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The Most Frequently Heard Fallacy of the Anti-Christian Skeptic
Here’s betting you’ve never heard of Sir Richard Whately. Even so, Erik Manning of Is Jesus Alive? explains why Whately is a 19th Century logician and churchman who is very much worth knowing about: “Richard Whately (1 February 1787 – 8 October 1863) was a brilliant guy. He was an English academic, rhetorician, logician, philosopher,…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: The Goldilocks Principle and Earth
By Jeff Miller, Ph.D. Do you recall the story of Goldilocks from your youth? She struggled as she sought the right porridge, chair, and bed, but in the end, her discoveries were “just right.” The Goldilocks Principle in secular cosmology is a recognition by scientists that the Earth appears to be “just right” for life…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Grady Austin is taking the challenges of being a Legislative Assistant in the office of Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC). Grady was previously a Legislative Correspondent for the South Carolina Republican. Grady received his Master of Public Administration from Clemson University in 2019 and his BA in Political Science and Government in 2017…
Read MoreWelcome News On Staff Pay
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement this afternoon regarding plans to de-couple staff compensation from that paid to senators and representatives: “I welcome the Speaker’s announcement today to de-link Member and Congressional staff pay, allowing hard-working Congressional employees to make higher salaries and improving Congress’ ability to retain the best and…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Katie Everett is the new Press Assistant working for Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), moving over from Concerned Women for America where she was a Coordinator for the Young Women for America effort. Katie is a proud Texas Aggie, earning a BS in Communications and Media Studies from Texas A&M in 2020. Making…
Read MoreWhat’s This, Thousands of Christians on the Streets of Seattle?
Notice how many young people are in this: https://youtu.be/FxFjvVr2gJg
Read MoreFOR HILL AIDES ONLY MONDAY CLUB: 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 MoreSCIENCE AND FAITH: What About Closed Minds on Both Sides?
You know the type, the individual who is so totally convinced that he is unimpeachably right about something that there is nothing you can say that would prompt him to reconsider his opinion about a controversy or position on a public policy issue, or any other question for that matter. The conventional wisdom in the…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Moving up from a Professional Staff Member slot on the Republican side of the HouseRules Committee to Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) is Emily Banister. Emily is a 2019 graduate of the University of Central Florida with a BA in Public Administration. Ryan Kambich is the new Legislative Correspondent…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: The Resurrection Was Faked by Jesus’ Disciples
So you are in a conversation with somebody when the discussion heads in a spiritual direction. You mention that you are a follower of Jesus Christ who you know to be God because He was resurrected from the tomb three days after His crucifixion. Just as He said He would be. But your conversation partner…
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