by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Feb 16, 2018 | In The News
Interfaith leaders are troubled by a change in a chaplain program at the state Capitol that effectively excludes non-Christians from leading legislators in prayer. “You know what that means? No one is welcome here of a different faith,” Muslim faith leader...
by Caleb Slinkard | Norman Transcript | Jan 17, 2017 | In The News
Hundreds of community members of all ethnicities, backgrounds and creeds packed McFarlin UMC’s Fenn Hall Monday morning to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an interfaith service. The Mayor’s Interfaith Breakfast has been part of Norman’s MLK Day celebrations...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Sep 30, 2016 | In The News
A pastor, an imam and a Buddhist monk … This is not the beginning of a humorous tale. Rather, those are the titles of the leaders who shared the beliefs and customs of their respective faith traditions as part of the 2016 Interfaith Youth Tour. Coordinated by...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK.com | Sep 10, 2016 | In The News
Five years ago, a fledgling interfaith event geared for young people drew about 40 teens and their advisers. These days, the Oklahoma Conference of Churches’ annual Interfaith Youth Tour has attracted up to 300 people, filling at least four charter buses that...
by Kimberly Woodruff | Tinker Takeoff | May 17, 2016 | In The News
Representatives from several different religious groups came together to celebrate the National Day of Prayer in an interfaith ceremony at the base chapel last week. Lt. Col. Sam Tucker, 72nd Air Base Wing chaplain, read an excerpt from the president’s proclamation,...
