Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Approves First Church-Run Charter School in USSupporters see it as win for religious freedom and school choice, while opponents are gearing up to challenge its constitutionality.Charles J. Russo - The Conversation|
- How an Oklahoma Death Penalty Case Shook Up Evangelical Views on ExecutionRichard Glossip was set to be lethally injected this month. His case is sowing doubt in the system.Emily Belz|
- Native American Pastor Leads Southern Baptists to Decry Forced Conversions“Burdened and broken” by the federal investigation into Indian boarding schools, Mike Keahbone drafted the denomination’s first resolution in support of native peoples.Interview by Aiden Hobson|
- After COVID-19 Diagnosis, Sandi Patty Urges Christians to Take Pandemic SeriouslyIconic Christian singer says the new coronavirus is “not fake news.”Kate Shellnutt|
- Craig Groeschel Quarantined After Coronavirus Exposure at Willow Creek GermanyHe and fellow Life.Church pastor Bobby Gruenewald are spending 14 days isolated at home after the leadership summit ended early.Bob Smietana – Religion News Service|
- God Blessed My Church with MigrantsI don’t want to imagine my community without faithful leaders like Cesar Quintero.Eric Costanzo|
- Quick To ListenEpisode 101|51minOn Being an Evangelical Senator During the Trump PresidencyOklahoma's James Lankford on supporting and criticizing the president, fellowshipping across the aisle, and speaking up for Dreamers.CT Editors |
- After Baptism Gone Wrong, Court Weakens Church ProtectionsOklahoma Supreme Court says membership matters most in tortured ex-Muslim’s lawsuit.Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra|
- Ex-Muslim Sues His Church for Celebrating His BaptismOklahoma man claims he was tortured, nearly beheaded in Syria because of Presbyterian church’s online announcement.Kate Tracy|
- Longest State Effort to Save Marriage Fails to Reduce DivorceMore than a dozen years and $70 million still result in America's third-highest divorce rate.Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra|
