Oklahoma City Anglican and Episcopalian congregations are taking different directions in response to the news recently that a new Anglican province, or group, is being formed in the United States. Representatives from hundreds of churches, including at least one from Oklahoma City, met in Chicago and adopted a provisional constitution on Dec. 3, giving birth […]
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State motto ‘Labor conquers all things’ has a history with socialism
Socialists in Oklahoma are not necessarily celebrating Barack Obama’s recent victory in the presidential election, despite the claims of many conservatives that President-elect Obama is a socialist. One Oklahoma socialist contends that Obama is less of one than Dwight Eisenhower. ‘RADICALLY DEMOCRATIC’AGRARIAN SOCIALIST ROOTSBAILED OUT Christopher Henderson is a student at Oklahoma City Community College […]
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American Muslim Association of Oklahoma City finishes a new mosque
The American Muslim Association of Oklahoma City completed work on their new mosque, 3201 N.W. 48th. Saleem Quraishi, the president of the association’s board, said plans are in the works for an opening service, but no date is set. In the meantime, the community has started to use the facility for daily and Juma’h prayer, […]
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Oklahoma liquor wholesalers, winemakers compromise
On Nov. 4, more than one million Oklahomans ” nearly 79 percent of voters ” voted in favor of State Question 743, a ballot initiative that proponents hope will bolster Oklahoma’s growing wine industry. The verbiage in the question was a result of compromises between Oklahoma liquor wholesalers on one side and Oklahoma winemakers and […]
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Asian District launches diverse festival to celebrate culture with food, music
Chris Vannarath, a chiropractor in the Asian District and president of the Asian District Association, said Saturday’s inaugural Asian Festival will be a cultural celebration and an introduction to businesses in the area. “Those of us who live and work down here know how great this community is, but we want everyone to know,” Vannarath […]
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Congregation uses innovative nonprofit ministry to build new church
Westside Christian Church, an Oklahoma City congregation, has teamed with an Enid nonprofit ministry to build a new facility by using an innovative construction partnership. Howard Faerber, Westside’s pastor, said the congregation will save $200,000 by partnering with Church Growth Ministries of Enid. Westside was founded in a member’s house in November 2003, before eventually […]
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Oklahoma City-area churches may face IRS investigations
or the churches involved, but both Blair and Fisher believe this is an issue worth fighting about. “This is not a political issue,” Blair said, “it is a constitutional and biblical issue. It is important for my congregants to know where each candidate lines up according to the clear teaching of Scripture pertaining to issues […]
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OCU’s Meinders School of Business hosts buddhist conference
Buddhists from around Oklahoma will gather at Meinders School of Business on the Oklahoma City University campus Friday evening and all-day Saturday for the 10th annual Oklahoma Buddhist Conference. The event is open to the public. Maurice Hoover, co-chair of the conference planning committee, said the conference is not just for Buddhists. “Everyone is welcome,” […]
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Former Oklahoma governor co-chairs Catholics for McCain
Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, along with U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., chairs Catholics for McCain, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and grassroots-organizing group. According to Keating, approximately one in four voters in the November election will be Catholic, and that number makes for a huge voting bloc, especially in battleground states like Florida, Pennsylvania and […]
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A Kindertransport kid found his way to Oklahoma
On Sept. 1, 1939, the last Kindertransport departed Nazi-occupied territory bound for England. From December 1938 to September 1939, an estimated 10,000 Jewish children ” from infants to age 17 ” were moved in sealed trains from Berlin, Vienna and Prague to the shores of northern Europe, where they caught boats for England. PHILANTHROPIC MOVEMENT […]