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.
HILL STAFF VIEWS: 80 Percent of Hill Aides Say Keep the Senate Filibuster
(QUICK READ) — A super majority of congressional aides representing both political parties think the Senate filibuster should be preserved, indicating the presence of an unexpected traditional conservative perspective on the importance of long-standing legislative processes. Fully 82 percent of the Republican aides responding to the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey of congressional aides said…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM EMMA FRAYBERG moves into her first full-time position on a congressional staff, serving as Scheduler/Executive Assistant to Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). Previously, Emma was an Intern for Rep. Keith Stauber (R-Minn.) and Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ). She was awarded a BA in Legal Studies and an MA in…
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW: Grokipedia is the New Alternative to Wikipedia
(THREE MNUTE READ) — Over at Science & Culture, Denyse O’Leary compares how Wikipedia and its new Elon Musk-backed rival, Grokipedia, handle the issue of fine-tuning aka Intelligent Design (ID), and her conclusion is the latter does a far better job of describing ID. By Denyse O’Leary All encyclopedias have their biases but Wikipedia, consulted…
FAITH 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…
MIRACLES BY DESIGN: Why the Leaves Fall Year After Year
(7:20 VIEWING) — This is the time of year when the leaves on the trees turn from green to multiple shades of red, yellow, brown and gold in a process that is so familiar that it is easily taken for granted as literally just part of the scenery. But, as with so much else in…
AMANDA REPORTS: Families Are Most Trusted Major American Institution, American Bible Society Survey Finds
By Amanda Hughes (QUICK READ) — Families remain the institution with the highest trustworthiness among eight major sectors in American society, a new survey by the American Bible Society reveals. Reported by the Philadelphia-based (ABS) in the latest chapter entitled “Trust” as part of the group’s “State of the Bible USA 2025” survey research. The…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM ANNA ROSENFELD is the new Legislative Assistant working on the personal staff of Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). Anna joins the Klobuchar operation after a stint as an Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia. She also previously worked as Law Clerk for Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on…
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…
HILL 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…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: How Should Biblical Christians View Modern Israel?
(5:52 VIEWING) — When Hamas terrorists invaded Southern Israel on October 7, 2023, their rampage of murder, atrocity and destruction claimed the lives of more than 1,200 citizens of the modern state of Israel. This was the worst single day of Jewish casualties since The Holocaust claimed an estimated 6 million Jews in World War…