Oklahoma (US), Jan 11 : The US state of Oklahoma has been ordered not to introduce an amendment to its constitution that bans judges from considering Islamic law in deciding cases.

The ban on Islamic law was approved by 70 percent of voters in a referendum in 2010.

But a Muslim community leader who said the amendment violated his constitutional right to freedom of religion challenged it, The BBC reports.

Muneer Awad, the head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Oklahoma, filed a suit saying that the amendment would affect every aspect of his life, including his will and testament.

Oklahoma (US), Oct. 25 : An Oklahoma school district is facing a lawsuit for allegedly forbidding organizers of a Christian club from promoting events on campus.

According to a Fox news report, Matt Sharp, an attorney representing the Kids for Christ, a community-led Christian group, is suing the Owasso Public Schools.

Sharp, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, said the school district told the club it could no longer publicize its events, including discouraging organizers from spreading the word in the community and local media.

They have a specific policy on the books that targets religious expression by community organizations, he told Fox News.

Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Barack Obama is leading in Virginia and Wisconsin; John McCain is leading in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Wyoming, while they are statistically tied in North Carolina.

Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Wyoming are safe states for Republicans, but Virginia, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are battleground states. Let’s check out what the Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show.

Oklahoma law that prohibits a woman from getting her fetus aborted without an ultrasound has been challenged. According to the law, any woman who wants an abortion must get a description of the fetus by her doctor after an ultrasound. The law suit, filed in Oklahoma County District Court states the practice is an intrusion on the privacy of the mother. It further describes it as a danger to the health and dignity of the mother.
 

John McCain is presently leading Barack Obama in Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas — that’s what say the recent Obama vs McCain polls conducted in these states.

Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas are certainly strongholds of the Republicans. Let’s check out what the recent Obama vs McCain polls conducted in these states say.

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Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain polls conducted in Georgia, Indiana, and Oklahoma show that the GOP presidential candidate John McCain is having lead over his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, in Georgia, Indiana, and Oklahoma presidential race.

It’s well apparent from the recent Obama vs McCain Oklahoma Polls that Sen. John McCain is having huge lead over Sen. Barack Obama, in the presidential race, in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma is one of the strongholds of Republicans, and John McCain has been leading in the state since February. The recent Oklahoma opinion polls have shown McCain has over 30 % points’ lead over Obama. Oklahoma has 7 electoral college votes.

Check out what the recent McCain vs Obama Oklahoma Polls show.

The states of Iowa and Vermont provide the best child health care facilities, but Oklahoma and Florida are the worst – says the survey released today by an independent healthcare research foundation.