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Oklahoma Baptist University

"Our Lives Aren’t Wrong"; OBU Students Join With Equality Riders to Deliver Message of Love

March 15, 2007 by soulforce

Six Young Adults Arrested; OBU Students Take Up Banner Affirming LGBT Lives ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 15, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Shawnee, Oklahoma) — Six young adults were arrested on the Oklahoma Baptist University campus today as they attempted to deliver a tapestry […]

Filed Under: Equality Ride, Oklahoma Baptist University Tagged With: arrest, Bram Wispelwey, bronwen tomb, Casey Chandler-Alexander, Christian Supremacy, equality ride, Gay Christian, Greg Johnson, Homophobia, jarrett lucas, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, obu, oklahoma baptist university, pflag, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, Stephen Krebs

Equality Riders Arrested at Oklahoma Baptist University; Administration Reneges on Last Year’s Promise to Protect LGBT Students

March 15, 2007 by soulforce

****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 15, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Shawnee, Oklahoma) — Yesterday, 5 Equality Riders were arrested for attempting to worship at chapel with students from Oklahoma Baptist University. The Soulforce Equality Ride is a nationwide journey of 50 young adults visiting […]

Filed Under: Equality Ride, Oklahoma Baptist University Tagged With: arrest, Bram Wispelwey, bronwen tomb, Casey Chandler-Alexander, Christian Supremacy, equality ride, Gay Christian, Greg Johnson, Homophobia, jarrett lucas, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, obu, oklahoma baptist university, pflag, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, Stephen Krebs

East Bus Route

January 23, 2007 by soulforce

2007 Equality Ride East Bus Route Stop Date School Location 1 March 8-9 Dordt College Sioux Center, IA 2 March 12 Central Bible College Springfield, MO 3 March 14-15 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK 4 March 19 Baylor University Waco, TX 5 March 22 Mississippi College Clinton, MS 6 March 26 Union University Jackson, TN […]

Filed Under: Baylor University, Bethany Lutheran College, Bob Jones University, Calvin College, Cedarville University, Central Bible College, Cornerstone University, Dordt College, Equality Ride, Gordon College, Messiah College, Mississippi College, Montreat College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Samford University, Union University, University of the Cumberlands Tagged With: baylor university, bethany lutheran college, Bob Jones University, Calvin College, cedarville university, central bible college, Christian Supremacy, Cornerstone University, Covenant College, dordt college, equality ride, Gay Christian, gordon college, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, Messiah College, mississippi college, Montreat College, oklahoma baptist university, Patrick Henry College, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, Samford University, soulforce, union university, university of the cumberlands

Oklahoma Escape

March 26, 2006 by soulforce

by Jacob Neal Oklahoma City, OK Our first day off! What a relief! The question looming in everyone’s mind after our mentally taxing days at OBU was how should we spend this glorious day off here in Oklahoma City, the thriving metropolis of the Midwest? Bill provided us with the clear answer: breakfast at IHOP. […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Equality Ride, Oklahoma Baptist University

Seeds Planted at OBU

March 24, 2006 by soulforce

by Kayla Bonewell and Pam Disel At every one of the Equality Ride’s 19 stops, two Riders were assigned to be the advance team. Pam Disel and I, both Oklahomans, were in charge of the Oklahoma Baptist University events. It was an amazing and daunting task to coordinate two days worth of activities between 33 […]

Filed Under: Equality Ride, Oklahoma Baptist University

Photos from the Soulforce Equality Ride, March 23rd & 24th, 2006

March 24, 2006 by soulforce

Equality Riders going to chapel at Oklahoma Baptist University Ryan Rolston tells her story of being dismissed from OBU Riders and community members listening to Ryan Rolston’s story Community members in Lions Club park Rider Jonathan Awtrey does “outreach” with a local resident Equality Riders (try) to get rhythm Equality Riders at Church of the […]

Filed Under: Equality Ride, Oklahoma Baptist University

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