by Richard Nelson | May 20, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
Last week, the House of Representatives passed an enormous bill seeking to aid more Americans as our country deals with the continued economic fallout from COVID-19. Buried in this bill was a blatant giveaway to the federally illegal marijuana industry, an act seeking...
by Richard Nelson | May 1, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
Beshear’s Veto of SB 9 Unnecessarily Divides in Effort to Save Life by Richard Nelson, Hershael York, and Bob Russell On Friday, we participated in a forum of pastors across Kentucky to discuss the church’s response to the pandemic and how to honor Gov....
by Richard Nelson | Mar 1, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
Marijuana as medicine is moving in the Kentucky legislature but before we jump on the bandwagon, we should make sure we are using the same definitions so that we don’t talk past each other. Most people think when you say medical marijuana that a doctor is prescribing...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 14, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
Should children be able to determine their own gender? A group of health professionals who provide care for transgender patients in Kentucky think so. In a recent op-ed in the Lexington Herald-Leader, 13 medical professionals consisting of medical doctors, nurses,...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 21, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
Last week, the New York Times reported on a Kentucky Senate bill banning conversion therapy, a controversial technique whose extreme practitioners employ abusive practices to force change on those struggling with various sexual orientations. The bipartisan bill—SB 85,...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 18, 2019 | Opinion Pieces
According to a recent Gallup survey, Americans plan to spend an average of $942 on Christmas gifts this year. This is the most ever since Gallup began measuring the trend. It’s shaping up to be a record year for retailers but often the pressure to give the...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion Pieces
Our homes will soon be filled with the aroma of roast turkey wafting through the kitchen and dinner tables decked with mounds of mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and other holiday favorites that please our Thanksgiving palates. It’s my favorite holiday,...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 22, 2019 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ky Supreme Court Sides with Hands On Originals Over LGBT Rights Ordinance Date: November 1, 2019 Contact: Richard Nelson (270) 719-1640 On Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a Lexington graphic artist who declined...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 29, 2019 | Opinion Pieces
There are some issues we’d rather not talk about in public. Religion and politics are two that evoke strong sentiments bound to bring conflict, so most go to great lengths to avoid talking about them. Now an even more difficult, if not disconcerting subject, is in the...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 15, 2019 | Opinion Pieces
Halloween is still two weeks away, but Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s resolve to remove tax-exempt status from churches and other nonprofits sent shivers through viewers of CNN’s recent presidential town hall forum. We expect every...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 14, 2019 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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