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Of Declarations and Tea Parties: A New Birth for the Religious Right?

by Rob Boston • 27 February 2010

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 Conscience.” Named for the borough of New York City where it... Read More

No License to Promote Religion: S.C. Judge Nixes Christian Auto Tag

by Rob Boston • 28 December 2009

When I was a kid, license plates in Pennsylvania were very simple. They were mustard yellow with blue letters and numbers. Then, at some point, a dramatic change occurred: the plates became blue with mustard... Read More

Invocation Irritation: What’s to Be Done about Government Prayer?

by Rob Boston • 17 February 2009

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 resident pointed out the obvious violation of church-state separation. When I... Read More

Day of the Undead: Religious Right Alive and Kicking in America

by Rob Boston • 17 October 2008

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, and other religious right groups. I go every year, and I’m... Read More

Another Successful “War on Christmas” for the Religious Right

by Rob Boston • 22 December 2007

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 of that movement have been more than a bit naughty. In... Read More

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