Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH 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…
Read MoreFAITH 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…
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