by Staff | Apr 3, 2022 | Blog
Everybody was talking about it around the workplace water cooler for days: the slap. That was when actor Will Smith went up onstage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock, who made a joke about his wife’s hair. Rock recomposed himself in light of being treated...
by Staff | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog
The Babylon Bee had its Twitter account blocked because they named Rachel Levine, the transgender Assistant Secretary for Health, “Man of the Year.” Of course, the Babylon Bee is a satirical publication, and they meant it for humor. Unfortunately, Twitter didn’t think...
by Staff | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog
The legislature has engaged in verbal contortions in order to legalize gambling. Last year they redefined the term pari-mutual in order to legalize video slots called HHR. This year the Ky House passed a bill (HB 608) saying that anything authorized by the Ky Lottery,...
by Staff | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
Welfare reform has been a focus of House Republicans this session. Kentucky has long needed this as record numbers of able-bodied Kentuckians have grown dependent upon various programs instead of working and providing for themselves. House Bill 7 is just a start. This...
by Staff | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog
The Kentucky General Assembly ended the Covid State of Emergency, which has lasted for two years. But Gov. Andy Beshear thinks it should continue. As a result of ending the state of emergency, the federal government will send food stamp recipients about $100 less per...
by Staff | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog
Sen. Marsha Blackburn asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to define the word “woman” at her Senate confirmation hearing. Jackson refused and said, “I can’t… I’m not a biologist.” This may seem like a “gotcha” question for the Supreme Court candidate who was...
by Staff | Mar 25, 2022 | Blog
Funding for Charter Schools in Kentucky could be expanded under House Bill 9–a bill Gov. Andy Beshear calls unconstitutional. This bill would provide a permanent funding system for charter schools, which are public schools that are allowed to cut through bureaucratic...
by Staff | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog
This could be the year Roe v. Wade is overturned. And pro-life legislatures are capitalizing on the momentum. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas is proposing a bill that would mandate that every pregnant woman considering an abortion have an ultrasound made...
by Staff | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
One of the most famous Hollywood lines comes from the movie A Few Good Men when An military officer on trial played by Jack Nicholson yells at the prosecutor Tom Cruise, “You can’t handle the truth!” Ever think about where truth comes from? Lia Thomas is a male, but...
by Staff | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog
A bill to legalize medical marijuana passed the Kentucky House. HB 136 allows patients who think they may benefit from marijuana use to approach a doctor to get a prescription. Bill sponsor Rep. Jason Nemes (R-Louisville) says only five medical conditions are approved...
by Staff | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
A bill to legalize sports gambling passed a Kentucky House Committee. State Rep. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger), sponsor of HB 606, said it would “dry up the black market” and also protect people from bookies who might rip them off. A major concern is that legalized sports...
by Staff | Mar 18, 2022 | Blog
So much of today’s news is negative and can be discouraging. While we need to be aware of evil in the news, we cannot allow ourselves to become overwhelmed by it. I’m reminded of Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares. The good wheat grows...
by Staff | Mar 17, 2022 | Blog
There’s a summer camp in Eastern Kentucky that’s getting the nation’s attention. Usually, summer camps feature swimming, hiking, canoeing, and other outdoor activities for kids. But this one is making waves because it focuses on sex-ed. It’s...
by Staff | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog
Kentucky has some of the strongest pro-life policies in the nation. State senator Max Wise wants to protect the unborn even more. He proposes Senate bill 321, which is similar to the Mississippi law that is being heard by the US Supreme Court. That law bans all...
by Staff | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog
LGBT activists in Indianapolis are hosting a sex-ed summer camp for elementary school children this summer. The goal is to “affirm non-binary, body-positive, social emotional learning through play” with an “inclusive sexuality educator.” This camp is for 3rd-5th...
by Staff | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just signed a bill into law that protects public school children from being instructed in gender ideology. The mainstream press has dubbed it the “Don’t Say Gay Bill.” The media portrays it as censorship and anti-LGBT youth. This couldn’t be...
by Staff | Mar 11, 2022 | Blog
One of the ways to ensure our elections are secure is to make sure that only Kentucky residents who are living are on the active voter rolls. Secretary of State Michael Adams has done just that. In his first two years in office, he’s removed over 104,000 dead voters....
by Staff | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog
Pres. Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy of Steven Breyer who’s retiring. Jackson is a Circuit Court of Appeals judge whom Biden called a consensus builder with a top legal mind. Biden is fulfilling a campaign promise by...
by Staff | Mar 9, 2022 | Blog
We live in a post-truth, secular culture that thrives on technology and specializes in making our lives ever more comfortable. Churches appear to be an institution of the past—archaic, unnecessary, and not meeting the real needs of people. Of course, that was Gov....
by Staff | Mar 8, 2022 | Blog
The US Supreme Court handed Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron a victory in his plea to defend HB 454, which was an important law passed in 2018 restricting live dismemberment abortions. The Court’s 8-1 ruling sends a clear message that General Cameron and...
