Rebecca Vitsmun Atheist Oklahoma Tornado Survivor Sees Thousands In Indiegogo Campaign Donations

Rebecca Vitsmun was lucky to be alive. After graciously handling an awkward moment while discussing the aftermath on national television, more good fortune is headed her way. In a Tuesday interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Vitsmun was asked if she was thanking "the Lord" for deciding to escape home with her 19-month-old son. She hesitated for a moment, before telling Blitzer that ...

Joel L. Watts Abusive Theology Oklahoma and Us

It would seem when John Piper tweets, the world takes notice in much the same way it notices the words Pat Robertson says -- with much gnashing of teeth. Almost immediately after the monster of massive currents touched down in Moore, Okla, John Piper tweeted Job 1.19: "and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young ...

Kids teachers from devastated school reunite after Oklahoma tornado

MOORE, Okla. – Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins. Some children carried thank-you cards. A first-grader was eager to see her favorite gym teacher and for a chance to say goodbye for the school year. It was one of many difficult ...

Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Get Help From Near and Far

In the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado is picking up speed, even as locals mourn the loss of at least 24 people, including 10 children. Funerals will begin Friday in Moore, and President Obama plans to visit the town Sunday. Resources are pouring in from all over the country to help those in desperate need. The devastation of her home brought a ...

Tornado Devastation United With Oklahoma

Photographs of tornado- savaged Moore, Okla., exude a terrible stillness: trees with no leaves, cars with no drivers, lots with no homes. But images can deceive. In reality, Moore is not a static scene of ...