ENDA Passes Senate

A troubling bill that should have believers of all faiths concerned passed the U.S.  Senate yesterday. Titled the "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" (ENDA), the bill imposes strict hiring standards on all employers, especially employers who are people...

Fracking pipeline and other controversies

An article in Wednesday’s edition of the Louisville Courier Journal titled “Protestors cite faith in opposing Bluegrass Pipeline” is interesting on a number of levels. Conservative Christians were conspicuously absent from the protest which consisted...

Gay Divorce in Kentucky?

A peculiar case in Kentucky has gained the attention of marriage advocates and marriage revisionists. According to the Courier-Journal, a couple in Kentucky is seeking the state’s very first “gay divorce.” This is peculiar not only for a divorce...

Gambling Debate on KET

With the 2014 General Assembly just around the corner, gambling advocates are back to their old ways and insisting, yet again, that Kentuckians deserve the right to vote on whether to bring expanded gambling (casinos) into the Commonwealth. Despite Kentucky not being...

2015 Governor Speculations

  Though Kentuckians are still two years away from the next Governor's race, citizens are already being treated to a boilerplate of anticipation as to who will be at the top of the gubernatorial ticket. Republican political columnist and Louisville attorney,...

Same-Sex Marriage Comes to New Jersey

Same-sex marriage continues its march across America as New Jersey becomes the 14th state to allow same-sex marriage.  Political specatators will probably cast Chris Christie as the political winner. For one, as the leader of a deep blue state, Christie's...

Faith, Culture, & Religious Liberty

Last week in Washington D.C., the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Manhattan Declaration co-hosted an event on the topic of religious liberty.  Panelists included Russell Moore, president of the ERLC, Kirsten...

California’s "back alley abortion" law

One of the reasons for legalizing abortion in established medical facilities was to prevent illegal or "back alley" abortions. Unlicensed doctors and shabby facilities would be a thing of the past. Instead, women would be treated by medical...

California’s “back alley abortion” law

One of the reasons for legalizing abortion in established medical facilities was to prevent illegal or "back alley" abortions. Unlicensed doctors and shabby facilities would be a thing of the past. Instead, women would be treated by medical...

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