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.
THE FAITH OF GREAT AMERICANS: George Washington
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men and citizens. “The mere Politician, equally with the pious…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Should Christians Use ‘Preferred Pronouns?’
A direct result of Transgenderism is the growing incidence of scenarios like this: A woman who becomes convinced she is really a man can find a Doctor who will at her request surgically remove her breasts and reconstruct her genitalia to appear to like that of a man. The same doctor will then fill her…
CONTRADICTIONS? Moses Did Write the First Five Books of the Bible (And, Yes, It Matters a Great Deal)
Among the most enduring claims of the 19th Century “Higher Criticism” School of German academics who rejected the divine authorship of the Bible is the claim that Moses was not the author of the first five books, aka the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). Chief among the contentions of such critics was that…
HILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: House Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) has a new National Security Adviser and her name is AMELIA LITYNSKI. Amelia moves up from her previous position with Emmer as Policy Adviser. Amelia is a 2023 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Command and Staff College with a MA in Military Operational Art and…
TESTIMONIES: If This Brilliant, World-Acclaimed Jewish Scientist Accepts Jesus as God … What About You?
Professor James Tour of Rice University is a genuinely remarkable man. A PhD in organic chemistry from Purdue University who did post-doctoral studies at Stanford University, he’s been a visiting scholar at Harvard University and he was voted one of the “50 Most Influential Scientists in the World.” He’s also got more than 200 patents…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Minimum Wage Hike Draws Big Boost Among Congressional Aides
When all of the CNCT Capitol Pulse votes were counted when subscribers were asked if they think the minimum wage should be increased, nearly three-quarters, or 70 percent, of them answered in the affirmative. But that 70 percent support isn’t the whole story. All 100 percent of the responding Democratic staffers said yes, but less…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Is IVF Ethical?
Bringing up the subject of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and then asking questions about the morality of the process is a good way to get yourself shunned from polite company these days. It’s even become a front-line issue in the 2024 presidential campaign. Just in case you aren’t entirely clear what constitutes IVF, here’s how…
HILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: ALEC ESCOBAR moves into the Press Secretary/Adviser position for the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), working for the NDC Chairman, Rep. Ann Kuster (D-N.H.). Alex is a 2021 University of Pennsylvania graduate with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. NICOLE MAKUR is the new Legislative Correspondent in the office of Sen. Dan…
CONTRADICTIONS: No, Jesus Did Not Make Himself ‘Untouchable’ for Women
There are skeptics who claim the resurrected Jesus was a misogynist because at John 20:17 He told Mary Magdalene not to touch him, but then allowed His male disciples to cling to His feet as He ascended into Heaven. Eric Lyons, author of “The Anvil Rings,” Volume 1, cites as an example of such skeptics…
MYTH-BUSTERS II: Is There Life After Death?
Dr. Jeffrey Long is a Kentucky-based radiation oncology physician who is the founder of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF), the world’s largest Near-Death Experiences (NDE) research center. He has studied more than 4,000 such cases and he is the co-author with Paul Perry of the New York Times best-seller, “Evidence of the After-Life.” So…