Religion

The Statewide Charter School Board to argue against state Supreme Court ruling that rejected religious charter schools.

Board members said they were bound to follow the St. Isidore ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, despite some doing so begrudgingly.

The coalition, including the ACLU and Oklahoma Appleseed Center, claims the theoretical school would “indoctrinate its students in Jewish religious beliefs.”

The Jewish Federation of Tulsa said it was not consulted about an application seeking to found a taxpayer-funded online Jewish charter school.

The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called Drummond's investigation a "witch hunt" in a statement.

A protest took place Tuesday night outside the Tulsa County GOP headquarters in response to a class that includes teachings from a controversial figure scholars consider a pseudo-historian.

Francis died early Monday, the day after Easter Sunday, in Rome at the age of 88 following complications from a stroke.

A local group that advocates for Turkish people celebrated community with an interfaith dinner over the weekend.

The Statewide Charter School Board gathered Monday for its first-ever meeting, and one of its first decisions was to hold off acting on a June State Supreme Court order to rescind the contract of the nation’s first publicly funded religious school.

A ban on LGBTQ+ clergy members was struck down Wednesday, while anti-gay language from its core teachings was removed Thursday.