Tag Archives: Oklahoma

“I find it kind of sad that this tribe is not willing to recognize what 75 percent of the voters of Oklahoma declared years ago, that marriage is a union between one man and one woman. Those of us who are Christians, who believe the Bible, are we going to have to give that up to satisfy the minority group …

“He told police the demon wanted drugs and to perform sexual acts with him, and that he lit the fire in order to burn a bible because he was a satanist.” Details.

In May of this year, two Native American JMG readers married in Michigan at the approval of the Odawa tribe. And now two gay Native Americans have married in Oklahoma with the blessings of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. For the past five years, Jason Pickel has wanted to marry boyfriend Darren Black Bear. The two even planned a trip …

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R-Duh) is defying the Pentagon and has ordered local National Guard facilities to deny benefits to married same-sex couples. Fallin spokesman Alex Weintz said the governor was following the wish of Oklahoma voters, who approved a constitutional amendment in 2004 that prohibits giving benefits of marriage to gay couples. “Because of that prohibition, Gov. Fallin’s general …

The Oklahoman reports: A lesbian couple challenging Oklahoma’s ban on gay marriages say the U.S. Supreme Court has bolstered their arguments that the state prohibition is unconstitutional. The high court’s decision last month in a gay marriage case “provides clear and explicit guidance for concluding Oklahoma’s marriage ban violates both (the couple’s) fundamental right to marry, and the exercise of …

The New York Times is wondering what Ken Mehlman’s legacy will be regarding LGBT rights. Mr. Mehlman, 46, remains the hyper-intense, guarded strategist he was in his Bush days, with the same habit of looking past people instead of meeting their eyes. He shuns most interviews and still deflects personal questions, as he did back when rumors about his sexuality …

The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (seriously) swooped into Oklahoma to ask tornado victims if they want to make sure that they go to heaven when the next twister strikes.  Because God totally sent their unsaved neighbors to hell when he murdered them. “God sheltered them, then He saved them,” said Michael Glassey, an RRT crisis-trained chaplain from Riverside, Calif. …

Earlier this week crackpot conspiracy nut Alex Jones announced that the Oklahoma tornadoes were a result of a secret Obama administration weather control machine. Because IRS. Or something. Rachel Maddow then had a lot of fun at Jones’ expense and this is his response.

Amazing and terrifying footage.

The American Humanists Association has launched a fundraising page to help rebuild the Oklahoma home of atheist tornado victim Rebecca Vitsmun, who made international news after graciously rebuffing CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer’s questions about “thanking the Lord” for sparing the lives of her family.  (Tipped by JMG reader Bentley)

My eyes are still aching from the rolling when I saw this live yesterday. Somehow the interview subject handled him graciously.

Happy Place reports: Meet homophobia’s nemesis. All the anti-gay bigotry in the world is no match for the sheer fabulousness of a cute, skinny boy with ripped abs and tiny shorts wearing an American flag for a cape. In response to Jason Collins coming out, the irritating vermin of the Westboro Baptist Curch showed up on Wednesday to protest in …

Oklahoma’s House has unanimously endorsed a resolution endorsing DOMA but not before half of the chamber’s Democrats walked out of the chamber in outrage. The House approved the resolution Monday on an 84-0 vote. House Democratic Leader Scott Inman and openly gay Rep. Kay Floyd of Oklahoma City were among more than half of the chamber’s 29 Democrats who walked …

Saying that Oklahoma is one of the few states where “homofascists” have not yet gained a firm foothold, hate group leader Scott Lively has launched a drive to amend the state constitution to legalize anti-gay discrimination. Via World Net Daily: Rev. Scott Lively, who works with Defend the Family, now also has begun working with pastors and churches in Oklahoma …

Two employees at Tulsa’s Victory Christian megachurch have been arrested for child molestation and several other high-level staffers have been accused of shielding those crimes. More alleged sexual abuse victims at the 17,000-member Victory Christian Center in Tulsa, Okla., have come forward, adding to charges already made against the megachurch that its staff delayed reporting the alleged rape of a …

An Oklahoma gay man says he was nearly killed this weekend after vandals scrawled “fag” on his car and set it ablaze. It happened the morning of Saturday, July 21, in an alley behind his home on N.W. 140th Street near Western and Memorial in Oklahoma City. Jon Ferguson says his car alarm woke him up and when he walked …

Hate group leader Scott Lively is scheduled to speak in Oklahoma City and some local churches are organizing against his appearance. Canyon Walker urges participation: Thursday, several groups will join together with a unified voice for a Press Conference demanding that truth, rather than “Holocaust revisionism” be told and that the GLBT community be treated with fairness. Included in that …

The “personhood” people are super pissed at Oklahoma state Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre. Via press release: “The Personhood issue often provokes strong language from all sides,” commented Dan Skerbitz, president of Personhood Oklahoma. “But this display of vulgarity from a sitting senator is truly shocking. It is more evidence of the hardness of heart behind a movement that would deny …

Oklahoma state Rep. Constance Johnson (D) tried to sink an anti-abortion “personhood” bill with the above amendment. We bow and giggle at the same time.