Practical Christianity in Politics

by | May 9, 2024 | Blog

I moderated a candidate forum the other day where both candidates for the State House indicated they were Christians. However, during the debate, one of the candidates viciously slandered and attacked his opponent. This didn’t go well with the audience or with...

SCOTUS Ruling Could Impact Ky’s Public Camping Ban

by | May 8, 2024 | Blog

Earlier this year, the Kentucky General Assembly passed the Safer Kentucky Act. One of the law’s provisions is a ban of homeless encampments in public places. Last year, the city of Louisville spent $842,000 cleaning up encampments our of concerns to preserve health...

DEA Set to Declassify Pot

by | May 7, 2024 | Blog

The Biden Administration’s Drug Enforcement Agency has decided to reclassify marijuana as a safer drug. Formerly pot was classified as a Schedule I drug (like heroin). The DEA is now classifying marijuana will a Schedule III drug (like regulated steroids). Some...

University Leaders Acquiesce to Anti-semitism

by | May 6, 2024 | Blog

Student protests in support of Palestine are breaking out on college campuses across the nation. Protesters, including students at Columbia University, have taken over buildings and disrupted classes.  College students have a history of protesting. Of course,...

Church Attendance Declining

by | May 3, 2024 | Blog

According to a Lifeway Research study, church attendance is dropping. In fact, 31 percent of Americans say they never attend religious services, while only 21 percent say they attend every week. Christianity teaches that church is a community where those who confess...

Election Workers Fear for Their Safety

by | May 2, 2024 | Blog

A nationwide survey of election officials found that three-quarters said harassment and violent threats have increased since the 2020 presidential race. The threats are from people believing the election system is corrupt. The Committee for Safe and Secure Elections...

Surrogacy is Under-regulated and Unaccountable

by | May 1, 2024 | Blog

Child surrogacy is dangerous and morally concerning, and in the United States it’s “under-regulated and unaccountable.” World magazine writer Emma Watters explains in a recent column that surrogate mothers carry and give birth to a couple’s child for pay. And in the...

NBA Bans Player for Life for Gambling

by | Apr 30, 2024 | Blog

The NBA issued a lifetime ban to Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for sharing confidential information to sports bettors and altering his performance for money. Porter informed a bettor about his personal health and took himself out of a game, potentially to...

Republican Reaction to AZ Supreme Court on Abortion

by | Apr 26, 2024 | Blog

Many Republicans are backpedaling on the issue of abortion in response to pushback from the pro-abortion left. They’ve highlighted horrible situations in order to justify all abortions. Now, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that an 1864 law banning all abortion...