by Richard Nelson | Feb 25, 2015 | Blog
The New Mexico legislature is considering a bill to allow lottery tickets to be purchased by credit card. Fortunately, it is being opposed by Guy Clark of Stop Predatory Gambling New Mexico. There is so much wrong about this bill it is hard to know where...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog
If you have ever doubted original sin, the idea that human nature is corrupted, the internet should have cured you by now. The means of putting the world at your finger-tips has also brought us instant sadism, pornography, political sleaze, access to every weird...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog
Reason # 1. If you gamble you lose money. Reason # 2. Gambling is not recreation. Recreation restores. Gambling depletes energy, resources, and induces guilt. Reason # 3. Gambling is addictive. Depending upon where you...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog
Governor and Republican Presidential hopeful Scott Walker says he doesn’t know if President Obama is a Christian. I, for one, believe him. Why is it so hard for some to accept his answer? The President says he is a Christian. This is, as Ross Douthat points out,...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 21, 2015 | Blog
Earlier this week 21 Coptic Christians were kidnapped in Libya and beheaded because they refused to deny Christ. The message posted on the brutal videotape was clear: “A Message Signed With Blood To The Nation Of The Cross.” 2015 has been a terror-filled...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog
Carl Trueman has written several fine pieces lately on both the nature of and antidote to our cultural pornography addiction. His latest concerns the power of porn to reshape subconscious patterns of thought and, by extension, alter deeply held moral attitudes and...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 17, 2015 | Blog
What exactly is goverment's role in reducing poverty among its citizens? According to recently published statistics, it may just need to get out of the way more. The Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal’s 2015 Index of Economic Freedom is showing...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 17, 2015 | Blog
Yet another devious means of increasing gambling is in the works here in Kentucky. The Lottery has proposed a new game called EquiLottery which although opposed by The Family Foundation, sailed through Committee to the floor of the Senate where it passed on a...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog
Helen Keller once said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” Thanks to modern technology, sight is giving birth to an encouraging pro-life vision, as statistics quoted by the website lifenews.com are now showing that up to...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog
There is a crafty move to marry the Kentucky Lottery with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in order to expand gambling. It would allow the Lottery to create electronic games that purportedly allow wagering on a horse race taking place somewhere in America....
by Richard Nelson | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog
One of the strongest arguments to expand gambling in Kentucky is that we are losing tax revenue to other states. The problem however, is that other states with casino revenue have larger budget deficits than those with no casinos. Consider: Commercial Casinos...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog
The move to create a special status in society for individuals who desire to identify with the gender opposite of that which they were born seems to be gaining traction. Several Kentucky cities now protect gender identity as a civil right on par with race or...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog
Vaccination skepticism is–regardless of one’s judgment about inoculation–an elemental rejection of expertise and authority structures. Hostility towards vaccinations exists on a spectrum, ranging from the “anti-vax” advocates (think Jenny...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 31, 2015 | Blog
Only a small minority of our population is aware that casino expansion is a threat to the well-being of families and children. If the relationship is not direct and obvious many people refuse to believe there is a connection between gambling problems and...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog
Now that the filing deadline is over, the field is set and the sprint toward the May 19 primary finish line begins. Let's talk gubernatorial candidates. On the Democratic side, Jack Conway must be ecstatic that he hasn't drawn a strong challenge. Scratch that....
by Richard Nelson | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog
Yesterday, the Commonwealth Policy Center conducted a meeting in Murray on the implications of elevating sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to civil rights status. The meeting was well attended with several local officials, pastors and concerned citizens. I...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog
A recent editorial and political cartoon in The News suggested that citizens who voiced their concerns about a controversial issue to the city council “speaks volumes about the negativity people still experience”. Exactly who experienced negativity...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 20, 2015 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CPC Holds Town Meeting on LGBT Rights DATE: January 20, 2015 CONTACT: Richard Nelson (270) 719-1640 (Murray, KY)—Tonight the Commonwealth Policy Center will hold a town meeting at Murray State University on the implications of elevating...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 15, 2015 | Blog
Today marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. His name is synonymous with civil rights in the United States. It was his Christian conviction that all men possess dignity and are made in the image of God. It was his powerful voice that spoke the timeless...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 14, 2015 | Blog
The line between tolerance and intolerance is becoming increasingly blurred. Observe the online furor over TLC's recent special “My Husband's Not Gay.” The one-hour special details the stories of four Mormon men who struggle with same-sex...
