Posts by Mark Tapscott
CONTRADICTIONS: How Two Statements That Seem Different Can Still Be Accurate
It is all but impossible to have a discussion about the Bible with a skeptic without them quickly throwing out the argument that the most widely read book in all of human history is “full of contradictions.” And to be honest, there are quite a few instances in Scripture where it’s not hard to come…
Read MoreDID YOU KNOW: Vultures Are God’s Pathogenic Pandemic Preventers?
Vultures are quite possibly the ugliest of all the birds and seeing them doing what they are best known for — eating the meat and internal organs from dead animal carcasses — can instantly deaden the heartiest of appetites. Even so, as the John 10:10 Project illustrates so well in the following 9:25 video, the…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Stored Information Requires Choice Requires Chooser
Does every human being alive today or who ever has or ever will be present on this Earth have within himself or herself information that provides logical evidence for the necessity for the existence of God? Think about this: Every person has a unique DNA genetic code that defines pretty much every thing about them,…
Read MoreHEY, YOU CAN’T DO THAT! 7 Things That Are Mission Impossible for Moral Relativists
So, you think all that stuff about absolute truth is a bunch of hokum, or maybe you view it as just a bunch of nice fairy tales made up by fearful people to explain what they didn’t understand. Or perhaps you are of the view that nothing is always true, everywhere and all the time,…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Filibuster Gets Big Boost From Congressional Aides
Of all the procedural issues that occasionally take a prominent place in the American public policy debate, the most important is quite possibly the Senate filibuster. Folks on the Left tend to favor abolishing the filibuster as an obstacle to genuine democratic mandates, while those of the Right see the filibuster as one of the…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Would You Save Your Drowning Dog or a Drowning Stranger?
So you are sitting at the end of a pier on a lake and you see your dog struggling in the water. You love your dog and seeing him in distress alarms you. But then you also see a man you don’t know struggling in the water nearby. If you don’t act, both your dog…
Read MoreWhich Better Explains Why Flies Are so Hard to Swat, Natural Evolution or Irreducible Complexity?
This is is a three-step post: Step One is to check out the Nature 4:40 video below in this post explaining the fly’s amazing wing hinge for one of the most fascinating illustrations you are ever likely to see, a tiny example of the seemingly endless miracles of nature. For all their irritating qualities, common…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: ARIANA ORNE is the new Communications Director for Rep. Paul Ruiz (D-Calif.). Before signing on with Ruiz, Ariana served as Communications Director for the Special Competitive Studies Project and she has also served as a Public Relations Analyst for the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. Ariana was awarded an MA in…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Do You Really Need to go to Church?
Ask any congressional staffer at random on Capitol Hill if they went to church the previous Sunday and odds are good you will get a quizzical smile, a look of puzzlement or even a frowning exclamation of “No way, man, why would I even want to do that when there’s so many more important things…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Six Things Jesus Claimed About Himself
What did Jesus say about Himself while He was here on Earth? Here are six key claims Jesus Christ made about Himself, claims that, if true, confirm Him as the most important person who ever lived and one that all of us must, sooner or later, come to terms with, regardless of our status, wealth,…
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