by The Oklahoman Editorial Board | NewsOK | Mar 4, 2018 | In The News
REPUBLICANS who insist they are the best choice to run Oklahoma’s government do themselves no favors when they manage to mishandle something as simple as who gets to say the daily prayer, as is happening in the state House of Representatives. For years, members...
by Dean Obeidallah | Daily Beast | Feb 23, 2018 | In The News
You know how each session of state legislatures opens with a prayer? Well, down in Oklahoma, they’ve cooked up a clever way to make sure only Christians deliver it. Oklahoma, where only Christians are allowed to give the opening prayer! Okay, not as catchy as the...
by Trevor Brown | Oklahoma Watch | Feb 19, 2018 | In The News
Faith leaders are looking for answers after a Republican legislator issued guidelines that could block a large swath of the state’s religious community from leading lawmakers in prayers that kick off each day of the legislative session. Rep. Chuck Strohm, R-Jenks, who...
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 Adam Soltani | Tulsa World | Nov 10, 2017 | In The News
On Oct. 31, state Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw, once again crossed the line of decency when he attacked the character of the hardworking public servants at our state’s agencies. From the House floor, Bennett said state agencies “are telling our citizens they will...
