by Richard Nelson | Aug 29, 2016 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commonwealth Policy Center to Hold Conference on Religious Liberty CONTACT: Richard Nelson (270) 271-2713 or (270) 719-1640 DATE: August 29, 2016 A public policy group in Kentucky says that religious freedom has been undermined since the...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 26, 2016 | Blog
The Kentucky Farm Bureau hosts a breakfast at the Kentucky state fair every year where country Ham is served up along with other local farm products. Dignitaries speak and attendees meet, greet and mingle at this popular event provided by Kentucky's largest...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
Some say they simply will not vote this election. Nominees of the two major political parties are unacceptable in their eyes and as a matter of protest, they just won't vote. If you're in that category, please allow me to persuade you to rethink that position....
by Richard Nelson | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog
Next time you go to your local Kroger pharmacy, you'll find a drug available that wasn't there last week. It's called Naloxone and used to reverse heroin overdoses. What makes this interesting is that its now available without a prescription. Last...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog
Last week Humana announced that it is pulling out of several states after posting a billion dollars in losses. UnitedHealthcare, and Aetna, also announced major losses and that they are scaling back from Obamacare next year. All of this spells trouble for health care...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog
Say the phrase "make America great again" and it will either lead to heartfelt applause or looks of disdain followed by jeers. In either case, tens if not hundreds of thousands have attended rallies across the country to listen to a man who says he will make...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog
Church is supposed to be a place of peace and safety but that wasn't the case for a church in Bowling Green after a son stabbed his father with a knife at the end of the service. Fortunately, the father appears to be recovering. The son, who said he was...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog
Is there a limit to free speech? In a day of mass shootings and terror threats any speech viewed as possibly inciting violence is under close scrutiny. James Evans, a Muhlenberg County man found this out the hard way. In 2014, he posted violent song lyrics about...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog
According to a survey by the Pew Center, nearly 1 in 10 church attendees recently heard pastors endorse or criticize a political candidate—something that is technically against the law. Nearly 1/3 of black protestant church members heard their pastor...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog
The National Institutes of Health just announced that it's lifting the funding ban on research that allows the mixing of animal DNA with human DNA. Scientists say it will better help develop therapies to treat human disease. and that it could eventually lead to...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog
Could you imagine a law forcing a Jewish deli owner to tell his customers about the benefits of eating pork and then referring them to a non kosher butcher? Sounds ridiculous but a new law in Illinois does something even worse. It forces doctors, nurses and other...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden officiated a homosexual wedding ceremony of two White House staffers. What's interesting is that Biden considers himself a catholic and yet openly flouts the teaching of his church. Biden's done a similar thing with the...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
The chaos in Frankfort over the University of Louisville has to be one of the more exasperating political spectacles we’ve seen in Kentucky over the last few years. Earlier this year, Governor Matt Bevin dissolved a trustee board at UofL that was mired in...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog
Remember the letter the U.S. Department of Education sent to public schools saying children have right to determine their own gender? Well, now its led to lawsuits by transgender students who feel they've been discriminated against. A 16-year-old Wisconsin student...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog
If there's one issue that's in the news nearly every day, it has to be illicit drugs. Drug overdoses, drug related crimes, and drug busts fill the pages of our newspapers nearly every day. Why is this? It reveals a crisis of emptiness and brokenness. Empty in...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 1, 2016 | Blog
Last Wednesday, University of Louisville President James Ramsey resigned. Several scandals under his watch, including millions of dollars embezzled by employees, misspent federal dollars, jailed professors and the latest—strippers used to lure recruits to the U...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog
A Western Kentucky judge recently landed himself in hot water when the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) threatened a lawsuit over his refusal to perform a secular wedding. Trigg County Judge Executive Hollis Alexander was asked to perform nuptials for a...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog
A far Western Kentucky judge landed himself in hot water earlier this month when the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) threatened a lawsuit over his refusal to perform a secular wedding. Trigg County Judge Executive Hollis Alexander was asked to perform nuptials...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 26, 2016 | Blog
Russia faces a possible ban from this year’s Olympics after a World Anti-Doping Agency report found evidence of a state-sponsored performance-enhancing drugs program. While it may be tempting to dismiss cheating in sports as a less important moral failure, we...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog
Today is the first day of the Democratic National Convention where Hillary Clinton will be confirmed as the party's candidate for president. Part of the convention is to approve the party platform and the 2016 Democratic Party platform is unlike anything your...
