Backed by the Catholic Church, Troy University, Alabama's third-largest public university, has decided to build a faith-based residence hall called the Newman Center. The university is happy because it adds another 376 beds for students, and the construction and maintenance are privately funded, meaning the university can kill both its student population and funding problems with one stone. And yet, in striking this deal, Troy University has run afoul of the thin line that separates church and state.
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Divine Dormitories? 'Faith-Based' College Housing Raises Constitutional Alarm
https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/divine-dormitories-faith-based-college-housing-raises-constitutional-alarm
