Rob Boston
Posts by Rob Boston (page 8)
Rights Or Restrictions?
In March the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in two important cases that could establish new parameters for what religious liberty means. The... Read More
Christian Nation
In 1935 acerbic Minnesota novelist Sinclair Lewis wrote It Can’t Happen Here, a disturbing book about a fascist takeover in the United States. Fifty... Read More
Religion in America: Crisis of Faith or Crisis in Faith?
Leaders of religious right groups are fond of claiming that the United States faces a crisis of faith. They’re right, but they’re off by... Read More
Holiday Hassles
For some reason the Jehovah’s Witnesses like to work my neighborhood. It’s not uncommon for me to come home at night and see a... Read More
Hysteria Alert
In June the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision in the Defense of Marriage Act and dismissed, on technical grounds, a case... Read More
High-Stakes Test
The name Alton Lemon may not ring any bells for you, but it should. Lemon, who died on May 4 at age eighty-four, was... Read More
Awesome Anniversary
On June 17, 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of its most important rulings dealing with the role of religion in public... Read More