Opinion

Letter: ‘If My people…’ still applies

June 13, 2019 The Rev. George Campbell, Jr.

Remember: “If My people…”? This is from memory, not from research. In the 1970’s, intercession for America started a campaign of “If My people” based on 2 Chronicles 7:14. We would acknowledge our need for God to save us from problems plaguing our country. Many churches strongly supported the effort. Some Christian organizations also joined…

Editorial: Don’t build on the Arkansas River

June 6, 2019

There’s a lesson to be learned from the historic rain and flooding in Tulsa and Northeast Oklahoma. Don’t build too close to a river. The sod farms in Bixby are a good example of what should be next to a major river. When (not if) the Arkansas River floods, if river water covers a sod…

Editorial: Democrats block infrastructure

June 6, 2019

President Donald Trump is a builder. That is what he has done during his whole professional career. During his campaign, he promised to go to work on America’s infrastructure – roads, highways, bridges, etc. That is not going to happen because of Nancy Pelosi and the do-nothing Democrats in the House of Representatives. Trump stands…

Editorial: Abortion unchanged in Oklahoma

June 6, 2019

There was some good accomplished in the 2019 session of the Oklahoma Legislature. Teachers got a raise. Gov. Kevin Stitt put aside an extra $200 million for a rainy day (we’ve had a bunch of rainy days). Reforms were passed that transferred power from agency heads to the governor’s office. And there were no tax…

Editorial: Checking the illegal immigrants

May 30, 2019

Misguided liberals in Tulsa don’t want Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regaldo to check on the legal status of suspected illegal immigrants in the county jail. For years, the county has cooperated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to have detention officers conduct background checks on prisoners to see if they are in this country legally….

Editorial: Assault on freedom of religion

May 30, 2019

Should a Christian be allowed to share their faith in a public shopping center? That’s the question before the court in Bakersfield, California in a case against Valley Plaza Mall. Attorneys for Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) represent Debra Moore, a senior citizen who is a Christian. Mrs. Moore likes to invite people to her church…

Editorial: Democrats and homosexual bills

May 30, 2019

Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a bill to give special rights to anyone who claims to be a homosexual. Ironically calling it the “Equality Act,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her minions crafted this bill to create new civil rights for homosexuals and make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of “sexual orientation…

Letter: ‘Equality Act’ creates new rights

May 30, 2019 Duane Collins

Recently, the U.S. House voted 236-173 to pass Nancy Pelosi’s Equality Act. Every Democrat and eight Republicans voted in favor of this bill. Nancy Pelosi posted this message on Twitter: “This is not about tolerance. This is about respect for our LGBTQ communities, this is about taking pride.” In a nutshell, the Equality Act (HR…

Editorial: Gambling claims 2 more victims

May 23, 2019

A famous Oklahoma college football player is in federal prison because of his gambling problem. Blake Ferguson was convicted of fraud as an employee of Firstar Bank where he was a senior vice president. He stole almost $700,000 to pay off gambling debts and was sentenced to two years and seven months in federal prison….

Editorial: Liberals want to empty prisons

May 23, 2019

Liberals think that well-intentioned programs are good even if they don’t work and unintended consequences. One of the latest causes is “criminal justice reform.” Progressives argue that Oklahoma locks up too many people (especially women), that the prison system costs too much and that it is cheaper to rehabilitate than to incarcerate. They are close…