by Richard Nelson | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog
ESPN ran a story about NBA official Tim Donaghy who took bribes to fix games over a four year period. Donaghy bet on the games he reffed and took in huge amounts of cash. He also helped others rake in millions until he was caught. It's ironic that ESPN's...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog
According to a recent story on NPR, an estimated 60 million Americans have a criminal record. One report estimates that there as many people with criminal records as college diplomas. The majority are misdemeanors, but when nearly one in five citizens has been in...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 28, 2019 | Blog
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal whose goal is to end fossil fuel use in 10 years. The deal also aims to make every existing building more energy efficient; expand electric car manufacturing, and build "charging...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 27, 2019 | Blog
A Chinese scientist recently claimed to have successfully edited the genes of twin girls. He says he did so to make them resistant to HIV. The news was met with criticism from the scientific community. Some doubted it was true. Now, the Chinese government is...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 26, 2019 | Blog
Opponents of pro-life laws often focus on heart-wrenching cases involving women in tough situations: cases of fetal abnormality; fetal demise and the trauma of carrying a lifeless baby; and horrific stories of rape. All are traumatic cases that most of us could never...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog
Several pro-life bills are moving through the Kentucky legislature. The Roe v Wade Trigger Bill (HB 148) protects unborn life in all cases that do not threaten the mother’s life if the ruling is ever overturned. The Fetal Heartbeat Bill (SB 9) recognizes...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog
More than two out of every three college students take out student loans to pay for school. And the average college graduate has $29,800 in debt. Altogether, about 45 million Americans owe over $1.56 trillion in student loan debt. That's trillion with a...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog
The Kentucky legislature is in full swing. So far several hundred bills have been introduced. They range from the mundane to the highly controversial. A few high profile bills include school safety, expanded gambling, abolition of the death penalty, abortion bans and...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog
In case you were wondering if religious freedom is really under attack, consider a case out of Iowa that's back in the news. The University of Iowa had a policy that said that student groups that held Biblical views on marriage and human sexuality were...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog
According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline there were 5,147 cases of human trafficking reported in the U.S. in 2018. Most cases involve women, often underage girls who are runaways or smuggled in from a foreign country. Most of the cases are in...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 18, 2019 | Opinion Pieces
A flurry of pro-life bills are moving through the Kentucky legislature as swiftly as a Midwestern snowstorm in February, bringing alarm to those who believe the choice to carry a baby to term should be left to the pregnant mother and her doctor. For pro-lifers, such...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 18, 2019 | Blog
The Southern Baptist Convention is reeling after a six-month investigation revealed widespread sexual abuse in the church. The investigation by newspapers in San Antonio and Houston revealed that 380 church leaders victimized more than 700 people over a 20 year...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog
There's been debate as to just how much debt the Commonwealth of Kentucky is in. State Auditor Mike Harmon recently issued a report where he estimates the overall debt is $54 billion and unfunded retirements account for more than 80 percent. That is $43.3 billion....
by Richard Nelson | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog
Well men, if you haven't gotten chocolates and flowers for your wife, there's still time to do so. In case you forgot, it's Valentines Day today. Did you know that this holiday is named after an actual person who was persecuted by the Roman Emperor...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate called the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The law would protect newly born babies who survive an unsuccessful abortion attempt. It would only apply to rare circumstances but...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog
The Poor People’s Campaign was in Frankfort last week and protested a new policy that requires organizations wanting to assemble in the Capitol to submit an application at least ten days in advance of the event. Last year the group protested the idea that...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is in the news again. This time for racist pictures in his medical-school yearbook. Now many are calling for his resignation. But should this incident, which happened over 30 years ago, require him to quit the governorship? The...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 8, 2019 | Blog
Americans no longer share a common moral reference point. On one side of the political divide are those who believe that abortion should be protected by law, gender is determined by individuals, and illegal immigrants have a right to be here. On the other side of the...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam stirred a controversy when he defended a bill that would allow unborn babies to be aborted up until birth. His said that infanticide for some babies might be acceptable and that “If a mother is in labor…the infant would be...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
The Supreme Court has reinstated President Trump's order to restrict transgender persons from serving in the military. The move was prompted by a concern to maintain optimum military readiness. Advocates of transgender rights said it was a human rights issue and...
