Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: FDR on the Crucial Importance of the Bible to America
(QUICK READ) — No, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was not a member of America’s founding generation, but his lengthy tenure in the Oval from 1933 to 1945 was clearly among the most significant in the country’s entire history. So, it’s significant to make note of the following words from the lengthy statement FDR issued on…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: No SNAP Soda Gets 80% Approval Among Congressional Aides
(QUICK READ) — Restrictions on what SNAP beneficiaries can use the cards to purchase are a perennial issue in Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration is granting waivers to stops that move to bar soda and candy buys. When CNCT Capitol Pulse asked congressional aides whether they think soda should be ok to buy using…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Locke on How to Make Good Laws
(QUICK READ) — Englishman John Locke was among the most influential political philosophers of the 17th Century and his writings were especially well-known and studied by the leaders of the American founding generation. Locke was not an orthodox Christian, but he accorded tremendous respect to the values, especially those of relevance in the political realm,…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: More Than Half (53 Percent) of Staffers Are Single
(QUICK READ) — More than half of the responding Hill staffers in the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey said they are single, and fully 45 percent of those said they are “single, looking.” Perhaps surprisingly, there are slightly more single Republican aides “looking” (45 percent) than Democrats (42 percent.) The partisan difference is even more…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams on the Sources of the American Revolution
(QUICK READ) — It is difficult if not impossible to over-estimate the influence of John Adams on the events leading up to the American Revolution and those that produced the Constitution under which we live today. The following quote from Adams on why the Revolution “was effected” before the war began appeared in his letter…
Read MoreMYTH-BUSTERS: Here’s The Facts – on Both Sides – About Christopher Columbus
(5:30 VIEWING) — Columbus Day is right around the corner on Monday, October 13, which is a federal holiday. Federal workers get the day as a paid holiday and most, but not all, congressional staffers are able to enjoy a day off as well. The day originally was meant to honor the Italian explorer, Christopher…
Read MoreIRREDUCIBLE MIND: World-Renowned Neurosurgeon and Former Atheist Dr. Michael Egnor Explains How The Human Brain Led Him to God
(15:16) — Dr. Michael Egnor is Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics and Neurosurgery Residency Director at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook, New York. He’s also a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. Egnor has been studying, examining, healing and repairing human brains for decades on a…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Brit PhD Neuroscientist Found Jesus Christ After THIS Happens
(9:57 VIEWING) — British neuroscientist Dr. Sharon Dirckx struggled for years with the apparent disjunction between science and faith, especially concerning the Creation account in Genesis, the opening book of the Bible, and things she learned in biochemistry. Ultimately, Dirckx earned a PhD from Cambridge University in brain imaging and MRI, and along the way…
Read MoreCongressional Aides Explain Why They Keep Coming Back to HillFaith’s Monday Lunches
(QUICK READ) — Dozens of aides with jobs at all levels of responsibility from multiple congressional offices and from both political parties meet on Mondays on the second floor of a townhouse located right behind the Supreme Court building for a unique lunch experience. They call it “For Hill Aides Only” and it has been…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams
(QUICK READ) — John Adams was America’s second President and, with Thomas Jefferson, deeply involved in the writing and editing of the Declaration of Independence that made the American Revolution a reality. In the following brief quote, Adams made clear his understanding of the role of Christianity in the founding of this greatest nation of…
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