Oklahoma was first settled when the United States government consigned the Five Civilized Tribes to the eastern half of what was then a territory. The government promised the tribes that this land would remain theirs forever. The Five Civilized Tribes are the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. The law the United States Congress passed to do this was called the Indian Removal Act. This was in 1830. The Trail of Tears took place after the Treaty of... Read more
I don’t know what to make of the story of thousands of minors surging over the borders into the United States from Central American countries. I haven’t written about it because I’m still trying to understand it. I do know that Ft Sill in Oklahoma is being used to house some of these young people. What I don’t know, on the other hand, is elemental. I don’t know how long this has been going on. I don’t know how... Read more
Maya Ibrahim Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to death when she was eight months pregnant for refusing to recant her Christian faith. She is still unable to leave Sudan, due to what I consider to be trumped up charges by local officials. She gave birth to her baby girl, who she named Maya, while she was in prison. Her captors forced her to give birth in chains. Hopefully, Mrs Ibrahim and her family will be allowed to come to the... Read more
I know. I tell everyone not to call people names. But there comes a time when “idiot” isn’t a pejorative; it’s an excuse. Mr Limbaugh is doing his the-pope-is-a-marxist-communist-not-a-corporatist-like-me thing again. After reading this latest rather bizarre attack against the Holy Father, I am faced with three possibilities. 1. Mr Limbaugh has relapsed into his drug problem. 2. He’s an idiot. or 3. He is deliberately baiting the Vicar of Christ for ratings, despite the fact that a grade-school... Read more
I don’t remember if I told you this, but my grandmother was a Pentecostal Holiness Preacher. She had a radio show (this was back in the 1940s and early 50s) that covered several states. She was what they called a “church planter.” She went from place to place, starting churches, getting them up and going, then moving along to the next place. She planted several of the churches in the house district that I represented for 18 years. I... Read more
I’m only writing about this because my Archbishop has made a statement about it. Every autumn here in Oklahoma, right along with the nuts that fall down from the trees, a guy who calls himself a “high priest of a satanic group” or one of his cohorts holds a black mass at the Oklahoma City Civic Center. According to the aforesaid “high priest,” this black mass is “similar to a Catholic Mass, but done in such a way that... Read more
The ink is not dry on the Hobby Lobby decision, and already the outline of the counterattack is forming. On and on, round and round, deeper and deeper down into the pit of acrimony and hate we go. I have a solution for this. It’s simple, straight-forward, and it will work. Repeal the HHS Mandate. The HHS Mandate is not necessary. It is based on a lie and has been protected by lies. It has served no reasonable purpose... Read more
I’m going to do something that I said I would not do. Less than 24 hours ago, I was involved in a behind-the-scenes discussion of the vile reactions to the Hobby Lobby decision that were taking place on the internet. I said — and I meant it — that I was not going to write about this trash. The reason? Satan brought this beast to life, and I, for one, don’t want to feed it. Now, I’m going to... Read more
There is no getting around the fact that Jesus offends some people. Nevertheless, He is too important in my life for me to cower in fear of mentioning His name. David Green, owner, founder Hobby Lobby The Green Family (who are Okies, by the way) risked everything they had worked for all their lives. They put everything but their lives on the line by refusing to accede to the HHS Mandate’s requirement that they pay for insurance coverage for... Read more
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