George F. Will: Taking a scythe to the Bill of Rights Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 WASHINGTON — Controversies can be wonderfully clarified when people follow the logic of illogical premises to perverse conclusions. For example, two academics recently wrote in the British Journal of Medical Ethics that “after-birth abortions” are matters of moral indifference because newborns, like fetuses,... Read More

Oklahoma Election Board votes to appeal Sharia law ruling Updated: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 OKLAHOMA CITY - The State Election Board on Tuesday voted to appeal a judge's ruling putting a controversial state question banning Shariah law on hold. Read More

Freedom of speech for hate speeches Published: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 The words of the fifth Psalm are not for the faint of heart. "Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness. ... The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity," warned the psalmist. Obviously, says the Rev. Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church, this passage teaches that... Read More

Pastor Terry Jones pushes a hot button Published: Thu, Sep 23, 2010 The deaths of the 10 International Assistance Mission medical workers inspired headlines that were both shocking and numbingly familiar, since these are dangerous times for believers whose convictions steer them into Afghanistan. Read More

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid: Build mosque elsewhere Updated: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue. Read More

‘Real Change’ provides real results for those in need Updated: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 With legal options to prevent panhandling limited, downtown leaders came up with their own plan to deal with the problem. A group led by the Homeless Alliance and Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. began a voucher program a few years ago to give people a way to help someone who really needs it and discourage others... Read More

Colo. Professor Vows to Fight Dismissal Published: Wed, Jul 25, 2007 BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A professor scorned for remarks about Sept. 11 victims vowed that his firing over allegations of plagiarism, falsification and other misconduct wouldn't end his 2 1/2-year dispute with the University of Colorado. "New game, new game," said a defiant Ward Churchill, referring to... Read More

Iowa Prison Ordered to Close Bible Program Updated: Sat, Jun 3, 2006 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A judge has ruled that a Bible-based prison program violates the First Amendment's freedom of religion clause by using state funds to promote Christianity to inmates. Prison Fellowship Ministries, which was sued in 2003 by an advocacy group, was ordered Friday to cease its program... Read More

Senate passes protest restrictions Updated: Thu, May 25, 2006 Measure would protect funerals for servicemen at two state cemeteries. WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday approved legislation to impose restrictions on protests at military funerals at federal cemeteries. The bill would restrict protests at two Oklahoma cemeteries, one at Fort Gibson and the other at Fort... Read More

Fired police chemist sues for unemployment pay Updated: Thu, May 9, 2002 Fired Oklahoma City police chemist Joyce Gilchrist wants a district judge to overturn the state's decision denying her unemployment benefits. Gilchrist is asking the court to reverse decisions by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission because her First Amendment rights were violated when she was fired Sept.... Read More

Company sues government in bid to Webcast McVeigh execution Updated: Tue, Apr 17, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - A Florida-based Internet company enlisted a former prison warden in its bid to show a federal judge no harm would come from showing Timothy McVeigh's execution on a Web site. U.S. District Judge John Tinder was scheduled to hear arguments from Entertainment Network Inc. on Tuesday. The company filed a... Read More