<p>“You may not be in sympathy with these reasons, but that doesn’t make them stupid.”</p>
<p>But they are, objectively, stupid. If Notre Dame were forced to comply with the contraception mandate, NONE of the other facets of the University’s Catholic identity would change. The only difference pre-and post-mandate would be that some students would be able to get “free” birth control pills, instead of paying perhaps $30-50 per month, tops, for same. That is an extremely silly and short-sighted basis for deciding where to apply to college. Hence, stupid.</p>