Articles
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Culture & the Family
Fears Fellowship: A life-changing experience
In their own words, graduates of OCPA’s J. Rufus Fears Fellowship talk about the program’s impact on their lives.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | May 8, 2025
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Culture & the Family
Lawmakers vote to allow Christian foster parents to serve
Christian couples could not be barred from serving as foster or adoptive parents based on their religious beliefs under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | May 7, 2025
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Culture & the Family
OCPA files brief in gender-identity case
OCPA and the Manhattan Institute have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of parental-rights activist January Littlejohn.Brandon Dutcher | April 30, 2025
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Culture & the Family
Preparing Oklahoma’s next generation of conservative leaders
The reputation that OCPA’s J. Rufus Fears Fellowship is developing—both in Oklahoma academic circles and in the national conservative movement—sets it apart from other leadership programs.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | April 29, 2025
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency accused of anti-white racism
A recent lawsuit alleges the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) discriminated against white, Asian, and Pacific Islander homeowners when administering a federal COVID mortgage-relief program.Ray Carter | April 21, 2025
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Bill advances to protect religious foster parents
Legislation that would preserve the religious rights of foster parents has advanced from an Oklahoma House committee.Ray Carter | April 9, 2025
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma House committee quickly approves ban on men in women’s prisons
Members of an Oklahoma House committee have voted to ban men from being placed in women’s prisons. The action is consistent with Trump administration policy but contrary to the views of the newest member of the OU law faculty.Ray Carter | April 9, 2025
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Culture & the Family
The rising conservative populism
In this review of Patrick Ruffini’s book, “Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP,” OCPA’s Rick Farmer sheds light on the emerging conservative populist coalition.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | April 7, 2025
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
Senate votes to ban DEI at Oklahoma colleges
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs would no longer receive state funding under legislation that seeks to make permanent the restrictions already imposed on state colleges through an executive order.Ray Carter | March 28, 2025
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma Senate approves protections for Christian foster parents
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have passed legislation that would protect religious couples from being required to set aside their beliefs in order to serve as foster or adoptive parents.Ray Carter | February 26, 2025