by Richard Nelson | Jul 2, 2015 | Blog
For better or worse, human beings have the freedom to choose when they want to die. Should a person choose to take his or her own life, there is no law or restriction against them doing so. Thankfully, the world still deems life precious enough that the majority of...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog
Homosexuality and transgenderism lifestyle are now being taught as completely normal, and discourse on their validity is becoming increasingly difficult. The Lexington Herald-Leader recently featured an article on J'Lissabeth Faughn, a Lexington-based...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog
An Open Letter to the Church From: Commonwealth Policy Center Executive Director Richard Nelson Date: June 30, 2015 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling redefining marriage and imposing homosexual marriage in all 50 states is a...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 29, 2015 | Blog
It was to very few’s surprise that the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday to find a Constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Most politicos and commentators on both sides of the marriage debate predicted that if the issue were brought to the court during the...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 26, 2015 | Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Supreme Court Strikes down Kentucky Marriage Law DATE: June 26, 2015 CONTACT: Richard Nelson (270) 719-1640 (Cadiz, KY) On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Kentucky’s law defining marriage as between one man and one...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on marriage any day now. As we've explained on numerous occassions, man/woman marriage is a pre-political institution. It is the most basic human relationship. It is a pillar to society. Should the pillar be weakened in...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog
Is there any way we can make sense of the horrific events that took place in Charleston, South Carolina, last week? When 21-year-old Dylann Roof entered the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday night, who could have known he would take the lives of...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog
The horrific and terroristic murder of 9 black Americans in Charlestown, South Carolina, while they worshiped at one of the oldest African-American congregations in the United States has become the main news story of the week, rightfully. The suspect, who is in...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 19, 2015 | Blog
The debate over identity and who determines it was thrown a curve by Rachel Dolezal, former NAACP leader in Spokane, who was born white but self-identified as black. Defenders of radical autonomy initially fumbled their response, however many soon cozied up to...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 19, 2015 | Blog
Murder is terrible. Throw a racist into a church pew in the midst of a Bible study and prayer time for an hour only to have him draw a gun and begin shooting indiscriminately is a horror. Our collective conscience has been seared by the unspeakable act of Dylann Roof....
by Richard Nelson | Jun 18, 2015 | Blog
Tennessee lawmakers created a stir when they passed a law stating that a woman can be “prosecuted for assault for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant” if her infant is harmed or addicted to the drug. She can also be charged with homicide if...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 16, 2015 | Blog
In director Rob Reiner's classic movie The Princess Bride, the vengeful Inigo Montoya uttered these famous words to the evil Vizzini: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Perhaps we could use some of...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog
Whether fairly or unfairly, Kentucky's Appalachian region has long been regarded as a place of poverty and hopelessness. Although blanket statements such as this are rarely 100 percent correct, recent numbers published regarding rising hepatitis C rates in the...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog
It is difficult and sometimes dangerous to comment on someone's intimate personal choice. But when the discussion lands on the front pages of Vanity Fair and dominates the news, a response is necessary–especially when strident voices demand agreement and...
by Richard Nelson | May 29, 2015 | Blog
Free speech isn’t as free as you’d think. It comes at a price—in fact, a steep price as this last Memorial Day reminds us of Americans who died fighting tyrants and ideologies that have no use for human rights or the freedom to articulate them. If...
by Richard Nelson | May 26, 2015 | Blog
Western Kentucky University (WKU) hosted its first ever Lavender graduation ceremony on May 11 to recognize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender graduates. Critics are wondering when an explicitly heterosexual ceremony will be held. WKU President Gary Ransdell told...
by Richard Nelson | May 18, 2015 | Blog
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundgren Grimes is projecting approximately 10 percent of the 3.1 million people registered to vote in Kentucky will actually show up to the polls for this year's primary election Tuesday, May 19. To put that into further...
by Richard Nelson | May 14, 2015 | Blog
It appears the Midway City Council will soon hear the first reading of an ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) as protected behavior into its laws. Specifically, the proposal will elevate SOGI to the same status as race and ethnicity...
by Richard Nelson | May 13, 2015 | Blog
Wouldn't it be nice if we could have just one political race that didn't turn ugly? Unfortunately, the race for the Republican nomination for governor in Kentucky is not going to be that race. In an editorial piece on CNN's website titled “Koch Money...
by Richard Nelson | May 11, 2015 | Blog
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – “Obamacare” – first began to be implented, Kentucky was one of the first states to fully embrace the new health care plan. While the state was hailed at the time for being ahead of the...
