Christian Medical and Dental Association Statement on Transgender Identity
Transgender Identification Ethics Statement CMDA affirms the historic and enduring Christian understanding of humankind as having been created male and female. CMDA has concerns about recent usage of the term “gender” to emphasize an identity other than...
Of Transgender Men and Dragons: Is Truth Relative?
According to a survey by George Barna several years ago, most Americans reject the idea of absolute truth. Nearly two-thirds of respondents believed that “truth is based on feelings and “relative to the person and their situation.” Ok, the survey is...
KY Senate Rock Solid on Foundations
Exactly 941 bills were introduced in the state legislature during the 2016 session but none were as important as those protecting life and religious liberty championed by the state Senate. The Senate passed five bills elevating and protecting the sanctity of human...
Atheist Billboards Target Ark Park
A group of atheists is so riled up by the Ark Encounter in Northern Kentucky that they've started a billboard campaign to discourage people from visiting it. The proposed billboard says: “Genocide & Incest Park: Celebrating 2,000 years of myths" and...
Atheists Mount Billboard Campaign Against Ark Encounter
A group of atheists is so riled up by the Ark Park in Northern Kentucky that they've started a billboard campaign to discourage people from visiting. Tri-State Freethinkers spokesman Tony Arnold said the theme park is "a genocide park that celebrates...
Participate in My Gay Wedding or Else
Last week's Kentucky New Era (KNE) editorial "Don't give business prejudice a loophole" sounds good at first blush, after all who supports prejudicial business practices? But after one better understands the issue, the headline doesn't pass...
Nobody Should be Forced to Participate in a Gay Wedding
SB 180, the bill intended to shore up religious freedom protections for business owners, is receiving harsh criticism from much of the media. Last week, the Kentucky New Era (KNE), a Western Kentucky newspaper, lambasted SB 180 through its editorial "Don't...
CPC Honors Lt. Gov. Hampton with Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commonwealth Policy Center Honors Lt. Gov. Hampton with Award DATE: March 13, 2016 CONTACT: Richard Nelson PHONE: (270) 271-2713 Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton visited Western Kentucky on Saturday and received an award from the Commonwealth Policy...
The Unprotected
Peggy Noonan, the noted political analyst, wrote a powerful article in the Wall Street Journal on February 25, 2016. She described two groups, the protected and the unprotected. The protected make public policy. The...
Open Letter to Kentucky Churches
To: Kentucky Pastors From: Richard Nelson Re: Open Letter to the Church March 1, 2016 Several states have weighed in on the U.S. Presidential Primaries. Now it's Kentucky's turn. The Republican Caucus is this Saturday, March 5 and the Democratic Primary is on...