HillFaith Blog: Good News for Hill Staffers
Welcome to HillFaith:Good News for Hill Staffers! This is where you’ll find two types of content:
First, fact-driven, thoroughly researched and often highly personalized Christian apologetics. Second, news and analyses about working on the Hill, including things like who's being promoted, what are the best (and worst!) offices to work for, salary information, and much else.
Here at HillFaith, we appreciate the importance, the challenges and the complexities of the work you do we are passionate about being a positive, informative resource for those in the trenches.
Most importantly, we want to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is alive and He is "the way, the truth and the life." He is also the key to living the abundant life. Not materially, but in the Truth that sets you forever free.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Do Christians Hurt Their Witness by Defending Religious Liberty?
That question in the headline above might well strike some as odd, but historically there are actually two groups that think Christians should stay out of the public square and keep their faith to themselves. The first group came from the Christian community itself and is all but extinct today. It was not uncommon after…
THINK ABOUT THIS: Bats, Birds and a Bible Blunder?
There are three things I know about bats: They are creepy looking, they are often associated with Halloween and scary movies, and the deadly Covid-19 virus allegedly came from those living in caves in China that somehow ended up on somebody’s dinner table in the city of Wuhan. But skeptics see something else in bats;…
New Data Analysis Demonstrates Religious Liberty is Catalyst for Economic Freedom
Social and political scientists, as well as economists and faith community scholars have discussed ever since Adam Smith which comes first, religious liberty or economic freedom and which factor is the more important one in encouraging human flourishing. This is a fundamental issue for congressional aides working for senators and representatives with interest in economic…
Advocacy Groups Call for Better Paid, Bigger Hill Staffs
May 17th, 2021 The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chair House Committee on Appropriations H-307, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations H-307, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Re: In support of a 20% increase in the House Member Resource allocation and increased committee funding Dear Chair DeLauro and Ranking…
‘SATAN’S DARE:’ Former Sen. Jim DeMint Knows How to Tell a Great Apologue
Former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is head of the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) on Capitol Hill. DeMint is also an accomplished speaker and author of excellent books advancing his conservative perspectives on the issues of the day. And now, with publication of “Satan’s Dare,” DeMint is proving himself to be quite a storyteller as…
WORKING ON THE HILL: Former Hill Chief of Staff Calls for Higher Staff Pay, More Recognition
Lynnel Ruckert served for more than 15 years on congressional staffs, beginning as a Staff Assistant and steadily progressing all the way to Chief of Staff to Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and finally as Special Adviser to Sen. David Vitter (R-LA). Earlier this month, Ruckert testified before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Has the Bible Been Corrupted from the Original Version?
It’s one of the most often-heard objections to Christianity – You can’t trust what the Bible says about Jesus or creation or the end of time or anything else, because what we read now is NOT what was originally written thousands of years ago. It sounds like a logical proposition because, as everybody knows, messages…
Millions More Americans Are Reading the Bible
There is encouraging news from the results of the latest American Bible Society/Barna Group “State of the Bible” survey of Americans’ reading relationship, or lack thereof, with the single most influential book ever written. Among the highlights of the survey of more than 3,350 American adults and Gen Zers are these: Over half of U.S….
There’s Still Time To See If Can You Solve God’s Crime Scene
FOR HILL AIDES ONLY! Eight Weekly One-Hour Noon Sessions Featuring J. Warner Wallace “God’s Crime Scene” For years, Wallace’s toughest cold murder cases were featured on NBC’s “Dateline.” Now he uses those same skills to assess the evidence for God. WHO: Click Here For A Special Video Message From Wallace WHAT: Eight FREE 1-hour noon weekly sessions, led…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Angele Griffin makes the big move from Intern to Legislative Assistant for Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Angele is an MPP candidate in Public Policy at George Washington University and received her BA in International Studies in 2019 from the University of San Francisco. Aaron Thurman is…