One such dorm at Troy University, called the Newman Center, is leased by the Catholic Archdioceses of Mobile. Alcohol is forbidden; interfaith and group discussions and spiritual retreats are encouraged.

Though there are detractors—specifically "separation of church and state" secularists—many students and their families welcome the safe and more wholesome environment a faith-based dorm offers.

In fact, the idea has become so popular that plans are for at least one or two to be built on U.S. campuses each year.

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