Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest shined a light on Islamophobia in Texas, but Oklahoma is not immune.
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Metro briefs: Mum’s the word?
Where does Rep. Joe Dorman stand on the issue of marriage equality?
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Lawmakers, pastors and citizens gather to criticize Islam
Edmond was the site of an event promoting the idea that Islam is a violent religion intent on overthrowing the American government.
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Strength in numbers
In the Senate District 41 Republican primary that pitted incumbent Clark Jolley against Fairview Baptist Church Pastor Paul Blair, at least three groups sought influence through “independent expenditures,” meaning they were not allowed to coordinate with candidates. Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, campaigning norms have […]
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Race to the right
Paul Blair The GOP primary winner will square off against Independent Richard Prawdzienski in the November general election. Paul Blair Blair, 49, is an Edmond native who played football for Oklahoma State University and later in the NFL. He owns Blair Vending & Coffee in Edmond, is pastor of Fairview Baptist Church and was a […]
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Like a prayer
In a news release, Ritze cited the 2005 assault on a Tulsa reverend; the 2009 killing of an Anadarko pastor; and recent bomb threats against Edmond’s Fairview Baptist Church after its pastor, the Rev. Paul Blair, spoke out against an Oklahoma City Council resolution prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. Conspicuously absent in the release […]
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Strained relations
On March 7, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, issued a media release calling on the Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond to drop “its anti- Muslim agenda” and cancel its scheduled guest speaker, Avi Lipkin. CAIR said Lipkin is “an infamous Islamophobe who alleges among other things that Muslims worship […]
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Hasta la vista, Blair-by?
Among those opposed to the measure was Paul Blair, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church — in Edmond, not OKC — who asked the council, “Why are we creating a special class of protection for someone’s behavior? We’re not talking about civil rights. This is not a gender, or this is not a race.” The day […]
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Hasta la vista, Blair-by?
Among those opposed to the measure was Paul Blair, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church — in Edmond, not OKC — who asked the council, “Why are we creating a special class of protection for someone’s behavior? We’re not talking about civil rights. This is not a gender, or this is not a race.” The day […]
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Blair niche project
The Rev. Paul Blair, pastor of Edmond’s Fairview Baptist Church and one of the founders of Reclaiming America for Christ, is urging that people call members of the City Council and the mayor’s office to voice opposition to the measure, which will come up for a vote by the council at Tuesday’s meeting. The measure, […]