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| ROCK sends alert communications out each week to keep the region informed. If you would like to receive these alerts, please sign up to ROCK's mailing list here.
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 On behalf of the ROCK Cares Foundation, ROCK would like to announce that the "In God We Trust" specialty license plate for Kentucky has been approved! The next step of the ROCK Cares Foundation will be to collect 900 applications for the state to start production on the plate. If you would like one of these plates, please download the application form, fill it out and mail it with a $25 check made payable to the ROCK Cares Foundation to 1717 Alliant Ave, Suite 21A, Louisville, KY 40299. |
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 Listen to ROCK Chairman Bryan Wickens share
what individuals, families and communities can do to protect their homes and communities against the harmful impact of pornography and the sex industry on Focus on the Family's daily broadcast!
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Last night, to a packed standing room only crowd, the Clarksville Town Council introduced a new comprehensive overhaul to all Town Zoning Ordinances. Included was a new section that created a specific new Adult Business District for the town. While ROCK had been told that their representative and others could speak, the council did not allow any comment before they unanimously passed the new ordinance. After passage, ROCK President MaryAnn Gramig was allowed to briefly address the council. ROCK's review of the ordinance had raised some troubling questions but Mrs. Gramig thanked the council for taking a step in the right direction before raising any concerns. Concerns include:
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JOIN ROCK on Tuesday, Feb. 8th at 5:30 PM at KYE's I, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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| Mark your calendar now for a very important press conference on February 8th at 5:30 p.m. to hear an important update regarding Clarksville and Theatair X.
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| Today, ROCK announces an exciting expansion of the Louisville headquartered non-profit with former president Bryan Wickens elevating to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. MaryAnn Grmaig, former Director of Policy & Operations, has been named to succeed Mr. Wickens as President. New to the organization is the addition of Daniel Weiss, former Senior Analyst for Media & Sexuality at Focus on the Family. Mr. Weiss will serve as ROCK Director of Research & National Outreach.
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| Fox 41 reports that the Louisville Metro County Attorney's Office will enforce the 2004 Louisville Metro Adult Entertainment Business Ordinance by the end of the year. The County Attorney's office will send a letter to s*x businesses within 30 days, and the businesses will have 45-60 days to come into compliance with the law. You can read the full report here.
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 In April of this year, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Louisville Metro's 2004 adult business ordinance. That opinion was immediately challenged by the local sex industry by a Petition requesting the Court hear the case again. Yesterday, Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr. denied the request with all justices concurring that arguments presented in the petition were not valid.
ROCK President Bryan Wickens stated: Once again the Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld a local government's right to regulate against the negative secondary effects of sex businesses for the protection of the community and its citizens. We owe a big thank you to Metro Council members who stayed the course and we know will continue to do so in the weeks and months ahead. This is the model of good government at work - citizens get engaged and stand with public officials who are doing the right thing - that is when positive change can happen! We are seeing it at ROCK time and time again. ROCK is proud to have been a part of this important process making sure citizens' voices were heard every step of the way!"
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| After a nearly 5 year long court battle, The Lion's Den, a sex business located in Uniontown, Indiana (40 miles north of Louisville, KY), was ordered to close its doors after Jackson County Superior Court Special Judge Stephen Heiman ruled the business failed to obtain a proper permit to legally operate a sexually oriented business and was in violation of other provisions of the 2005 Jackson County ordinance.
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ROCK would like to announce that the ROCK Cares application for an “In God We Trust” special license plate has been denied by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. This is the 2nd application that been denied for an "In God We Trust plate"; ROCK’s application was denied in 2008. ROCK Cares still has hope for a win-win scenario that would allow an "In God We Trust" special license plate that would provide funding for sexually exploited and victimized women and children around the state. To learn more about why ROCK Cares was denied, please click here to listen to the July 14, 2010 broadcast of Let Liberty Ring with Bryan Wickens and Mike Becht. Find out how you can help bring "In God We Trust" to Kentucky highways!
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| Don't miss your opportunity to help us finish strong! Give today!
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| Wikipedia and Formspring.me can have a negative impact on your kids.
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| Highest Court in Kentucky agrees with ROCK - citizens in Louisville have constitutional right to protect their community from sex industry!
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| ROCK will have a weekly drawing for The Blind Side DVD leading up to Chick-fil-a Desire to Inspire Dinner Series with Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy on April 22 at Northside Christian Church in New Albany, Ind.! The Tuohys are the real family who inspired The Blind Side. To catch a glimpse of their story and movie, click here. Read on for details!
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| Today ROCK President Bryan Wickens attended the unveiling of Princeton University's Witherspoon Institute "Social Cost of Pornography Project". Mr. Wickens and co-host Mike Becht will discuss the project and findings TODAY on Let Liberty Ring on 94.7 WFIA FM and 900 WFIA AM from 2-3 p.m. Listen online! To read the Statement of Findings and Recommendations, click here.
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Chatroulette - Chatroulette is making a big splash with teens on the Internet and parents have reason to be concerned. Chatroulette randomly connecting users with strangers around the world. There are already reports of nudity as the website takes users from one webcam conversation to the next.
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| General admission tickets are available TODAY for the Chick-fil-A Desire to Inspire Dinner Series featuring Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy on April 22 at Northside Christian Church in New Albany, Ind.! The Tuohys are the real family who inspired the Oscar Award- Winning Film The Blind Side. Nominated for two Oscars, The Blind Side won an award for Best Actress: Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy. To catch a glimpse of their story, click here.
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| The Kentucky House is again considering HB 413 - The Public Decency Act. This act would ban total nudity at strip clubs and require a 6-foot distance between dancers and customers. ROCK supports this proposed legislation as a good start toward public decency as well as providing more safety and protection for women.
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| Call your KY legislators at 1-800-372-7181 and ask them to support the Public Decency Act!
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| Don't miss Let Liberty Ring on 94.7 WFIA FM and 900 WFIA AM daily from 2-3 p.m. starting March 1st!
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| ROCK President Bryan Wickens says there is an easy fix to Clarksville's ordinance. Watch now!
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| National issue brings a major negative impact to River City! Tune in tonight at 11PM!
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| The 11th Circuit has upheld the convictions of Paul Little, a.k.a. Max Hardcore, producer of so-called adult pornography. The court has also ruled in favor of “local community standards” in internet obscenity cases rather than allowing pornographers apply a generic national standard.
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| Keep the remote control close!
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| Case dismissed on technicality but still good news for citizens of Clarksville! Watch WAVE 3 News interview with ROCK president Bryan Wickens tonight!
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| Let Liberty Ring discusses efforts to bring "In God We Trust" license plate to Kentucky! Click here to listen
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| Don't miss Let Liberty Ring on 970AM WGTK on the Salem Radio Network this Sunday from 7-8 p.m.!
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| Thank you to our new first time donors that helped ROCK meet our matching challenge and turn $10,000 into $20,000!
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As we take time to reflect on what we are truly thankful for this Thanksgiving, pictures come to mind of our friends and supporters who have partnered with ROCK this year to affect positive and lasting change on lives in our region. Simply put, we could not do what we do without you!
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| A $10,000 Matching Grant Challenge has been issued for all NEW DONORS! Every "new donor dollar" received by Thursday, December 31st, will actually DOUBLE your gifts due to the generosity of an anonymous ROCK supporter. This incredible opportunity applies to all new automatic monthly donors as well when ROCK receives your first donation by December 31st.
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| Judge Bennett of Washington County has accepted the Amicus Brief that ROCK filed on behalf of citizens in this region. Your voice is now being heard! According to The Evening News, counsel for both Theatair X and the Town of Clarksville have been given until Jan. 8, 2010 to submit tendered orders to the court in response to ROCK's brief. You can read ROCK's Amicus Brief here.
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There are only a handful of tickets left for Chick-fil-a "Desire to Inspire" Dinner Series with Super Bowl Championship Coach Tony Dungy on Tuesday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.! If YOU ARE WAITING TO GET YOUR TICKETS, YOU COULD MISS OUT! Click here!
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| Listen to Let Liberty Ring with Bryan Wickens and Mike Becht live on 970 AM WGTK on the Salem Radio Network from 7-8 p.m. Click here for last week's show! To learn what you can do to make a positive impact, please click here.
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| Theatair X finally appears in court!
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| ROCK President Bryan Wickens will speak to All Pro Dads and their kids on Saturday, October 10, 9 a.m. at Chick-fil-a, 1320 Veteran's Parkway in Clarksville, Ind. All Pro Dads is an innovative Family First program seeking to help men become better fathers.
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ROCK News -- Saturday, October 3rd, marks the one year anniversary since Theatair X was cited for being in violation of the Clarksville town ordinance. Read more about special petition to share your concerns with court! Watch video!
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| Ruling upholds the right of towns and communities to regulate the sex industry
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| Interfaith Community Council honors Mr. Wickens
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| ROCK blogger explores the harmful impact on our region.
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| When everyone does their part, communities see success!
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| New Albany, Ind. -- The New Albany, Indiana Common Council unanimously passed a new ordinance designed for the protection of New Albany families and our community from the negative effects of the s*x industry. Read more.
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