monaghan is also running into criticism for wanting to make this an exclusive Catholic community--one that bans the sale of contraceptives. Monaghan says he wants to make the town "family friendly," which means he's not sure about gay couples living there. "If we can't prevent it, well, we'll tolerate it," he said (New Yorker, February 19 & 26).
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