Hi Hailey, I read your column that was reprinted in the Observer and then found it here, it is one of the best coulmns I have read throught this political season, certainly better than anything in the Oklahoman and better than these crap local papers that we have. I am someone who went to college in Oklahoma (at UCO) left the state and moved back. I just hope you don't get too discouraged by all this, there are good people and more than you realize are very tolerant of people from all walks of life. I understand your struggle I am a Christian and also a Democrat, and yes at some churches I would be unwelcome because of the latter. However I have found myself becoming friends and being welcomed by people that I wouldn't have thought of associating myself with just a few years ago. I am also a teacher and I work in an urban school district that is more tolerant than where your old teacher was at, but I have worked in small districts as well and for sure never backed down from my convictions or my obligation to expose my students to all points of view. I again want to say thanks for writing a great cloumn and I hope when you graduate you will find your place here in Oklahoma, it is a great state and the best way to change things is to have more people like yourself comeout and push for the tolerance that is needed in our society. Take care, Matt
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Hi Hailey, I read your column that was reprinted in the Observer and then found it here, it is one of the best coulmns I have read throught this political season, certainly better than anything in the Oklahoman and better than these crap local papers that we have. I am someone who went to college in Oklahoma (at UCO) left the state and moved back. I just hope you don't get too discouraged by all this, there are good people and more than you realize are very tolerant of people from all walks of life. I understand your struggle I am a Christian and also a Democrat, and yes at some churches I would be unwelcome because of the latter. However I have found myself becoming friends and being welcomed by people that I wouldn't have thought of associating myself with just a few years ago. I am also a teacher and I work in an urban school district that is more tolerant than where your old teacher was at, but I have worked in small districts as well and for sure never backed down from my convictions or my obligation to expose my students to all points of view. I again want to say thanks for writing a great cloumn and I hope when you graduate you will find your place here in Oklahoma, it is a great state and the best way to change things is to have more people like yourself comeout and push for the tolerance that is needed in our society.
Take care,
Matt
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