The battle against the Red Clay Casino in Broken Arrow takes a new turn on Sunday. People from nearly a dozen churches across green country came out to pray at the controversial site. Everyone here that KTUL.com talked with said they were there to be unified and to make sure they are doing everything they can in this situation.
"This is a community that represents college kids. It will be something that affects our church. It just so close to home," says Tammie Anderson, Owasso resident.
The site being close to home brought hundreds of people out there. They were praying for God to lead them in the right direction.
"I just wanted to be in union with everyone else. To pray about this situation and make sure that I was walking in love with whatever happens," says Rita Johnson, Broken Arrow Resident.
The sound of a horn got the praying off to a start and for some the silence was about making sure their thoughts were heard by God.
"Just letting you know that there are those people out there that care and I pray that we care enough that this will continue not just because it's a one time event. Just to stand up for things that are concerning our community, not just this one," says Anderson.
Everyone that KTUL.com talked with said they aren't against the tribe putting something on the property and the pastor of the near by church has some ideas for the property.
"If there was a Kialegee gas station down there on the corner, they would get my business every week. A casino probably not. An Indian hospital, Indian museum all those kind of things seem more in line with the life expectations of this community," says Abiding Harvest United Methodist Church pastor, Chris Buskirk.
