Archive for June 2021
EXPLAIN THIS: Core Gospel Claims Were Made Soon After Jesus Death, Resurrection, Not Decades Later as Myths and Fables
It is among the most common claims of skeptics who reject the literal resurrection of Jesus. It was all made up, they argue, many decades later by church leaders who relied upon unverified rumors, their imaginations, and pagan myths to invent what we know today as the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In fact, as philosopher…
Read MoreHere’s the Key To Less Stressful Decision-Making on Capitol Hill or Anywhere Else
You work for a senator or a representative and he or she depends upon you to provide your best, most carefully considered advice on issues big and small, day in and day out. You take this responsibility seriously because you know the issues involved quite often are supremely important. But making decisions about such advice…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Are the Kids Really Fine?
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times – “The kids will be fine.” Well, no, actually, the data is in and it shows overwhelmingly that, compared to the traditional nuclear family of Married Father and Mother, with their children, the kids aren’t going to be fine. As Katy Faust of the…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: In her first job on the Hill, Abbey Donaldson moves up from Intern for Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) to Press/Digital Assistant for Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA). Abbey earned her BA in History in 2020 from the University of Scranton. There’s a new Legislative Correspondent in the office of Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About That ‘Magic Sky Daddy’ Atheists Keep Bringing Up
Talk to an atheist about God and sooner or later (but probably sooner), you will hear the charge that people who believe He exists are actually just unable to explain some natural phenomenon, so they invent a “Magic Sky Daddy” or some variation thereof. It should be instantly noted that such a charge assumes that…
Read MoreTribute to the Biblical Archeologist Who Found King David’s Palace
There was a time when critics argued that the Old Testament’s King David was never a real person, that his story was just too full of fantastic deeds and trials to have been anything other than fables. Then, according to my friend and colleague, Quin Hillyer, in 2005 Israeli excavationist Eliat Mazar “discovered, on a…
Read MoreWORKING ON THE HILL: Support Growing for Hill Staff Pay Hikes
A bipartisan coalition of advocacy groups spanning the ideological spectrum is calling on Congress to increase pay for staffers working for individual senators and representatives and for congressional committees. And for the first time in a long time, it appears more than a few members of the House of Representatives agree. The raises would come…
Read MoreNow For Something Completely Different
Far-Right Apostle Paul Bans Teaching Critical Race Theory In Churcheshttps://t.co/8drGLeE77s — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 11, 2021
Read MoreEXPLAIN THIS: Why Did These Ancient Authors Write About ‘Jesus’ If He Didn’t Exist?
Contemporary discussions about Jesus of Nazareth among mixed groups of Christians and non-Christians will not infrequently include at least one mention of the argument that He never actually lived. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were all based on an invented character, not a real, living person, according to the argument, so all…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On Capitol Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: In her first job on the Hill, Catalina Constain Shin takes over duties as Constituent Services Representative for Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL). Catalina received her MS in International Public Service in 2014 from DePaul University. Miriam Cash is the new Deputy Communications Director for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), moving up from her…
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