Tag Archives: Lamar W. Hankins

Lamar W. Hankins : Drone Assassinations and Our Misguided Foreign Policy

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon from AFP / Getty Images.Drone assassinations:The latest misguided U.S. foreign policy The American belief in technology as our savior, even in carrying out assassinations, knows no bounds. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 11, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Sanitizing Black History Every February

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Rosa Parks, agitator. Image from Jezebel.Sanitizing Black history every February Rosa Parks had a life-long history of activism against injustice, but school children are seldom told the true story about her life of agitation and struggle against oppression. By Lamar … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Gun Control and the Ethics of Self-Defense

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by J.D. Crow / AL.com.The ethics of self-defense: Reconsidering gun control Much of this will seem counterintuitive, especially to those who are brought up with a macho mentality, whose inclination will be to fight, get revenge, teach the … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Obama Continues Immoral Bush Policies

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Four more years. Image from NewsOne.Obama embraces fiveimmoral Bush policies “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period… was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” — … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Failure of Religion-Based Public Grief

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

On Sunday night, December 16, President Obama spoke at a vigil for those who died at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Image from The Washington Post.The failure of religion-based public grief My dissonance came from the very words … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : A Humanist Response to the Newtown Killings

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Whitney Curtis / Getty / The Guardian.A humanist respondsto the deaths at Newtown As a matter of public policy, there is no justification for allowing the widespread dispersal of semi-automatic weapons in the United States. They have done … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : City Council and Religious Liberty in Central Texas

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

San Marcos, Texas, City Hall. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Nearly half of Austin-area citycouncils violate religious liberty It doesn’t take clergy to remind council members of their duties, and there is little evidence that clergy provide any more moral authority than … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Death with Dignity’ Defeated

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from WNYT.com.‘Death with Dignity’ defeated:Freedom denied by Massachusetts voters If I decide that it is time for my life to come to an end for reasons important to me, that should be my decision. By Lamar W. Hankins | … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Government Plus Religion is No-Win Situation

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Change Comes Slow.No one wins when governmentforces religion on everyone If public officials believe that religious worship is important, perhaps they should meet in a conference room before the meeting and pray together with their chosen clergy. By … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Paul Ryan Makes War Against People, Not Poverty

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

President Lyndon Johnson marked the start of the War on Poverty with a visit to Tom Fletcher’s front porch in Martin County, Kentucky, in April 1964. Photo by Walter Bennett / Time magazine. Image from Daily Yonder.Paul Ryan’s war:Not against … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Texas Cheerleaders for Jesus

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Kountze High School cheerleaders with banner at football game. Image from Atheist Camel.Cheerleaders for Jesus:Texas politicians jumpon religion bandwagon Can cheerleaders who represent the Kountze Independent School District, while acting in their official capacities as school cheerleaders, promote their personal … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Ted Cruz Vs. Personal Liberty

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Tea Party darling Ted Cruz. Photo by Gage Skidmore / Flickr.Ted Cruz:Opponent of personal liberty Like many right-wingers, Cruz has a limited understanding of our First Amendment rights. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | October 9, 2012 … Continue reading →

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