Big Buddy is just one of many human stories from our new resident writer, Bobby Winters. Follow his exploration of faith and necessity through the living landscapes of Oklahoma in his new writing column, An Okie in Exile.

FORUM: Future of Islam?

Has 9/11 hardened attitudes into strict conservatism, or is there a future for a widespread liberalism of Islam? Discuss this and more in our forum discussion, What is the future of Islam?.