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Letter: Racial discrimination

Tulsa Beacon

The Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (OCDLA), as the state’s premier organization defending the rights of accused persons, joins in the call to make the ideals of the “Black Lives Matter” movement a reality in our criminal justice system, from the moment of first contact with law enforcement.      Racial profiling techniques such as “driving while…

Letter: Modern day ‘post turtles’

Tulsa Beacon

I am assuming you all know about “post turtles.” They don’t know how they got on top of fence posts. They didn’t get there by themselves, and they don’t know how to get down without getting hurt. With all due respect, you are “post turtles.” Furthermore, the crazies who have commandeered six blocks of Seattle…

Letter: Shocking Supreme Court

Tulsa Beacon

Does anybody find it shocking that the American people voted for a Republican president who then placed justices on our Supreme Court and yet the “so-called conservatives” have now declared that both homosexuals and transgenders are protected under the term “sex” in LBJ’s Civil Rights Act of 1964? The notion that six people can retroactively…

Letter: Christians and politics

Tulsa Beacon

We live in a time of acute political polarization, exacerbated every election cycle by a 24-hour barrage of candidate advertisements reflecting two opposing worldviews, a myriad of issues and advice on recommendations on ways to vote. Unfortunately, the toxic tone and extremely partisan nature of our political  system  discourages many Christians – and citizen voters…

Editorial: Tulsa Beacon Endorsements for the upcoming June 30 Primary

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa Board of Education, District 6 Ruth Ann Fate is a dyed-in-the-wool progressive who should not be on a school board. Dr. Jerry Griffin is a college professor with a background in law enforcement. The Tulsa Beacon endorses Dr. Jerry Griffin Tulsa County Court Clerk Tulsa County Court Clerk Don Newberry has the perfect  background…

Editorial: An apology for the American flag?

Tulsa Beacon

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he “will never agree with anyone disrespecting the flag of the United States” and then apologized for his statement. In an interview with Yahoo Finance on June 3, Brees also told ESPN he stands with his teammates fighting for “racial equality and justice” but also with the nation’s…

Editorial: The coronavirus and lawsuits

Tulsa Beacon

Do you ever wonder why so many businesses, schools, colleges and sports teams are so worried about the coronavirus? It could be the threat of being sued if a customer gets the virus while patronizing a business, attending a ball game or living in a college dorm. All over the country, lawyers are telling their…

Letter: State Question 802 is a bad deal for Oklahoma – vote no

Tulsa Beacon

State Question 802 will be on the Primary Ballot on June 30. If passed, it will amend the Oklahoma State Constitution. It will expand Medicaid to include able-bodied people between 18 and 65 whose annual income is 133% below the poverty line ($17,236 for a single adult and $35,535 for a family of 4 in…

Letter: Leftist revolution

Tulsa Beacon

For years some on the left have been asking for a revolution to change America, supposedly for the best.  They have been working hard to change America’s values, from what has been   predominantly Christian values based on God’s morale laws.    They have managed to turn great numbers of Americans against God, and His righteous commandments. …

Letter: Guessing harvests

Tulsa Beacon

Planting and emergence progress for both corn and soybeans are currently ahead of the five-year average across the Midwest. But, still fresh in farmers’ minds is the 2019 planting season, which was severely delayed due to record-breaking precipitation that led to flooded fields and excess soil moisture. According to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),…