How Oklahoma religious leaders have responded to Sen. Tom Woods' anti-LGBTQ+ remarks
Posted on AllSides February 27th, 2024
From The Center
Several Oklahoma faith leaders and organizations weighed in on Sen. Tom Woods' recent anti-LGBTQ+ remarks as it was difficult to uncouple the legislator's comments from religion because in the same conversation he touted Oklahoma as a "Christian," "moral" and a "religious" state. Most of the religious leaders and organizations repudiated Wood's comments, calling them "embarrassing," "dangerous," "hateful" and "horrifying." Many of them said they were speaking out in particular because the legislator connected his religion, and specifically his Christian faith, to his rejection of the LGBTQ+ community. One outlier on...