Beshear Vetos Women’s Sports

Governor Andy Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 83, the Save Women’s Sports Act. This bill would keep biological boys on boys’ sports teams and preserve women’s sports. You could say that Gov. Beshear simply vetoed women’s sports. This is because it...

Story Angle Hinges on Worldview

“International medical groups call for caution on hormonal and surgical interventions,” read a headline at World Magazine, a Christian-based publication. The headline at The Hill said, “Most US adults oppose anti-LGBTQ+ education policies, new...

Ky Legislators Limit Death Penalty

The Kentucky state legislature voted to restrict the death penalty from people who are deemed mentally ill. The bill does not absolve them of their crime or prevent them from being incarcerated for life. However, it does keep the state from executing them. State Sen....

Diversity in the Business World

There’s a lot of concern over diversity these days. NASDAQ is now requiring all of the companies who are listed with them to submit information on their board composition regarding race, ethnicity, gender, and LGBTQ+ status. This is a first. And some in the...

Civility on the Line

There’s a video going around the internet that’s going viral. A man in a Trump T-shirt is being harassed by a woman sitting next to him on an airplane. The woman attributes wrong motives, berates him, and picks a fight. When the stewardess responds to the...

The Slap

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...

Babylon Bee Canceled by Twitter

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...

HB 608 Redefines Gambling

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,...

KY Lawmakers Tighten Welfare Restrictions, Get Heat

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...

GOP Lawmakers End State of Emergency, Override Beshear’s Veto

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...

What’s a Woman?

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...

Charter Schools Funding Considered

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...

National Law on Mandatory Ultrasound

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...

Wherein Lies the Truth?

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...

Medical Marijuana Passes Ky House

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...

Ky House Committee Approves Sports Betting Bill

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...

Finding the Good in the World

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...

Sexy Sex-ed Summer Camp in Eastern Ky?

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...

Ky Considers 15 Week abortion ban SB 321

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...