by Richard Nelson | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog
Mississippi's Governor has banned all abortions after 20 weeks. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi on Wednesday signed a bill that bans abortion at a minimum of 20 weeks of pregnancy, without exception for rape or incest.The law, which takes effect...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 24, 2014 | Blog
Big news from the Alabama Supreme Court that is likely to have repercussions on how courts move forward on thinking about the sanctity of life: Children in the womb should have the same legal standing as other children, the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled Friday....
by Richard Nelson | Apr 24, 2014 | Blog
Big news from the Alabama Supreme Court that is likely to have repercussions on how courts move forward on thinking about the sanctity of life: Children in the womb should have the same legal standing as other children, the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled Friday....
by Richard Nelson | Apr 18, 2014 | Blog
College is a place where students are expected to be asked questions, lots of them in fact, on many topics. But one wonders if there are some questions too intrusive and personal to ask. University of Kentucky Health Services found the answer earlier this month when...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 17, 2014 | Blog
The 2014 General Assembly concluded this week; and despite grand bargains on budgets, and compromises on solutions, the democratic stronghold that keeps Kentucky mired in mediocrity persists. A few highlights: Governor Beshear lost yet again on attempting to...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog
Joe Carter, an editor for The Gospel Coalition and a communications assistant for The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, has an excellent essay on the origins and successes of the gay rights movement. In an essay at Canon & Culture titled, "The Most...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog
In a show of confidence, racetracks Keeneland and Red Mile moved ahead with installation of hundreds of video terminals known as "Instant Racing." Their move comes amidst a court battle waged by the Family Foundation of Kentucky against the Kentucky Horce...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog
Former pro-football player and sportscaster Craig James was sacked by Fox Sports last fall for the egregious error of supporting marriage between one man and one woman. He recently scored a job with the Family Research Council. "… Craig and his...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog
In a show of confidence, racetracks Keeneland and Red Mile moved ahead with installation of hundreds of video terminals known as "Instant Racing." Their move comes amidst a court battle waged by the Family Foundation of Kentucky against the Kentucky Horce...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 2, 2014 | Blog
There are several articles worth your review floating out on the internet today. First, Kathleen Parker, the sometimes-conservative columnist for the Washington Post has a syndicated column in today’s Courier-Journal. In it, she talks about the practical...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 27, 2014 | Blog
Conservative Christians are accustomed to defeat after defeat it seems in the culture wars. This week, we were struck a major blow. World Vision, the preeminent evangelical mercy ministry known for feeding the world's poor, announced that it would allow for...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog
Commonwealth Policy Center's Executive Director Richard Nelson appeared on KET's Kentucky Tonight discussing the issue of gay rights in Kentucky. Other guests included Martin Cothran of The Family Foundation, and a representative from The Fairness Campaign and...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 24, 2014 | Blog
Tomorrow is the long-awaited day. The Christian-owned craft store mega-giant Hobby Lobby will argue before the Supreme Court that its religious liberty has been violated due to the Obama administration's HHS Mandate, an odious provision of Obamacare that requires...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 20, 2014 | Blog
An interesting, ironic, and ultimately sad episode is taking place at Stanford University. At this esteemed institution of elite education, LGBT activists have persuaded Stanford's student body government to prevent school funds from being disbursed to pay for a...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog
Imagine a scenario where a bill has over sixty co-sponsors. Imagine a deliberative body, the House of Representatives, that requires a simple majority to pass a bill. One would assume that with over sixty co-sponsors, a bill's passage would be quite easy,...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
Commonwealth Policy Center Executive Director Richard Nelson had an opinion editorial in yesterday's Courier-Journal. Nelson's concern is the seeming collapse of defending marriage as the union of a man and woman within the ranks of the GOP. In the editorial,...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
Commonwealth Policy Center Executive Director Richard Nelson had an opinion editorial in yesterday's Courier-Journal. Nelson's concern is the seeming collapse of defending marriage as the union of a man and woman within the ranks of the GOP. In the editorial,...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 13, 2014 | Blog
Attorney General Jack Conway insists his support for same-sex marriage is designed to put him "on the right side of history." Or, as he said, “I had some political advisors who looked at the crosstabs of the Bluegrass Poll and I knew roughly in this...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog
Last Tuesday, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway refused to defend the Commonwealth’s marriage law which put him in good company with fellow Louisvillian and former GOP Chairman Brad Cummings. Cummings recently waved the white flag of surrender and called on...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 11, 2014 | Blog
Boyce College professor Owen Strachan, and an alum of Bowdoin College in Maine, has a must read post on the shenanigans happening at his alma mater regarding religious liberty and religious intolerance. According to Strachan, In a move that has reminded many...