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Lamar W. Hankins : Talking Guns with Wayne

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Steve Breen / San Diego Union Tribune. Image from The English Blog. The liberty to live:Talking guns with Wayne Wayne seemed to be growing frustrated with our discussion. ‘I don’t want kids killed,’ he said, ‘but I don’t … finish reading Lamar W. Hankins : Talking Guns with Wayne

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

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Jack A. Smith : What’s Behind America’s Gun Violence?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Black Youth Project.Remember the children…What’s behind America’s gun violence? In recent decades — despite the fact that last year there were over 11,000 murders by firearms in the U.S. and another 20,000 gun deaths from accidents and suicide … finish reading Jack A. Smith : What’s Behind America’s Gun Violence?

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

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