Posts by HillFaith
STAFF NEWS: Look Who Is ‘Movin’ On Up’ On The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Eric Shalloway is moving up to Staff Assistant for Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), after serving the Florida representative as an Intern. Eric received his BA in public policy earlier this year from the University of Maryland at College Park. Danielle Cohen is the new Communications Director for Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). Danielle previously…
Read MoreDemocrats Dominate Top 50 House Members On Staff Spending; Check Out Major Position Average$
Democrats occupy 21 of the top 25 and 35 of the top 50 slots in a ranking of how much each member of the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress has spent through the first quarter of 2020 on salaries for staff members, according to data compiled by Legistorm. Rep. Ted Deutsch (D-Fla.) ranks…
Read MoreAre Moral Truths More Reliable Than The Claims Of Science?
The headline above no doubt strikes more than a few of its readers as impossible to prove or, worse, just plain non-sensical and therefore not worthy of serious consideration. But, as Erik Manning asks in a recent post, which of the following two statements put forth by Christian philosopher J.P. Moreland would you say is…
Read MoreYes, Your Smartphone Illustrates Why Design Requires A Designer
“Have you ever composed a text message on your smartphone and had the app suggest the next word? It is amazing that, many times, the app is correct. How does it work? By sheer chance? Or by reading your mind? “The fact that technology can often predict the next word you are going to type…
Read MoreNo, God And The Flying Spaghetti Monster Are Not The Same
Among the most powerful ways of demoralizing or belittling an opponent is to mock their position. It’s not one I recommend, but it is the source of a particular kind of argument one hears from time to time from atheists in discussion with Christians. “Believing in God makes about as much logical sense as believing…
Read More‘Critical Theory’ Is A Disastrous, Unbiblical Worldview
This is a lengthy discussion between journalist Allie Beth Stuckey and Christian apologist/theoretical chemist Dr. Neil Shenvi on “Critical Theory.” If you have a pulse, active brain waves and have watched TV or participated in social media in recent months, you’ve been surrounded by commentary and analyses derived from Critical Theory or one of its…
Read MoreChina Forcing Poor Christians To Choose Between God And The State
Christian citizens in China who receive social welfare payments have been ordered to abandon their faith or risk losing government support, according to a new report described by Christian Headlines.
Read MoreAll about clouds!
Bet you didn’t know clouds were so prominent in the world’s oldest and most widely read book:
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Friday’s Poached Egg
Then Jesus said: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die — ever.” John 11:25. And C.S. Lewis said: “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Jeffrey Bozman takes over as Counsel to the House Armed Services Committee, working for the chairman, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA). Jeffrey was formerly a lobbyist working for Covington & Burling. Jeffrey earned his law degree in 2012 from the College of William & Mary Law School and his BA in public and international…
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