by Staff | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog
Statues of historical figures are being torn down and vandalized across our nation. At first, it was confederate generals in public places. But vandals have moved on and are defacing and toppling statues of historical figures who shaped our nation—figures that have...
by Staff | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog
The federal government sent out $1.4 billion in stimulus checks to dead people. According to the Government Accountability Office, the government didn’t have a safeguard to make sure that the people they were sending the checks to were actually alive....
by Staff | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog
A recent survey found that Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years. The survey, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, found that just 14 percent of American adults say they’re very happy. This is...
by Staff | Jun 25, 2020 | Blog
It’s no secret that Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden believes that abortion is a fundamental right. His voting record and rhetoric on the campaign trail make this clear. So it should come as no surprise that Planned Parenthood just endorsed Biden....
by Staff | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that expanded the definition of sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity is without a basis in history or law. Justice Alito dissented and said that the legislature should change the law, not the courts. We...
by Staff | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court expanded the definition of sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The court heard a case out of Georgia called Bostock v. Clayton County, where a man who identified as homosexual lost his job and claimed that he was discriminated...
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...
