The Oklahoma State Senate is considering a bill that will allow that state to opt out of The Matthew Shepard James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act passed last October by Congress. That act transferred hate crime protections to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders.
Some in Oklahoma have a problem with this.
Oklahoma State Senator Steve Russell [...]
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Oklahoma Tries To Opt Out Of Hate Crime Legislation Protecting Gays
Posted in March 14th, 2010
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Christian-Only Prison Planned In Oklahoma
Posted in November 8th, 2009
by Glenn Church in Oklahoma
It is hard to imagine how this can be constitutional.
The small town of Wakita, near the Oklahoma-Kansas line, plans on building a Christian-only prison in 16 months. Wakita has only 380 people and hopes for a prison of 600 on a 150 acre site.
It would be a private prison run by Correctional Concepts out of [...]
Only 23% Of High School Students Identify Washington As First President
Posted in September 20th, 2009
by Glenn Church in Oklahoma
I don’t care if it is Oklahoma. When 77% of Oklahoma’s high school students did not know who the first President was, well, then something is wrong…and scary.
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Oklahoma Lawmaker Equates Divorce With Sex Trafficking And Child Abuse
Posted in June 30th, 2009
Oklahoma state Representative Sally Kern has the economic troubles of the United States figured out. The causes are “abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery.”
Kern developed a proclamation that states that we should live our lives as the Bible declares, and then everything will [...]
Oklahoma Lawmaker Calls For “Free Discussion” Of Evolution By Banning Richard Dawkins From Speaking
Posted in March 8th, 2009
Last week, Oklahoma state Representative Todd Thomsen introduced two resolutions into the state House. The resolutions criticized the University of Oklahoma for engaging in the “one-sided indoctrination” of evolution and inviting atheist Richard Dawkins to speak on campus.
Thomsen, a former punter and kicker for the University of Oklahoma, was elected to the state House by [...]
Oklahoma Ethics Commission: We Need More Money Because Last Year’s Increase Went For Pay Raises
Posted in January 23rd, 2009
by Glenn Church in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission thinks it needs more money to investigate ethic violations by politicians.
The commission, with seven staff members, feels “stymied” without more funds. They are asking for an additional $360,000 to add five more employees.
Legislators are not too crazy about giving them the money.
Are they afraid of increased investigations?
No, the lawmakers are more [...]
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Parties To Pay For Presidential Primaries
Posted in January 16th, 2009
According to Oklahoma state Representative Charles Key, if you want to run for President in Oklahoma, your party should pay for the election.
Key, a Republican, introduced HB 1072, which requires political parties to pay for their own primaries if they are contested. The bill also changes party qualifications from 5% of the last statewide vote [...]
Oklahoma Bill Seeks To Undermine Teaching Of Evolution, Global Warming And Cloning
Posted in January 10th, 2009
An Oklahoma State Senate bill proposed by Randy Brogdon would require educators to critique and find alternatives to scientific controversies.
Sounds like a great idea, right?
Not exactly. The “Scientific Education and Academic Freedom” act specifically states its purpose is to:
“assist teachers to find more effective ways to present the science curriculum where it addresses scientific controversies” [...]
Oklahoma Now Reddest Of The Red States
Posted in November 9th, 2008
The realignment of American politics has already begun. Utah, long considered the reddest of the red states, is no longer quite as red. The reddest of the red is now Oklahoma.
In six out of the last twelve elections since 1960, Utah has attained the highest percentage of the Republican vote. Mississippi made it three times. Nebraska did [...]
Oklahoma Lawmaker Claims God Made Her A “Cultural Warrior”
Posted in August 6th, 2008
Sally Kern, an Oklahoma state Representative, has made some controversial comments regarding gays in the last year. She has also been stopped at least twice for forgetting she had a pistol in her purse and trying to carry it into the state capitol. It appears Kern is not through with controversy.
Speaking before a crowd in [...]
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