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No Moore: Alabama Is Finally Rid of the Worst Judge in America

by Rob Boston • 25 October 2016

ROY S. MOORE, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, has lost his job—again. This is cause for celebration. It means that we may finally be rid of the fundamentalist fanatic some like to call... Read More

Securing the Wall: Church-State Separation and Youth Activism in America

by Rob Boston • 30 August 2016

I WAS TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OLD when I began working for Americans United for Separation of Church and State in 1987. No one back then used the term “nones” to describe nonbelievers, but it would have... Read More

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

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