Archive for July 2021
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Can Christianity Be Forced on Somebody?
In an age that professes to believe tolerance is an absolute that can never be compromised, it’s not uncommon to hear somebody declare something along the line of “don’t try to force your religion on me.” The irony of that declaration is that it implicitly says tolerance does not go so far as to allow…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Katie McNiffe moves into her first full-time job on Capitol Hill as Staff Assistant to Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), after serving a stint as an Intern in his office and before that in the office of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). Katie’s BA in Political Science and Philosophy is from the University of…
Read MoreFOR HILL AIDES ONLY: Do You Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist?
Do you have enough faith to be an atheist? Now, you may be saying to yourself “wait a minute, atheists don’t have any faith, so that’s gotta be a mis-print or some other kind of mistake.” And it’s true, atheism is popularly understood to be the opposite of faith. But the reality is that the…
Read MoreHILLFAITH STUDIES: The First of Jesus’ Seven Great ‘I Am’ Claims
Jesus is the bread of life. His first “I Am” claim comes at John 6:35 when he tells a large crowd “… I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” Jesus is claiming nothing less than to be absolutely essential to life.…
Read MoreThis Is Not How Christianity Started (Part 3) There is No Credible Evidence Paul had PTSD
Besides the resurrection itself, one of the most challenging aspects of Christianity for critics is explaining the conversion of the Apostle Paul, who claimed to have encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. But what if Paul suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Contrary to Paulogia, there is no credible evidence Paul had…
Read MoreHow Christianity Probably Didn’t Begin (Part 2): Peter Only Hallucinated the Resurrection of Jesus?
Peter only hallucinated the resurrection of Jesus. Yes, that Peter, the one who denied knowing Jesus three times before the cock crowed — was so distraught by the death of his Master and so exhausted by the horrors he had witnessed as a result that the former Galilean fisherman suffered a grief-driven hallucination. That hallucination…
Read MoreHow Christianity Probably Didn’t Begin (First of Three Parts)Was Jesus Resurrected From the Grave?
Three days after His death on the cross and burial in a borrowed grave, Jesus’s tomb was found to be empty, so the question is: Was Jesus resurrected from the grave? His disciples then claimed He had been resurrected from the dead and they further claimed to have seen and talked with Him. Everything about…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Which is Better for Kids? Unhappily Married or ‘Happily Divorced?’
Do kids just “get over” divorce without any lingering or permanent negative effects? That’s been the conventional wisdom since the 1970s saw the “No Fault” approach to ending marriages become dominant in the judicial system. But is it true? The answer is no, divorce leaves scars on kids’ minds, bodies and hearts that often afflict…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up on The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Chris Brown is the new Defense Fellow in the office of Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO). Chris was previously the U.S. Space Force Congressional Fellow working for Lamborn. Chris has an MA from American Military University and a BS from Central Florida University. Got an operations questions for the office of Rep. Brian…
Read MoreHILLFAITH STUDIES: The Seven Great ‘I Am’ Claims of Jesus
A typical conversation among two congressional aides meeting for the first time will often begin with three questions: What is your name, who do you work for, and where are you from? Your given name is your most personal identifier, of course, followed closely by where you are from as the indicator of your cultural…
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