Rev. Randall is the CEO of Good Faith Media and has served as pastor of NorthHaven Church in Norman and the executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics. He is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which offers him a first-hand perspective on issues regarding religious liberty and instilled in him strong support for church-state separation.
Rev. Randall is also a plaintiff in the Oklahoma Religious Public Charter School case and the Oklahoma Bible Mandate in Public Schools case.
“As a Christian and citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, I oppose the state of Oklahoma funding religious charter schools. Coming from the Baptist tradition, the separation of church and state is a bedrock principle protecting religious liberty for every citizen. As an Indigenous person and great-grandson of a boarding school resident at Chilocco, Okla., it is appalling to think state leaders would reopen a door to a time when tax dollars were used to publicly fund the advancement of religion. These are two reasons our state’s founders wisely prohibited the use of taxpayer dollars to fund religious instruction.”
Rev. Randall regarding the Oklahoma Religious Public Charter School case.
“As a Christian, I’m appalled by the use of the Bible – a sacred text – for Superintendent Walters’ political grandstanding. As a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, I’m alarmed by the parallels between this Bible mandate and the religious proselytization and forced assimilation my relatives faced in government boarding schools. As a taxpayer, I object to the state spending public funds on religious texts. The separation of church and state is a bedrock principle protecting religious liberty for every citizen; I urge the court to uphold this principle and strike down this mandate.”
Rev. Randall regarding the Oklahoma Bible Mandate in Public Schools case.
