by Mike Jones | Tulsa World | Oct 30, 2016 | In The News
Rep. John Bennett got the stage and the starring role he sought. In August, the Sallisaw Republican who is seeking re-election, asked House Speaker Jeff Hickman to grant him an interim study with the ominous title of, “Radical Islam, Sharia Law, the Muslim Brotherhood...
by Christina Beck | The Christian Science Monitor | Oct 27, 2016 | In The News
Remarks by one state legislator spurred a state hearing this week to determine what threat “radical Islam” plays in Oklahoma. Rep. John Bennett, a Republican from Sallisaw County who serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, accused a local imam and...
by William W. Savage III | NonDoc | Oct 26, 2016 | In The News
When Rep. John Bennett (R-Sallisaw) makes radical, bigoted remarks in his official capacity at the Oklahoma State Capitol — as he did this week — many onlookers shake their heads and wonder how Oklahoma politics reached such a point. Fortunately, there are answers....
by Priscilla Galstaun-Khader | Muslims4Liberty | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog
Oklahoma State lawmakers approved Rep. John “Islam-is-a-cancer-in-our-nation-that-needs-to-be-cut-out” Bennett’s proposal for an “Interim study on radical Islam” on July 8 2016, along with 71 other studies, for an estimated $50,000. That’s our tax dollars being used...
by Heide Brandes | Red Dirt Report | Oct 26, 2016 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) may consider legal action following a legislative hearing Tuesday in which CAIR-OK and others were labeled as terrorists and terrorist organizations. Adam Soltani, CAIR-OK...
