Robert Boston has been Assistant Director of Communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a group that advocates separation of church and state, a legal doctrine interpreted by AU as being enshrined in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.-Mission:The guiding principle of Americans...

 and Assistant Editor of Church & State magazine since 1987. Boston is an advocate of separation of church and state

Separation of church and state

The concept of the separation of church and state refers to the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state....

 and has authored three books on the subject. He frequently appears on television and radio. Prominent media appearances include CNN

CNN

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, NBC Nightly News

NBC Nightly News

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, Fox News Channel

Fox News Channel

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's The O'Reilly Factor

The O'Reilly Factor

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, and MSNBC

MSNBC

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's Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Countdown with Keith Olbermann

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.

In addition to his monthly contributions to Church & State magazine, Boston has written articles for Free Inquiry

Free Inquiry

Free Inquiry is a bi-monthly journal of secular humanist opinion and commentary published by the Council for Secular Humanism, which is part of the Center for Inquiry. Philosopher Paul Kurtz is the editor-in-chief and Thomas W. Flynn the editor. Feature articles cover a wide range of topics from a...

, The Humanist, Public Eye, Liberty

Liberty Magazine

Liberty is a magazine published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church that covers issues involving separation of church and state, and current events in politics...

, Jewish Monthly and other publications. He is frequently quoted in the print media on church-state topics and often delivers public lectures before various audiences. Boston serves on the Advisory Board of Secular Coalition for America

Secular Coalition for America

The Secular Coalition for America is an advocacy group located in Washington D.C., representing atheists, humanists, freethinkers, agnostics, and other non-theistic people with a naturalistic worldview in American politics. Sean Faircloth, a five-term Maine state legislator, served as Executive...

 and offers advice to the coalition on the acceptance and inclusion of nontheism in American life.

Biography

Boston was born into a large family in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Altoona Area High School

Altoona Area High School

Altoona Area High School is the public high school for the Altoona Area School District in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The high school serves the populations living in Altoona, Logan Township, and a small portion of Tyrone Township...

 in 1980. He received his journalism degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...

, graduating in 1985. He currently lives with his wife and two children in Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

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External links

• Articles by Rob Boston, TheFreeLibrary.com
• Wall of Separation: Rob Boston entries, Americans United blog