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...
Primaries are over, what next? Last week there were statewide primary elections in over 40 districts. This included three congressional seats, county commissioners, and the state legislature (house and senate). While some races saw dramatic wins, others had closer...
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 The state Board of Education said all schools must teach the Bible, calling it a historical document, like the U.S....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...
Reactions poured in following State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ announcement that every Oklahoma classroom must have a Bible and teach from it. Walters made that announcement at Thursday’s board of education meeting, saying it is effective immediately....
State Supt. of Public Instruction Ryan Walters stoked the fires of controversy again Thursday after sending a memo to school superintendents requiring the bible to be added into instructional curriculum, including the Ten Commandments. Walters said the directive,...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms. The directive drew immediate condemnation...
by CAIR Oklahoma Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 6/27/24) – 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 condemned as a “clear violation of the Constitution’s Establishment...
By a clear majority, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday a contract between the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and a religious charter school violates both state and federal law, is unconstitutional and must be voided. State Attorney General...
