Rob Boston

Americans United for Separation of Church and State

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Senior Policy Analyst at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, and author of Taking Liberties: Why Religious Freedom Doesn't Give You the Right to Tell Other People What to Do

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Arizona's Senate Bill 1062 did not give businesses the right to discriminate against gays and lesbians, but it did say they could use religious belief as a defense if they were sued…

The Clash of Religious Freedom and Civil Rights

Arizona's Senate Bill 1062 did not give businesses the right to discriminate against gays and lesbians, but it did say they could use religious belief as a defense if they were sued…

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America's founders wrote a Constitution to intentionally exclude God, and their first amendment forbids the government to establish any religion.

Church and State in 21st Century America

America's founders wrote a Constitution to intentionally exclude God, and their first amendment forbids the government to establish any religion.

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