Perspectives

In a unanimous decision, the federal court for the 8th Circuit held that administrators at the University of Iowa are violating the First Amendment by removing Christian, Muslim, and Sikh student organizations for choosing student leaders who share the group’s mission and values. The court’s ruling of InterVarsity v. University of Iowa follows a series of recent decisions that uphold the First Amendment’s free exercise clause and specifically rejects skewed applications of anti-discrimination policies based on a leader’s viewpoints.  more

FRANKFORT, Ky. – After long and hard-fought negotiations, I was proud to announce a historic agreement with opioid companies for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic that has ravaged Kentucky communities for more than a decade.  more

It’s been said you don’t know how many friends you have until you really need them. True friends step up when they see their friend going through a challenging time. Sunrise … more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a major abortion case that could dramatically alter decades of rulings on abortion rights and eventually lead to dramatic restrictions on abortion access. more

Recently, the Louisville Courier-Journal ran a story by one of its liberal reporters about the Beshear administration's attempt to impose ideological requirements on Sunrise Children's Services, a Baptist-sponsored adoption and foster care service, that the administration knows the group cannot meet. more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has made many newsworthy statements in his long political career, but perhaps none has generated such an immediate and intense response as announcing a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships to entice more Ohioans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. more

The Commonwealth of Kentucky had existed only 77 years when Sunrise Children's Services was organized. A group of ladies at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville recognized a need to care for orphaned children living on the streets. Their focus was on providing care for children in crisis and Sunrise Children's Services was born. more

On average, there are a dozen eggs in a chicken clutch. Eggs take about 21 days to hatch, and decorating tips incorporating incubators in the kitchen are scarcer than hen’s teeth. Friends, I don’t even know myself anymore. And I love it. more

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby shows that Kentuckians are ready to get back to normal.   Over the last year, we’ve seen how leaders around the nation have concentrated … more

JERUSALEM (AP) — The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence. more