by Craig Nash | Nov 12, 2024 | Analysis, Faith and Democracy, Feature
Last week, Ryan Walters, the state superintendent of Oklahoma public schools, sent a memorandum to schools and parents highlighting his educational priorities during the upcoming Trump administration. These priorities include “championing parents’ rights, ending...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 12, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Those who have listened to the Good Faith Weekly podcast over the last few months will recall that Missy and I decided to sell our house and downsize to a hundred-year-old home near downtown Norman, Oklahoma. It was an excellent decision until the “hundred-year” part...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 28, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the board overseeing charter schools in the state attempted to fund a private Catholic charter school using taxpayer money. However, as a guardian of church-state separation, the Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected their...
by Craig Nash | Jun 26, 2024 | Feature-, News
The Oklahoma Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling, declared yesterday that the official state establishment of a religious charter school violates the First Amendment’s Separation Clause of the U.S. Constitution and other statutes under Oklahoma state law. This...
by Mitch Randall | Feb 29, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
When asked about the death of Nex Benedict and the reason why the Oklahoma legislature is so obsessed with LGBTQ+ citizens (50 bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community), Republican State Senator Tom Woods (District 4) responded, “We are a religious state and we are going...
