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What an officially ‘Christian nation’ looked like in America
What an officially ‘Christian nation’ looked like in America

There was just one attempt to create an officially Christian government during the period of European settlement, and that was Puritan Massachusetts. It’s hardly a model for our lives today.

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Christian Nationalist censors at Department of Defense set back in court
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Why America needs the Do No Harm Act

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Florida officials created a universal school voucher plan – and now they’re furious that Islamic schools are participating

November 3, 2025
Rob Boston

Halloween in public schools: Some useful guidance from the past

October 28, 2025
Rob Boston

Christian Nationalist censors at Department of Defense set back in court

October 27, 2025
Rob Boston

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Georgia’s new assault on church-state separation

September 24, 2025

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September 22, 2025
Rob Boston

James Dobson: A life squandered to Christian Nationalism

August 26, 2025
Rob Boston
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November 2025 Church & State Magazine

Christian Nationalism’s historical role in censoring books and American culture

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