Freedom of Expression and Religion is Dead in America! Or is it?
Over the past few months the sports world has again crossed paths with the political world, involving religion and race (and I say this begrudgingly because I hate it when sports and politics intermingle). First, religion. On April 10, the Freedom From Religion Foundation issued a complaint to the Clemson University football program, and its head coach Dabo Swinney, on the grounds that, "Christian worship seems interwoven into (it's) football program," said FFRF attorney Patrick Elliott. You can read the full press release from FFRF here . In a nutshell, they cite Clemson chaplain James Trapp as pushing a Christian ideology, say the team pushes Bible studies, has "Church Days," and holds baptisms through the team. Swinney then offered a response in a prepared statement 13 days later, which you can read here . There is no point in debating the merits of these charges, since in Swinney's response he essientially admits that his program and school