... an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"

The First Amendment created the "separation of church of state" that we know today in America.  This applies to many venues of our society, with some areas being black and white in definition and others in a "gray area." 

Allowing freedom of speech while also allowing freedom to exercise one's religion is a very interesting and touchy subject in America.

How does this concept affect collegiate sports in the arena of conference affiliation and creation for private religious-based universities?

Certainly, the biggest fish (note the symbolism here) in the collegiate sports world that is affiliated with a religious institution is the U...

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