Archive for May 2021
THINK ABOUT THIS: Evidence That the Gospels are Based on Eyewitnesses
Mention eyewitnesses in the Gospels to a biblical skeptic like Bart Ehrman and the response will a litany of claims that amount to either accusing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John of making it all up, or that the church in the century after them embellished their work with legendary stuff. That legendary stuff included, according…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ on Up the Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Malikha Daniels is the new Staff Director for the House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, working for Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI). Malikha previously was a Policy Analyst for the subcommittee. She earned her MPP from American University in 2018 and her BA in Spanish Language and Literature in…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Do Christians Hurt Their Witness by Defending Religious Liberty?
That question in the headline above might well strike some as odd, but historically there are actually two groups that think Christians should stay out of the public square and keep their faith to themselves. The first group came from the Christian community itself and is all but extinct today. It was not uncommon after…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Bats, Birds and a Bible Blunder?
There are three things I know about bats: They are creepy looking, they are often associated with Halloween and scary movies, and the deadly Covid-19 virus allegedly came from those living in caves in China that somehow ended up on somebody’s dinner table in the city of Wuhan. But skeptics see something else in bats;…
Read MoreNew Data Analysis Demonstrates Religious Liberty is Catalyst for Economic Freedom
Social and political scientists, as well as economists and faith community scholars have discussed ever since Adam Smith which comes first, religious liberty or economic freedom and which factor is the more important one in encouraging human flourishing. This is a fundamental issue for congressional aides working for senators and representatives with interest in economic…
Read MoreAdvocacy Groups Call for Better Paid, Bigger Hill Staffs
May 17th, 2021 The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chair House Committee on Appropriations H-307, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations H-307, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Re: In support of a 20% increase in the House Member Resource allocation and increased committee funding Dear Chair DeLauro and Ranking…
Read More‘SATAN’S DARE:’ Former Sen. Jim DeMint Knows How to Tell a Great Apologue
Former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is head of the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) on Capitol Hill. DeMint is also an accomplished speaker and author of excellent books advancing his conservative perspectives on the issues of the day. And now, with publication of “Satan’s Dare,” DeMint is proving himself to be quite a storyteller as…
Read MoreWORKING ON THE HILL: Former Hill Chief of Staff Calls for Higher Staff Pay, More Recognition
Lynnel Ruckert served for more than 15 years on congressional staffs, beginning as a Staff Assistant and steadily progressing all the way to Chief of Staff to Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and finally as Special Adviser to Sen. David Vitter (R-LA). Earlier this month, Ruckert testified before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Has the Bible Been Corrupted from the Original Version?
It’s one of the most often-heard objections to Christianity – You can’t trust what the Bible says about Jesus or creation or the end of time or anything else, because what we read now is NOT what was originally written thousands of years ago. It sounds like a logical proposition because, as everybody knows, messages…
Read MoreMillions More Americans Are Reading the Bible
There is encouraging news from the results of the latest American Bible Society/Barna Group “State of the Bible” survey of Americans’ reading relationship, or lack thereof, with the single most influential book ever written. Among the highlights of the survey of more than 3,350 American adults and Gen Zers are these: Over half of U.S.…
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