Rob Boston
Posts by Rob Boston (page 11)
Of Declarations and Tea Parties: A New Birth for the Religious Right?
Late last year a collection of far-right religious leaders gathered in Washington, DC, to unveil something called the “Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian... Read More
No License to Promote Religion: S.C. Judge Nixes Christian Auto Tag
When I was a kid, license plates in Pennsylvania were very simple. They were mustard yellow with blue letters and numbers. Then, at some... Read More
Invocation Irritation: What’s to Be Done about Government Prayer?
The town council of Newton, New Jersey, recently agreed to end a sixty-year tradition of opening its meetings with the Lord’s Prayer after a... Read More
Day of the Undead: Religious Right Alive and Kicking in America
I spent two days in mid-September attending the “Values Voter Summit,” an annual event sponsored by the Family Research Council, Focus on the Family,... Read More
Another Successful “War on Christmas” for the Religious Right
Another holiday season is soon to pass, and this year, Santa Claus will be very, very good to the religious right--even though the leaders... Read More