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Self-identified Gender Ideology Meets Christianity in Post-truth Arena
The idea that gender is self-defined has deeper implications than many realize CNN reporter Devan Cole created a stir last week when he said, “It’s not possible to know a person’s gender identity at birth, and there is no consensus criteria for assigning sex at...
Kentucky’s Most Consequential Question on Abortion
Will Kentucky's State Senate Preserve the People's Voice? The most consequential pro-life bill in my lifetime is being considered by the Kentucky State Senate. What's fascinating about HB 91, otherwise known as the constitutional...
Are Casinos Compatible With a Commonwealth?
By Richard Nelson Arguments of casino advocates won the day in the state Senate yesterday. They were told that redefining the term pari-mutuel to include video slot machines is necessary to save the horse industry and help all things thoroughbred related. Twenty-two...
When Big Gambling Gambles and Loses
By Richard Nelson Last week, the Kentucky Supreme Court denied the Horse Racing industry's appeal to allow historical horse racing, aka video slot machines, at their six gambling venues across the commonwealth. As a result, the Kentucky state legislature is being...
Wherein Lies Your Ultimate Hope?
by Richard Nelson, CPC Executive Director Tomorrow, President-Elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. Many conservatives are distraught over the impending policy lurch to the left in the next 100 days. Some are convinced the...
What Is Christmas About Anyway?
by Richard Nelson I confess that I really have a hard time with the 21st-century version of Christmas, too often a commercialized free-for-all built on excess. The retail decor goes on display earlier and earlier, crowding out other holidays, making me feel like the...
It’s Becoming Clearer that Churches are Essential
by Richard Nelson Governor Andy Beshear has once again drawn criticism for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Commonwealth. Recently the governor requested that churches voluntarily close for in-person services, yet allowed casino operations, liquor stores,...
Gov. Beshear’s Orders Defy the Human Design
by Jordan Tong As numbers of new COVID-19 cases have risen in the state of Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear has once again put the clamps on the Commonwealth. The newest restrictions issued by the governor include no indoor seating at restaurants, reduced capacity of...
Conservatives Upend Pollsters at the Ballot Box
2020 was supposed to be a banner year for liberal Democrats. A blue tsunami of far-left candidates ushering in socialist policies was going to erase conservative gains over the past several years. That's what the polls said anyway but the blue wave ended up being a...
Evangelical Political Calculus Changing
Can Evangelicals support Trump and Maintain their Witness? Evangelical Christians may be one of the most influential voting blocks this election but will they vote according to Biblical principles? According to John Piper's recent commentary, he thinks they're missing...
Qualities of a Justice
What are the qualities of a good Supreme Court Justice? The question is relevant since Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the nation's highest court last weekend. Impeccable integrity, temperament, experience, and fidelity to the Constitution are traits to look...
Kentucky Supreme Court Set to Hear Gambling Case
Kentucky Supreme Court Set to Hear Gambling Case by Richard Nelson Tomorrow the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the legality of instant racing devices. Proponents argue they're simply another way for patrons to bet on horses and provide a new...