Month: November 2019

Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful day of the year when you can thank God for all He has done for you while chowing down to your heart’s content.This episode is a short, light-hearted look at 16 fun (and sometimes weird) facts of trivia about a holiday steeped in American tradition.*****Like what you hear? Donate to Truthspresso and give a shot of support!*****

Yesterday, November 19, the Internet received a steady diet of news articles and outcries about how Chick-fil-A allegedly changed its stance on donating to “anti-LGBTQ” organizations.Let’s do what many have failed to do and separate fact from fiction. Is this another case of this year’s “fake news”?Sources:“Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to anti-LGBTQ organizations”https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/business/chick-fil-a-lgbtq-donations/index.html“Did Chick-fil-A Stop Donations to Groups Criticized as Anti-LGBT?”https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chick-fil-a-anti-lgbt-donations/*****Like what you hear? Donate to Truthspresso and give a shot of support!*****

This is the second guest interview for Truthspresso!I interview Tyler Vela about the age-old topic: Does God exist?Tyler was raised an atheist until his atheist professor in a Metaphysics class in college discussed arguments for the existence of God. The challenge of the “moral argument” caused Tyler to investigate and eventually convert to Christianity.In this interview, we raise and answer various philosophical and presuppositional arguments about the existence of God.We also consider the issue of miracles and animals that talked in the Bible.We also examine the arguments about God’s existence from the claims of the Bible itself and how to define a “fool.”Tyler Vela studied Philosophy and English at Sonoma State University in California.He earned a Bachelor of Arts in

According to many sources of reputable statistics (giving the benefit of the doubt), the average woman in the United States earns about 80 cents on the dollar of what the average man earns?But, once we start breaking down these large aggregates of averages down to different subsets, we can see more reasons for the numbers. What are the largest factors that make women in the average earn less?Disaggregating the data:Is age a factor?Why don’t greedy businesses hire only women and save on cheap labor?How much does marriage and family affect the dollars? (hint: a lot!)Questions to consider if trying to “close the gap” by social policy:What about biological differences?How do we handle the needs of children?Do geographical and demographical factors

Does the average woman in the United States earn about 80 cents on the dollar of what the average man earns?Statistics don’t lie, right? There is admittedly truth to these statistics that we should consider.Before we assume too much, we need to ask these three questions to figure out how to interpret the data:What are the preferred college majors and jobs for the average man and woman?Not all college degrees and jobs are created equal. Do career choices naturally lead to a difference in salaries?What are the working preferences of the average man and woman?Do working preferences such as type of work and flexibility lead to lower pay? Is raw salary the only factor in a job that commands a