by Staff | May 25, 2023 | Blog
The FBI arrested two people in connection with a Chinese police station operating in Manhattan’s Chinatown. The police station was tied to China’s Ministry of Public Security, and its goal was to locate and pressure Chinese pro-democracy activists to return to China...
by Staff | May 24, 2023 | Blog
The Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination, is shrinking. It lost 400,000 members last year, the largest decline in over a century. Some attribute the decline to the rise of nondenominational churches, COVID-19, and numerous abuse...
by Staff | May 23, 2023 | Blog
The University of Alabama recently fired its head baseball coach after suspicious bets were placed in a game involving Alabama and LSU. Two large bets were placed by an individual in Cincinnati who had been communicating with the coach. LSU was the clear favorite, and...
by Staff | May 22, 2023 | Blog
Millions of dollars were spent in this year’s Republican primary election for governor. And much of it was from one candidate who spent nearly $10 million and ran a barrage of negative campaign ads against Daniel Cameron, who has only spent a little over $1 million....
by Staff | May 19, 2023 | Blog
A California board appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom approved recommendations to pay about $500 billion in reparations to black state residents. The state’s Reparation Task Force outlines specific payments to address slavery and other injustices endured by the Black...
by Staff | May 19, 2023 | Blog
Abortion ideology is being pushed in public schools. Rethinking Schools, an influential education magazine, says in a recent issue that for teachers, the “most critical role is to combat the silence, shame, and misinformation around abortion.” Following this advice,...
by Staff | May 17, 2023 | Blog
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state to dismantle SB 150, the recently enacted bill that protects children from puberty blockers and dangerous surgeries that could render them infertile. The ACLU claims Senate Bill 150 impedes “gender affirming...
by Staff | May 16, 2023 | Blog
Today is primary election day in Kentucky. Voters will go to the polls to vote for candidates vying for constitutional offices on the ballot. A dozen candidates are vying for the Republican nominee for governor. Incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear has two primary challengers....
by Staff | May 15, 2023 | Blog
The KEA, Kentucky’s largest teachers union, is suing the state because they believe a bill (SB 7) preventing government employers from helping collect union dues is unconstitutional. In the past, teachers had their union dues automatically deducted from their...
by Staff | May 12, 2023 | Blog
I often hear objections from pastors, especially younger ones, who don’t want to speak to moral and social issues. Some see these issues as “political” and are afraid they might split the church. But many Christians are seeking answers to the big...
by Staff | May 11, 2023 | Blog
Nearly 700 University of North Carolina faculty members signed an open letter denouncing two bills that would require students to take a civics class before graduating. According to faculty members, the bills violate the principles of academic freedom and shared...
by Staff | May 10, 2023 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that could eliminate race-based admissions practices for colleges and universities. However, a group of college presidents wrote an open letter in support of these practices. They argue if colleges aren’t allowed to know...
by Staff | May 9, 2023 | Blog
A new phenomenon being reported is called transableism. This is a troubling trend where healthy people identify as disabled, so they ask doctors to do unthinkable things like blind them, cut their spine, or amputate body parts to make them handicapped. While many...
by Staff | May 8, 2023 | Blog
Who’s responsible for the political division in the U.S.? The answer isn’t what you think it might be. According to a recent study by the Associated Press, almost three-quarters of Americans believe that the news media is responsible for increasing political...
by Staff | May 5, 2023 | Blog
Three men pled guilty for their role in creating group We Build The Wall. The nonprofit raised money to build a wall to keep illegal aliens from crossing the southern border. But instead of using the $25 million they raised to build a wall, the group pocketed the...
by Staff | May 4, 2023 | 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 Staff | May 3, 2023 | Blog
The Supreme Court is hearing an important case involving private property rights. It involves a 94-year-old woman named Geraldine Tyler, who’s suing Hennepin county in Minnesota. Tyler owed around $15,000 in fees and back taxes, prompting the county to foreclose...
by Staff | May 2, 2023 | Blog
A controversial drag show in Owensboro is back in the news. County leaders are considering whether public funds should go to the RiverPark Center in downtown Owensboro where the monthly drag show is being hosted. Riverpark currently receives $12,000 from the county,...
by Staff | May 1, 2023 | Blog
The Kentucky Department of Education is doubling down on LGBT advocacy in public schools. They claim that a recently enacted law (SB 150) protecting teachers’ conscience rights and keeping controversial curriculum out of the classroom— violates federal law. In...
by Staff | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog
Kentucky is facing a record-breaking teaching shortage this year, with many teachers leaving and fewer replacing them. Teachers say they are overworked and receive low pay, are verbally or physically abused by students, and are not cared for by their school districts....
