Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11-05-06 Religious Talk Radio Interview with Dr. Paul Weller, Professor of Inter-Religious Relations at the University of Derby.  We talk about his book "Time for a Change:  Reconfiguring Religion, State and Society" and about the second annual Fetulah Gulen Conference that was held at the University of Oklahoma on Nov. 4-5, 2006.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 9-10-06 "Religious Talk" radio broadcast.  On the fifth annivesary of 9-11, Dr. Prescott gives a reprise of his February 2003 speech to the Oklahoma Conference of Churches at the House Chamber in the Oklahoma State Capitol.  The speech was a lot more controversial then than it is now.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 8-27-06 "Religious Talk" radio program.  In this program I discuss Judge Robert A. White's decision regarding the Ten Commandments and Mayflower Compact monument on the lawn of the Haskell County Courthouse in Stigler, Oklahoma.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 8-20-2006 "<a href="http://www.mainstreambaptists.org/mbn/religious_talk.htm">Religious Talk</a>" radio interview with Dr. Randall Balmer.  Balmer is professor of American religious history at Barnard College, Columbia University and visiting professor at the Yale University Divinity School.  He was also an expert witness against Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument in Alabama.  We discuss our ongoing dialogue on the <a href="http://blog.faithinpubliclife.org/">Faith in Public Life </a>website and his new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465005195/sr=8-1/qid=1155929193/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-4043965-6475836?ie=UTF8">Thy Kingdom Come:  An Evangelical's Lament -- How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America.</a>

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 8-13-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Michelle Goldberg.  We talk about Melissa's widely acclaimed book "Kingdom Coming:  The Rise of Christian Nationalism."

 Dr. Bruce Prescott's 6-4-06 "Religious Talk"  radio interview of Rebecca Glenn co-chair of CrossWalk America.  We talk about the Phoenix Affirmations and the progress of her walk from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. to encourage moderate and progressive Christians to speak about their faith.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 3-26-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Culture and Communications at New York University and author of "Fooled Again" and "Cruel and Unusual".

We talk about voting irregularities in the 2004 general election, the mainstream media's failure to cover this story, Christian Reconstructionism, and Neo-conservatism.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 5-21-06 "Religious Talk" radio broadcast of a discussion of the Ten Commandments-Mayflower Compact monument on the Haskell County courthouse lawn in Stigler, Oklahoma.

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Dr. Bruce Prescott's 5-14-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Michael Korenblit of the Respect Diversity Foundation.  Michael tells the story of his parents, both survivors of the holocaust.  It is a story of faith, hope, love, courage, remembrance and reconciliation.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 4-30-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Jim Huff about the 3rd Annual Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection at the State Capital in Oklahoma.  Jim Huff, a retired public school teacher, is Executive Secretary of the Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

The 3rd Annual Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection will be on Thursday May 4, 2006 at 11:00 AM on the south steps of the Oklahoma State Capital.

Here's a link to information about previous Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection events.

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Poet Nathan Brown reading his poem "Verb Play" from his recently published book Suffer the Little Voices.

Here's a link to the Mainstream Baptist blog where you can find the text to Nathan's poem.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-29-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with Muhammed Cetin, Visiting Scholar at the University of Houston and President of the Institute for Interfaith Dialog. We talk about the work of the Institute for Interfaith Dialog, Muslim-Christian relations, and the trips to Turkey that he leads for IID. The picture, taken on December 30, 2006, is of Muhammed Cetin standing on what is left of the floor of a Roman sauna at Perge, Turkey. He is explaining their heating system.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-22-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with four Religious Studies majors at the University of Oklahoma discussing a recent trip to Turkey that was sponsored by the Institute for Interfaith Dialog. My guests are Barbara Schwartz-Brus, Cole Stephenson, Heather Stephenson, and Shereen Zaid. Part Two discusses the most challenging moments of the trip for the students and asks them to wrestle with the question whether it is fair to judge this Near Eastern country by Western standards.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-22-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with four Religious Studies majors at the University of Oklahoma discussing a recent trip to Turkey that was sponsored by the Institute for Interfaith Dialog. My guests are Barbara Schwartz-Brus, Cole Stephenson, Heather Stephenson, and Shereen Zaid. Part One introduces the guests, touches on the depth and diversity of the OU Religious Studies Program, introduces the work of the Institute for Interfaith Dialog, and highlights some of the most memorable moments of the trip. The picture, taken on 1-3-06 at the Castle of Urfa, is of Heather Stephenson and a local Turkish girl named Diesem.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-15-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with Hollyn Hollman, General Counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. We discuss the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito and the implications of his judicial record for church/state issues.

The second part of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11/28/99 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Rose, a personal friend, and Dr. Vincent Padulla. This half of the interview discusses the difference between a moderate Baptist and a Catholic perspective on Rose's experiences, abortion in general, and contraception. Discussion is between Dr. Prescott, Dr. Padulla and persons who called-in during the broadcast. Prior to this interview, Dr. Padulla called-in promoting his convictions each week during broadcasts. Since this interview, he has not called during a broadcast.

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11/28/99 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Rose, a personal friend, and Dr. Vincent Padulla. Rose talks about her experience having an abortion and her experience with another very complicated pregnancy that, by extraordinary faith and courage, she was able to bring to a live delivery. Dr. Padulla is a Roman Catholic physician and fervent anti-abortion advocate in Oklahoma City. This portion of the interview runs 38 minutes. Lively, but respectful, differences of opinion between equally committed Christians are exchanged in this interview.