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Checking the Privilege of Religious Groups in American Politics

by Rob Boston • 28 June 2016

NOW THAT DONALD TRUMP has nailed down the Republican Party’s nomination for president and Hillary Clinton is the presumptive Democratic nominee, we can look forward to certain things: attack ads on television 24/7, constant polling... Read More

Sincerity Is Nice— But Reasonableness Is Better

by Rob Boston • 19 April 2016

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, people are making strange claims about religious freedom. That principle, we’re told, allows a photographer, or a baker, or a wedding planner to refuse service to same-sex couples. It permits a pharmacist... Read More

Will a Legal Clash over Old Auto Tires Run Over the First Amendment?

by Rob Boston • 23 February 2016

A DISPUTE OVER A RECYCLED TIRE program in Missouri could erode the wall of separation between church and state and compel millions of Americans to support religious institutions against their will. The U.S. Supreme Court... Read More

Humanists and the Rise of “Post-Truth America”

by Rob Boston • 22 December 2015

DONALD TRUMP SAW THOUSANDS of Muslims dancing with joy in New Jersey on September 11, 2001. Carly Fiorina watched a video of Planned Parenthood staffers plotting to cut up a live baby and harvest its... Read More

“Right” Trumps “Religious” in Evangelicals’ Support for The Donald

by Rob Boston • 20 October 2015

TO THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT, it can be awfully hard for someone to be a “true Christian.” Consider President Barack Obama. He’s a longtime member of the United Church of Christ and has been known to... Read More

Marriage Equality Is the Law of the Land: So Where Do We Go from Here?

by Rob Boston • 25 August 2015

By now everyone knows that on June 26 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision extending marriage equality nationwide. The five-to-four ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges was written by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, an... Read More

Your Argument Is Invalid—Because It’s Not Very Good

by Rob Boston • 23 June 2015

Any organization that advocates for the separation of church and state can expect to get an earful from the public. When attorneys for groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Humanist Association, and... Read More

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