Archive for January 2025
QUICK TAKES: Did You Know MLK Jr. Backed Intelligent Design?
(ONE-MINUTE WATCH) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for many things, including especially his leadership of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, but there is something else about him that few Americans likely know. King was an advocate of Intelligent Design (ID), that is, the principle that the universe displays such…
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TESTIMONIES: Mike Cohen’s Kryptonite Failed Him, But Not Jesus
(FOUR-MINUTE WATCH) — Mike Cohen grew up Jewish in an American society in which many Christians still shared their faith. Whenever one of them began talking to Mike about Jesus, however, he would take out his kryptonite and that would be the end of the conversation. But even kryptonite can fail and there came a…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Congressional Aides Split Down the Middle on Trump Cabinet Picks’ Confirmation Chances
(TWO-MINUTE READ) — When asked if they thought all of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees would be confirmed, a clear majority, 56 percent, of the anonymous responding Capitol Hill aides answered in the negative. But digging a little deeper into the data shows a much more schizophrenic picture. Here’s why: Of those who answered affirmatively,…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: EMMA BERGSTEDT is the new Scheduler in the office of Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah). This is Emma’s first full-time position on a Capitol Hill congressional staff, as she previously served as an Intern in the Moore office. Emma expects to complete her undergraduate degree in April 2025 at…
Read MoreCONTRADICTIONS: Are There Three Different Accounts in the Bible of Paul’s Conversion?
(TEN-MINUTE READ/WATCH) — The short answer to the question in the headline is no, there are three accounts of the conversion of Saul to Paul on the road to Damascus but, as the following 8:58 video from Inspiring Philosophy demonstrates, they are not contradictions, contrary to a host of critics of the Bible. Paul’s conversion…
Read MoreFAITH OF AMERICA’S FOUNDERS: An Appeal to God by the Continental Congress of 1778
“We appeal to that God who searcheth the hearts of men for the rectitude of our intentions, and in His holy presence declare, as we are not moved by any light or hasty suggestions of anger or revenge, so through every possible change of fortune we will adhere to this our determination.” — As quoted…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Atheist Warren Prehmus Didn’t Want to Touch the Bible; He Had No Need for God. He Thought
(TEN-MINUTE WATCH) — But then he was challenged by a local pastor to read the first three chapters of the Gospel of John. What happened next was a sequence of events that fundamentally changed Warren Prehmus forever:
Read MoreMYTH-BUSTERS: Aren’t All World Religions The Same?
(10-MINUTE READ) — If you have been breathing on this earth for more than about 30 seconds, you have heard the maxim captured in the headline above. And, to explain the application, there were five blind men describing the same elephant. You know how it goes: The first blind man touches the elephant’s front leg…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Congressional Aides Thumbs Down on Adding Canada to U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump’s trial balloon about making Canada America’s 51st state is about as popular among most congressional aides as a proposal to require them to fast three days a week. That’s judging by the results of the recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey in which 67 percent of the anonymous respondents said they would oppose…
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