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Thank You, Barry Lynn, For 25 Remarkable Years Of Service To Americans United!
Rob BostonWall of SeparationIn September of 1992, a man named Barry W. Lynn was named executive director of Americans United.At the time, I’d been working at AU for five years, and I knew Barry by name...
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Trump Visits Liberty U And Spews Alternative Facts
Rob BostonWall of SeparationRecent polls show President Donald J. Trump with an approval rating hovering around 39 percent, but there’s one place he can always go to get a whole lot of love: Liberty...
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A Trip To South Carolina Offers Lessons In Freedom vs. Fundamentalism
Rob BostonWall of SeparationI was on vacation last week. My wife, son and I visited Charleston, S.C., where we soaked up a lot of Revolutionary War and Civil War history. (OK, we also spent a day at...
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W.Va. County Apologizes For Discriminating Against Same-Sex Couple Who...
Liz HayesWall of SeparationLast year, Amanda Abramovich and Samantha Brookover were harassed by a West Virginia county clerk who ranted at them as they applied for a wedding license. The clerk called...
View ArticleSupreme Court Should Use Masterpiece Cakeshop To Assert That Religious...
The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it will hear an appeal in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the case of a Colorado baker who claimed his religious beliefs justified...
View ArticleAmericans United: U.S. Supreme Court Should Rule Against President Trump’s...
Today the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the lawsuits challenging President Donald J. Trump’s executive order restricting travel from several Muslim-majority countries. The Court has also...
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What A Long, Satisfying Trip It Has Been: Farewell And Thanks!
I was introduced at a New York City fundraiser in 1975 by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark as a “young man who I think has signed on to the long haul for social justice.”Over the years,...
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An Amazing Gala Celebrates Barry Lynn And Americans United
Rob BostonWall of SeparationLast night, more than 400 people gathered at the National Geographic Society in the heart of Washington, D.C., to celebrate Executive Director Barry W. Lynn on the occasion...
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I Went To The Museum Of The Bible On Saturday, And Here Is What I Saw
Liz HayesWall of SeparationIf you were anywhere near Washington, D.C., over the weekend, you probably heard about the grand opening of the Museum of the Bible– the $500-million facility funded largely...
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Here Are The Top Ten Church-State Stories From 2017
Rob BostonWall of SeparationThere’s no denying that 2017 was a tough year for advocates of religious freedom and church-state separation. Yet despite the barrage of assaults from the Donald Trump-Mike...
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