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More than six years later, FCA returns to campus

More than six years later, FCA returns to campus

Photo courtesy of the FCA Instagram. On Feb. 25, The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) held its second meeting at Auburn University at Montgomery after six-years of absence. The FCA is a non-denominational Christian nonprofit organization founded in 1954, which focuses on connecting athletes and coaches under the faith of God. Its mission, as stated on its official website fca.org, is to lead professional, college and high school coaches and athletes into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and the church. It took six years to bring the fellowship back to AUM. Organizer Moriah Seay, a former volleyball player who…
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Op-ed: Public faith and universities can and should coexist

Op-ed: Public faith and universities can and should coexist

By: Dalton Kimbro AUBURN, Ala. – Some Auburn University faculty and staff have come under fire after participating in student baptisms on campus. Per WSFA News, head football coach Hugh Freeze, along with other Auburn faculty members, can be seen on video baptizing students, including a freshman football player, following an on-campus worship service called “Unite Auburn.”   Involvement of university faculty triggered a response from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), stating that Freeze’s actions “create a coercive environment that excludes those students who don’t subscribe to the Christian views being pushed onto players by their coaches,” per New York…
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