(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 07/31/24) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today denounced the recent action by the OKC City Council to table...
For the last 12 years, I have served as the executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and, for the past five years, I also have had the privilege of teaching Religious Studies at a large university. With this extensive...
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Several religious leaders rejected Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters’ demands Thursday that every classroom should have a bible and that it be taught. “Public schools are not Sunday schools,” posted Minister Lori Walke of Mayflower...
Non-Christian religious leaders say they are concerned about the new state policy requiring a Bible in every 5th through 12th-grade public classroom. The state Board of Education said all schools must teach the Bible, calling it a historical document, like the U.S....
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — “Oklahoma I’m very proud we’re going to be the first state to ensure that our kids understand the historical context of the Bible,” said Ryan Walters. No stranger to controversy, State Superintendent Walters stirred up one of biblical...
