Rob Boston
Posts by Rob Boston (page 10)
Building Bridges or Blowing Them Up? Secular Americans and the Future of Humanist Activism
Polls indicate that some interesting shifts are under way in religious life in the United States. The number of people identifying their religion as... Read More
The Barton Lies: The Religious Right’s Favorite ‘Historian’ Gets Hit with a Dose of the Truth
I’ve written in these pages before about David Barton, a Texas man who poses as a historian and is a hero to the religious... Read More
Barrier Methods: The Church’s Ceaseless Opposition to Birth Control
I recently found myself on the air at FoxNews.com where I argued with a staff member from the Family Research Council about birth control... Read More
Stuck in the Belly of the Beast: My Trip to the Values Voter Summit
Every fall I attend a large gathering of religious right activists in Washington, DC. Launched in 2006 and sponsored by the Family Research Council... Read More
Standing Up for Science: Taking the Evolution Debate to the Next Level
I recently received an email with a headline that made me do a double-take. It read: “Science Education Triumphs in Texas.” These days, I’m... Read More
Sex, Mom & God
Frank Schaeffer is an apostate, and apostates can be a lot of fun. Individuals who are raised in a restrictive religious environment and later... Read More
Medical Emergency: Catholic Hospitals Usurp Patients’ Rights
You can’t expect that every hospital will provide all of the medical services you’ll need. Some procedures are so specialized that you might have... Read More