by Staff | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog
There are two ways to change the rules of society. The first is where citizens work through the democratic process and leaders change policy in an orderly way, which is called civilization. The second way of change is through mob violence. In the first case, Pres....
by Staff | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog
The Contra Costa County, California Health department updated its shelter-in-place order. They’ve updated their mass gathering ban to allow political protests of up to 100 people. At the same time, they’re still limiting outdoor social gatherings to 12...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog
If one’s political opinions and ideas don’t align with the political left, that person will be bullied and even ruined. David Harsanyi believes that “We’re in the dawn of a high-tech, bloodless Cultural Revolution; one that relies on intimidation,...
by Staff | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog
In the last several years, the New York Times has published opinion pieces from controversial figures like Vladimir Putin, Iran’s foreign minister, and a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Times even published an essay promoting the normalization of...
by Staff | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has spent months telling Kentuckians how they need to help slow the spread of coronavirus. He’s ordered many businesses shuttered, restricted weddings, funerals, backyard barbecues, and he told churches they shouldn’t meet in...
by Staff | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog
The Minneapolis City Council voted to “begin the process of dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department.” Several other big cities are being pressured to dismantle their police force and divert funding to education and other social supports. The anger and...
by Staff | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog
Tensions are high between the black community and police in Louisville after protests over George Floyd’s death ended in violence, looting, and the death of David McAtee, a black man shot by police. Violence and looting is never the right response to injustice....
by Staff | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Kentucky’s ban on dismemberment abortions. This is a late-term abortion procedure whose name implies how particularly gruesome it is. The court didn’t have a constitutional basis for its ruling. Nor did the 6th Circuit...
by Staff | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog
Gov. Andy Beshear is siding with the ACLU in their lawsuit over a recently enacted voter ID law. The law simply says that if you show up to the polls to vote, you need a government-issued ID to ensure that you’re the person that’s on the voting rolls. For...
by Staff | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog
CPC’s Director of Church Outreach, Bob Scott, interviews Pastor Buddy Slaughter, pastor of Means Ave. Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, KY. Bob: Tell us a little about you. What led you to become a pastor? Buddy: My name is Buddy Slaughter, Jr. and I serve as the...
by Staff | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog
I recently moderated a forum on racism and the church. Three black pastors from across the region joined me in a helpful conversation. One of the important takeaways was shared by Richard Dixon, who co-pastors a multi-ethnic, multi-racial church in Clarksville,...
by Staff | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog
Ever since the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China, Hong Kong residents gathered every year to remember the brave souls who stood up to Chinese tyranny. This year, police ordered Hong Kongers to not gather, purportedly to because of coronavirus. But this is a political...
by Staff | Jun 5, 2020 | Blog
During WWII, Americans planted Victory Gardens. It was one way citizens could support the war effort and become self-sustaining in a time where the food supply lines needed to be diverted to soldiers. Now, Kentucky’s Commissioner of Agriculture is launching an...
by Staff | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog
The headline of a recent Time Magazine story said: “Coronavirus pandemic will cause global famines of ‘biblical proportions.’ The executive director of the World Food Program (WFP) David Beasley, said that in a worst-case scenario, famines could take...
by Staff | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
Some are saying that we shouldn’t worry about absentee voting in an election. But when you remove the in-person voting requirement another barrier to fraud is removed. The threshold for verification decreases. And it’s harder to verify that the actual...
by Staff | Jun 2, 2020 | Blog
There have been several protests in Frankfort calling for Gov. Beshear to open up the state. One group of protestors rallied around religious freedom and called on the governor to allow churches to meet in-person. At another rally, protestors chanted “let us...
by Staff | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
Businesses were looted and cars burned in the streets of Minneapolis in a display of anger by rioters as video footage showed George Floyd being smothered and killed by a police officer. The video showed Floyd, who is black, lying face down and handcuffed with an...
by Staff | May 29, 2020 | Blog
Evidence is mounting that the FBI embarked on a counterintelligence investigation against Donald Trump’s campaign for the president in 2016. Federal law enforcement misled a FISA court in order to seek a wiretap and they worked on the public dime to scrutinize a...
by Staff | May 28, 2020 | Blog
CPC’s Director of Church Outreach, Bob Scott, interviews our spotlighted pastor of the month, Dr. Hershael York, pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church in Frankfort, KY. Bob: Tell us a little about you. What led you to become a pastor? Hershael: I trusted Christ as a...
by Staff | May 28, 2020 | Blog
Planned Parenthood is ramping up its political efforts. PP’s Action Fund announced that it is spending $5 million for what it calls its “accountability” campaign. This is an effort to make abortion a primary issue in states that have closed down abortion centers...
