Posts by HillFaith
NEWS FLASH! Millennials Run Congress
Great post today in Roll Call by reporter Alex Gangitano titled “Politicians Worry About Millennials But They’re Already Running The Hill.” If you work on the Hill, you knew that before today but Gangitano’s post puts some interesting human faces on the reality. Gangitano quotes Chris Carter, 31, who is chief of staff for Rep.…
Read MoreWhich Are More Reliable, Aristotle and Plato, or Matthew, Mark, Luke And John?
One of the most frequently mentioned myths about the Gospels (the first four books of the New Testament, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) is the claim they cannot be historically accurate because they were written decades after the events they purport to report. Several of the commenters to yesterday’s post here — “Are…
Read MoreAre Christians The Biggest Fools Of All Time?
Why yes, if Jesus Christ was not resurrected from the dead on the third day following His crucifixion, as He repeatedly told His disciples beforehand He would be, then every one of the billions of people who have lived who professed their faith in Him has been a schmuck, a fool, conned, etc. This may…
Read MoreHow Does Something (You) Come From Nothing?
It’s like a really important question!
Read MoreIs Jesus Really The Only Way To Heaven?
And if He is, where does that leave Buddha, Mohammed and Rev. Moon?
Read MoreWhy Work On The Hill … If There’s No God?
If that seems like an apples-and-oranges kind of question posed in the headline, be assured that it’s not. Think about it: Why would anybody put in such long hours, usually for low pay and little or no recognition on the Hill unless they are convinced that doing so will somehow advance them towards something that…
Read MoreSo When Was The Last Time You Checked Your Unstated Assumptions?
You know what I mean; assumptions like if a person is a Harvard graduate, he or she must be smart. Or anybody who becomes a plumber or a carpenter isn’t likely to be reading philosophy at night. Or Texas really is God’s country. OK, maybe not that last one about the Lone Star State, but…
Read MoreDo You Really Believe What You Say You Believe?
That headline above poses one of the most important questions anyone can ever ask themselves. Unfortunately, it’s too often one of the last questions all of us ask of ourselves. The question has a particular relevance for people working on the Hill. At the surface level, everybody in Congress, working for Congress, reporting on Congress,…
Read MoreMonday’s Biggest Issue: Are These The Five Best Natural Arguments for God?
Talk to enough people over many years and you begin to get a sense of what are the most persuasive arguments for the majority of people who are either just doubtful about whether God exists or who are outright skeptics. Over at Reasons to Believe, Hugh Ross points to these five in his long experience:…
Read MoreDoes Faith or Science Best Explain Morality?
That question in the headline above captures at many levels the essential debate that defines the post-modern era, especially as it relates to a host of social and other issues that regularly confront congressional aides, their bosses and the journalists that cover them. There is an incredible wealth of material available now on the Internet…
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