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This is my first thread started here. I have a friend of mine in Tulsa OK who is leaving his Methodist Church because of a female pastor. He is looking for a more conservative Baptist Church in the Tulsa area. I would like a recommendation from FReepers who are in the area so that I can help my friend. Thank you very much for your time!

Tens of thousands of Americans are lining up in support of a police officer in Tulsa, Okla., who was punished for refusing his department's order to attend an "Islamic proselytizing event" even as a legal team representing the captain is petitioning the court to add new allegations of misbehavior by his superiors to a lawsuit over the dispute. WND reported earlier when a legal action was brought by attorneys with the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of Paul Fields. Named as defendants are the city, police chief Charles W. Jordan and deputy chief Alvin Daryl Webster. The lawsuit focuses...

A Tulsa police captain who disobeyed an order to make officers attend a Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at a Tulsa mosque was suspended without pay for two weeks. His suspension began June 12 and will end June 25, according to a personnel order signed by Police Chief Chuck Jordan. The Law Enforcement Appreciation Day was held March 4 at the mosque of the Islamic Society of Tulsa. Jordan has said the Islamic Society scheduled the event to show its appreciation for the officers' response to a threat against it. Officers have attended past events at that location. In a Feb....

Among the witnesses taking the stand were a former girlfriend and also a common law wife each testifying to past abuse by William Lafffoon. A jury of 6 men and 6 women heard unthinkable acts of rape and abuse involving a lit cigarette, a broom, and a knife. But it was the case of Laffoon's wife that put the trial in motion. " When I read this latest case. 4;18 It was scary how similar it was to the case I worked with the same guy in 2005," says Bob Haley, Wagoner Police Chief, who worked for the Wagoner County...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa is the latest city to announce it will host a Teach For America teacher training institute in summer 2012. [snip] Officials say more than 3,000 students will be impacted by the 650 corps members coming to Tulsa for the training.

A Tulsa, Okla., police captain is suing his chief and the city after he was demoted and targeted by an internal investigation for refusing orders to attend an event featuring lessons in Islam, a tour and a prayer service at a mosque linked to an unindicted co-conspirator in a terror financing trial. The legal action has been brought by attorneys with the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of Paul Fields. Named as defendants are the city, police chief Charles W. Jordan and deputy chief Alvin Daryl Webster. WND requests for comment did not generate a response from the defendants....

A Tulsa police captain has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his civil rights were violated after he was reassigned and placed under investigation for refusing to order officers to attend a voluntary social event at a mosque. Capt. Paul Fields claims he was ordered to assign police officers to attend a law enforcement appreciation day at the Islamic Society of Tulsa. Fields refused that order because he said it violated his religious beliefs.

TULSA, Oklahoma -- A Tulsa woman's headless body was found inside her home and police believe she may have died in late December or early January. Tulsa Police made the discovery Monday morning in the 5300 block of East 21st Street while checking on the well-being of the 55-year-old woman who had not been seen since Christmas Day. Police say there were several dogs still inside the home and Tulsa Animal Control was called in to remove them. Officers found evidence the dogs had eaten parts of the body. The woman's head was found in another part of the home....

TULSA, Oklahoma, November 30, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Bishop Edward J. Slattery of Tulsa, Oklahoma also chose not to contribute to the national collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) has confirmed, making him the sixth bishop confirmed to have done so.In a letter to the pastors of his diocese, read at Masses on the weekend of the November 21-22 collection, Bishop Slattery informed the faithful that the funds contributed to the CCHD collection would be reserved for use within the diocese.Msgr. Patrick Brankin told LSN that Bishop Slattery made his decision in the week before the...

Last spring, the Oklahoma State Troopers Association was nominated (by me) to become members of national gun rights writer David Codrea’s “Only Ones” club when they opposed the Oklahoma open carry bill waiting to be signed by then-governor Brad Henry. Now, Tulsa police chief Chuck Jordan has begun banging on the “Only Ones” clubhouse door, seeking entry. Chief Jordan stated in a public safety forum last week he hopes the Oklahoma legislature does not attempt to pass open carry again. Why not, Chief Jordan? I'm opposed to it for a lot of different reasons… open-carry would expose a gun that...

"SCT Now brings awareness into action by actually having retired Navy Seals, ex-Green Beret, ex-FBI those types of military men that are trained and qualified to do what we're asking them to do, which is basically track down child predators, gather information and then because of the law enforcement and they're ability to arrest, we take that information and gift wrap it to them," said Jason Weis with Stop Child Trafficking Now.

The Tulsa World is reporting that Sarah Palin will return to "Green Country" next month: Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will return to Tulsa on Sept. 15, it was confirmed Thursday. Palin will be the keynote speaker for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Liberty Gala at the Tulsa Convention Center.Gov. Palin was last in Tulsa at a March rally sponsored by talk show host Glenn Beck. From OCPA's news release: “Governor Palin’s message of free market entrepreneurship and individual liberty resonates not only with the core values of OCPA, but with all Oklahomans,” said...

A special prosecutor overseeing a police corruption probe told the Tulsa World she will investigate how a list of confidential informants has been released via text messages and possibly the internet. A list of 15 alleged drug informants used by Tulsa police to bust drug dealers is being passed around by text messages, causing concern and fear among those mentioned on the list, said individuals interviewed by the World. U.S. Attorney Jane Duke said she is aware of the list and is making plans to investigate it. “Whoever is behind this disclosure is being completely irresponsible with sensitive information,” Duke...

Lots of people have tattoos. Lots of people have piercings. Not very many people have both, plus horns implanted on their foreheads, though. But Jesse Thornhill does. Tulsa police arrested the 28-year-old man Wednesday after he allegedly tried to run over his landlord with his minivan. Fortunately, the landlord was not hurt because she managed to dodge the 1996 Ford Windstar. Thornhill was arrested and later bonded out of jail.

TULSA, OK – Tulsa Police tell the News On 6 a man claiming to be a Okmulgee County Reserve Deputy opened fire at a midtown Tulsa gas station about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. The shooting happened at Moe's Grill at 5th and Lewis. Police officers say the man ran into a person he claimed to have arrested in the past. Witnesses say that person started an argument and flashed a gun. "At some point, he pulled up his shirt and told the guy, 'hey you know you can get some of this," said Captain Karen Tipler, Tulsa Police. "And he was...

Tulsa, OK - A Tulsa federal agent pleads guilty. He admits to stealing money, planting drugs and framing innocent people. His arrest is part of a larger investigation into possible corruption within the Tulsa Police Department. 34-year-old Brandon McFadden confessed to the crimes as part of a plea deal with the US Attorney's office. McFadden will also be a witness for the prosecution in other cases against law enforcement officers. Former ATF Agent Brandon McFadden finally has his day in Tulsa Federal Court and pleads guilty to a host of shocking charges including the possession and conspiracy to distribute drugs,...

I just received noticed that His Excellency Edward Slattery of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has stepped up and will be the celebrant for the Pontifical Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC on Saturday 24 April. This is to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the pontificate of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Card. Castrillon was originally scheduled. As you may recall, Bp. Slattery has done some good things in Tulsa. Not only has he welcomed the Benedictine monks form Fontgombault at Clear Creek, but he has written well on matters liturgical for his Diocese of Tulsa. WDTPRS has...

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made a stop in Tulsa Saturday. "Hello, Tulsa!" she yelled at the 5,000 strong crowd, who gave her a standing ovation at the Convention Center.. Palin spoke during the "Taking our Country Back" tour. It's a conservative rallying point for those frustrated by the Obama administration. "It is time to take our country back, and I thank you and honor you for being here to do this," Palin said. Talk show host Glenn Beck was also a headliner for the event, along with country musicians John Rich and Gretchen Wilson. People paid $100 and...

They say when they arrived at the Chicken Hut, they found Verner lying on the ground in front of the restaurant's pick-up window. He had been shot multiple times, according to Tulsa Police Sergeant Mike Eckert. They had a difficult time getting through the crowd to provide aid to the victim, and no one was trying to help the injured man, Eckert said. People were instead stepping over Verner to get to their food orders.

Tulsa - Republican Vice Presidential Candidate and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is coming to Tulsa next month March 13. Palin plans to join conservative talk radio and television host Glenn Beck during the Taking Our Country Back Tour, which kicks off March 13th at the Tulsa Convention Center. The Tulsa stop also features concerts from country music artists John Rich of Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson. Also appearing will be best-selling author and former advisor to President Bill Clinton, Dick Morris. 8 Talkback: "The Taking Our Country Back Tour is a unifying event for anyone who feels the...