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Is Legalizing Sports Gambling Good Public Policy?
A recently introduced bill that would legalize sports gambling in Kentucky (HB 551), is being pushed by bill sponsor State Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) and Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown.) Both underscored the popularity of the issue on KET's...
Do No Harm Act Protects Kentucky’s Children
The Do No Harm Act (HB 470) passed the Kentucky state House amid raucous opposition on Thursday. Opponents positioned the bill as anti-transgender, hateful in fact, and in some cases verbally accosted legislators for their beliefs. In reality, HB 470 was pro-child...
A Healthy Christian Approach to the 2023 Legislative Session
My siblings and I sat down with the hospice care team in my dad's living room the other day to learn about the next steps after his cancer treatments officially ended. Five months ago, I couldn't have imagined being in this place as a primary caregiver: managing pain...
What Do You Do When Death Stares You in the Face?
My siblings and I sat down with the hospice care team in my dad's living room the other day to learn about the next steps after his cancer treatments officially ended. Five months ago, I couldn't have imagined being in this place as a primary caregiver: managing pain...
The God Who Hears and Answers Prayers
January 2, 2023 is a day that football players will never forget. It is the day Buffalo Bills cornerback Damar Hamlin collapsed to the ground after tackling Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. He had gone into cardiac arrest. Viewers watched horrified as paramedics...
Celebrating the Hope of Christmas
Nothing brings into focus the questions of eternity like losing a close family member. I got the bad news of my dad's cancer diagnosis in August. One day he was on the golf course with his buddies, enjoying a round of 18 holes at the local country club. The next...
Election Post-Mortem
History tells us that the political party outside of power of the White House usually does well in a mid-term elections, especially if the president's approval rating is low and the economy fares poorly. It was supposed to be a Red Wave, where Republicans took back...
Does Man/woman Marriage Matter anymore?
On November 29th, Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) which codifies same-sex marriage into federal law, and nullifies the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Altogether, 12 Republican Senators joined all 50 Democrats and voted in favor of the RMA. Eighteen...
Protecting Kentucky from Out of State Lies
The Yes for Life Amendment simply says "To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion." It's 25 simple and strait forward words but abortion on demand forces are...
Kentucky is Not Kansas When it Comes to Protecting Unborn Life
Earlier this year Kansas voters shocked the nation by voting down an amendment to their Constitution that simply says that abortion is not a protected right. The 60 to 40 percent margin of defeat was a wake-up call to pro-lifers in the Commonwealth. But Kentucky is...
Answering Objections to the Yes for Life Amendment
In a recent conversation with a pastor, we discussed the Yes for Life Amendment that will be on the ballot in November. I (Justin) explained how the amendment makes it clear that abortion is not a protected right under Kentucky’s State Constitution. He informed me...
Is Jesus Against Abortion?
Is Jesus against abortion? According to talk show host Joe Scarborough the answer is no. Scarborough said on his Morning Joe program that “Jesus never once talked about abortion. Never once. And it was happening back in ancient times, it was happening during his time....
