State officials claim the new cigarette tax increase is working because tax revenues are up and the sale of cigarettes is down. State smokers bought almost 60 million fewer packs of cigarettes during the 2018-2019 fiscal year (July through June) – about a 25 percent drop from the previous fiscal year. And the new $1…
For three straight years, the number of Oklahoma earthquakes of a magnitude of 3.0 or higher has declined and that trend has continued in 2019. While Californians nervously await the next shock, Oklahomans are close to breathing a sigh of relief. The numbers keep dropping and the quakes are lessening in intensity. Part of the…
Sometimes common sense prevails in the court system. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a World War I-era cross in Maryland did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The justices voted 7-2 against efforts by atheist and secularist groups who for years have tried to wipe any trace of Christianity…
After the U.S. Supreme Court legalized “homosexual marriage,” it was inevitable that forced acceptance of these perverted relationships would negatively impact children. Now, the liberal Oklahoma Supreme Court has made another decision in line with the Homosexual Agenda that grants special rights to nonbiological homosexual parents who get divorced. Acting on a case from Tulsa,…
If you want to see where America is headed in terms of moral decay, look to the West Coast. In Spokane, Washington, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) is representing a pastor facing criminal charges in connection with a drag queen event. Pastor Afshin Yaghtin went to a public library in Spokane on June 15, to…
As America celebrates our 243rd birthday, there is cause for thanks and for concern. Thanks to President Trump and his policies, our economy is humming. Unemployment – particularly among minorities – is at record lows. Trump is replacing liberal federal judges with constitutional conservatives. He’s rebuilding our military and getting tough on bad trade agreements….
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, may be the Democrat candidate for president that poses the greatest threat to American culture. Buttigieg is a homosexual and he is an outspoken advocate of the Homosexual Agenda. Last year, he married another man. Buttigieg blames God for making him a homosexual. Buttigieg claims he had no…
Add the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden to the list of public entities promoting homosexuality in June. On June 20, the zoo hosted “Pride Date Night” – an invitation for men to date men and women to date women. It was billed as “particularly welcoming and celebrating inclusivity of Oklahoma’s LGBTQ community.” Of course,…
Congressional Democrats, Democrats running for president, never-Trumpers, the liberal news media and Establishment Republicans all have one goal: overturn the 2016 election of President Donald Trump. They were shocked when American voters rejected the liberal agenda of leftist Democrats and Hillary Clinton – perhaps the worst candidate in presidential history. Even before Trump’s inauguration, operatives…
Christian ministries are under attack in California. According to the Pacific Justice Institute, on January 18, 2019, a raid was conducted of River View Christian Academy (RVCA), in rural Northern California. The raid, which terrified students and staff, consisted of 16 armed law enforcement officials from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), 2 canine units, and…