by Richard Nelson | May 4, 2018 | Blog
Have you heard the one about the monkey who went to court to sue over copyright infringement? No, it's not a joke. A monkey snapped a selfie that became famous but PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) filed for copyright infringement. The 9th U.S....
by Richard Nelson | May 3, 2018 | Blog
Today is the National Day of Prayer. It was created by Congress in 1952 and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer. As people go to local...
by Richard Nelson | May 2, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky has been a reliably democratic state for the past 100 years but a major political shift is taking place. Since Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 there have been 335, 744 new Republican registrations. There have been only 18,506 Democratic...
by Richard Nelson | May 1, 2018 | Blog
There's some good news regarding Kentucky's unemployment numbers. It's at 4 percent—which is the lowest it’s been since the Bureau of Labor statistics began tracking this number in 1976. One reason for the change is that Kentucky has attracted...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog
There's a story out of England where the government is pulling two-year old Alfie Evans off of life support. England's Supreme Court ordered the hospital to pull the plug on the disabled child. But the parents are fighting to keep him alive and want him...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog
The 2018 Kentucky General Assembly is in the books. Legislators considered nearly 900 bills. But too often government is viewed as the only solution to address pressing issues of the day. Have you ever considered that government can't adequately address all the...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog
When you think of Chick fil-A, you think of a good chicken sandwich and great customer service. But if you're a writer for the New Yorker magazine, somehow it’s a creepy outfit with a devious agenda. Daniel Piepenbring's article is entitled "Chick...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
California calls itself a diverse and tolerant state but they might need to rethink that because the state legislature is considering banning certain kinds of books. You heard that correctly, a bill that would ban the sale of books that express a Christian belief...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 23, 2018 | Blog
Seven new members have been appointed to the Kentucky Board of Education which means that the majority of the board has been reconfigured. Shortly after the new board met, Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt resigned which appears to have been the result of policy...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog
There's an abundance of bitterness over proposals to fixing the state pension. There's plenty of labeling, name calling, and demeaning behavior—on both sides. This is no way to have a conversation. In fact, it's no way to accomplish anything. The...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog
There are some ironies in politics that emerge when you least expect them. The latest is found in Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richard's new book. Richards says that their daughter Lily was "unplanned," but she and her husband chose life. "In...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog
A pension reform bill finally passed into law. It mostly affects new hires and keeps the system essentially the same for existing teachers. One of the major changes is that it requires new Kentucky teachers to participate in a "hybrid" plan which has...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog
What if I told you that you have tremendous influence over the direction of our government. What if you could pick and choose your leaders? Well, you do. It's called voting, and the deadline to register to vote is coming up soon. If you're not yet registered...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 13, 2018 | Blog
It is a good thing for Christians to pursue purity when it comes to doctrine. However, one Christian philosopher says there must be more. Francis Schafer says, “Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog
According to a 2014 study conducted by the University of Arizona, most people speak about 15,000 words per day. But do you really think before you speak? Counselor and author Paul Tripp writes, “One of the things that separates us from the rest of creation...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog
Ever had guests that wore out their welcome? That may be the case in one Eastern Kentucky city. Elkhorn City is in Pike County and some residents aren’t happy with the taping of a new reality TV show being produced for MTV. The show’s called...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog
Back in January we told you about Senate Bill 71 that was being introduced to the 2018 General Assembly session. It was a bill that would require abstinence education be included in sex education in Kentucky’s public schools. The inclusion of such...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog
One of the highlights of the 2018 General Assembly session is the reform put in motion for Kentucky’s Adoption and Foster Care systems. House Bill 1 passed the House 90-1 and unanimously in the Senate. The legislation institutes wide ranging...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog
Facebook has been getting lots of negative press lately. First it was the Russian's attempting to sway public opinion through ads. Now it’s a company called Cambridge Analytica which misused data to create voter profiles used in political...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog
Transgenderism is the idea that one can transcend their biological sex. It's controversial but in some places the debate has been settled and if you express disagreement you could be punished. Canada has a law that fines or even jails people if they use the wrong...
