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		<title>The sobering reality of a ‘new normal’ in church security</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Safety]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Thom Rainer We recently experienced a new tipping point for church security. A tipping point is the critical juncture in evolving developments that leads to a new and, often, irreversible state. We call that new state “the new normal.” In church security we have witnessed two major tipping points. Though child sex abuse in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>House adoption workgroup recommends a registry to protect father’s rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 02:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tom Troth Throughout the summer and fall, the House of Representatives workgroup on adoptions in the Kentucky General Assembly has been meeting in order to provide recommendations for the streamlining of the adoption and foster care process in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The first recommendation of the workgroup was that a Putative Father Registry [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Combating the evils of human trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tom Troth At the 2016 annual meeting, the Kentucky Baptist Convention enacted a resolution on the evils of human trafficking. That resolution said in part that “we call on Kentucky Baptist to support public policies at the local … [and] … state … level which combat human trafficking.” On Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>HB 309: What pastors need to know about new law &amp; reporting abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[HOUSE BILL 309: REQUIREMENTS FOR MINISTERS On March 30, the last night of the legislative session, the General Assembly passed House Bill 309 relating to the reporting of incidents of domestic and dating violence and abuse. The legislation includes some provisions that apply to an “ordained minister or denominational equivalent…or any organization or agency employing any [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Open Hearts/Open Homes – Foster Care &amp; Adoption Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.kbcpublicaffairs.org/2017/04/07/open-heartsopen-homes-foster-care-adoption-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 19:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STUDY GROUP ON ADOPTION On March 10, 2017, Governor Bevin and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services held “A Summit to Save Our Children” in Frankfort. The summit was Governor’s official expression of his ongoing commitment to streamline the Foster Care/Adoption process in the Commonwealth. This initiative should be particularly exciting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Federal Court Hearing on Kentucky’s Ultrasound Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On March 23, 2017, I had the privilege of attending the court hearing on House Bill, 2, commonly known as the ultrasound bill. House Bill 2 gives a pregnant mother the opportunity to view an ultrasound and hear the heartbeat of her unborn child prior to having an abortion. The hope is that if a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Update from the 2017 Kentucky legislative session</title>
		<link>http://www.kbcpublicaffairs.org/2017/03/20/update-from-the-2017-kentucky-legislative-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tom Troth, Legislative Agent Kentucky Baptist Convention The members of the General Assembly have left Frankfort and returned to their home districts for the 10-day veto recess. They will return at noon on March 29, 2017, for two more days to deal with any potential Gubernatorial vetoes and to pass additional legislation. There were [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>18th birthdays should be time of celebration, not trepidation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[EDITORIAL It’s good to see Gov. Matt Bevin focusing attention on Kentucky’s foster care system. In his latest initiative, Fostering Success, Bevin is trying to ease the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency for young adults aging out of the system. Bevin is promising to provide them short-term government positions so that they can develop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Memorial Day Reflections</title>
		<link>http://www.kbcpublicaffairs.org/2016/05/29/memorial-day-reflections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 14:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Mark Wohlander In an old fashioned way, Memorial Day is a special day for me.  It reminds me of the sacrifices of thousands of ordinary men and women who have served since the birth of our nation in order to protect our freedom. In an old fashioned way, Memorial Day reminds me of my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fewer than 4,500 tobacco farmers remain in Kentucky in wake of buyouts</title>
		<link>http://www.kbcpublicaffairs.org/2016/05/25/fewer-than-4500-tobacco-farmers-remain-in-kentucky-in-wake-of-buyouts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2016 18:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[John Rothenburger is one of fewer than 4,500 tobacco growers left in Kentucky — a state where the crop used to be king. Growing health concerns about tobacco use, as well as the increasing number of foreign growers, have devastated the industry in the state. A Shelby County tobacco farmer since 1974, Rothenburger started when [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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