Kentucky
30 pieces tagged “Kentucky”, newest first.
Massie Loses Big After Increasing Opposition to Trump
The president has consolidated power in the GOP with recent wins against his detractors, but the rest of the story will unfold come November.
More Wins for the Party of Planned (Non) Parenthood
Recapping election results in Kentucky, Virginia, and Ohio, it’s clear the Republican Party struggled.
Of Tornadoes and Climate Change
Democrats never miss an opportunity to generate fear needing their “solutions.”
Church vs. State in the Time of China Virus
Several state and local officials have acted to unconstitutionally limit people’s rights.
Oh Good Grief! School District Censors Charlie Brown Christmas
There are some days when this anti-Christmas nonsense is enough to make you deck somebody’s halls. The latest yuletide lunacy comes from Johnson County, Kentucky, where the school district has censored an elementary school presentation of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The district also ordered other schools to remove all religious references from their upcoming Christmas productions. At one school, “Silent Night” was replaced with a Christmas version of the “Whip/Nae Nae” song.
Holy Land Wholly Enlightening
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama met [Monday] in the Oval office for a meeting that onlookers called “cordial.” The public side of the meeting seemed uneventful, as Netanyahu reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution with conditions, and Obama said he was committed to expanded military aid to Israel.
What Tuesday Night’s Election Results Prove About Social Conservatism and Voters
Kim Davis confounded the pollsters and propelled an underdog candidate, Matt Bevin, to victory in the Kentucky governor’s race. Nearly two-thirds of voters in Ohio rejected marijuana. And citizens in Houston vetoed their city council and rejected a bad policy on sexual orientation and gender identity. Conventional wisdom is that social liberalism is an electoral winner, but that’s not true. At least not in the swing states of Kentucky and Ohio, and not even in the liberal city of Houston. And definitely not [Tuesday] night.
Kentucky Clerk Not Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses Causes Uproar. North Carolina Shows Better Way.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling redefining marriage throughout the country, there’s an open question as to what happens to people who believe marriage is the union of husband and wife. [Monday] the Supreme Court declined to review a lower court’s ruling requiring the county clerk of Rowan County, Ky., to issue marriage licenses to all legally eligible couples.
Can a Christian Be a County Clerk in America?
Can a Christian be a county clerk in the United States? This is a question it now appears may ultimately be decided by five Supreme Court justices. With it, too, will ride such questions as: Can a Christian be a doctor? A nurse? A public-school teacher? In June, when five justices declared that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment creates a right to “same-sex marriage,” Justice Clarence Thomas issued a warning.