Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Jay on the Truth of Christianity
(QUICK READ) — John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court established by the Constitution that he, with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, co-authored “The Federalist Papers” under the pseudonym of “Publius.” The three authors chose that name because the historical Publius — Publius Valerius Publicola — was one of…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: James Madison on the ‘Duty of Every Man’
(QUICK READ) — James Madison is known mainly as the “Father of the Constitution” for his crucial role at the Constitutional Convention and only secondarily as the nation’s fourth President, who presided over the nation during the War of 1812 with Great Britain. The specifics of Madison’s personal view of Christianity are not known, but…
Read MoreTHANKSGIVING FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: James Madison’s 1815 Presidential Proclamation
(QUICK READ) — Today is Thanksgiving 2025 and, as with every one of the previous such days in this country, Americans, more than any other people ever on the face of this good Earth, have so much for which to be thankful. When President James Madison issued his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation in March 1815, it…
Read MoreHAPPY THANKSGIVING!
HillFaith is hosting a chaotic, happy, grateful bunch of nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbors and friends for a Thanksgiving feast.
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams on Property Law as Sacred
(QUICK READ) — Two of the 10 Commandments — “Thou Shalt Not Covet” and “Thou Shalt Not Steal” — are in the mind of America’s second President as essential to the development and preservation of civilized societies. Protecting the security of the individual’s property against theft by other people and from theft by governments through…
Read MoreCULTURE: Gen Zers Spending Less Time With Others; Young Men Dropping Out of the Workplace
(QUICK READ) — New survey data analyzed by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) finds a sharp decline in the amount of face-to-face time young GenZers spend with other people, but especially their friends, in conversation. There is also disturbing new data indicating young men are dropping out of the job market at unprecedented rates.…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Leaders of the American Revolution Asked Colonists to Pray
(QUICK READ) — When John Hancock, President of the Second Continental Congress, called the delegates to order on December 11, 1776, the American Revolution looked all but lost only a little more than five months after the Declaration of Independence. Major battles in Massachusetts and New York had been lost, a three-hour “peace conference” between…
Read MoreCelebrate Shutdown’s End With Free Breakfast And New Friends!
(QUICK READ) — “It” starts at 8 am on Wednesday in 239 Dirksen. “It” includes free breakfast from the ever-popular Call Your Mother eatery. “It” includes Senate and House aides. And “It” includes lots of fellowship, fun and friendly conversation. What is “It”??? It’s the final session of 2025 of HillFaith’s unique “Christian Apologetics and…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams on the ‘Grand Scene’ of America’s Settlement
(QUICK READ) — It was in 1765 — a dozen years before the Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence he helped Thomas Jefferson compose — that John Adams drafted his “Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law.” He was at the time a successful young attorney practicing in Boston. It was in this dissertation…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Thomas Jefferson on God, the Mind of Man and Religious Freedom
(QUICK READ) — “Almighty God hath created the mind free. All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burdens are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion … No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to…
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