Now I did have a swell time visiting occasionally with Greg [Gianforte] in the context of a few board meetings. And if lived in Montana, I would certainly cast my vote for him.
Douglas Wilson
The Political Animal
Doug’s Thug: “Fox News team witnesses GOP House candidate ‘body slam’ reporter”
“At that point, Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him.” New Saint Andrews College should award Greg Gianforte an honorary degree. Continue reading
Moscow-Pullman Daily News op-ed: “New Saint Andrews flirts with muscular Christianity”
“In 2010 the recruiting headline was ‘Yo, Secularism, Why Don’t We Step into the Alley?’ The blurb described the NSA faculty as ‘not timid in a rumble,’ and they wanted to make the students ‘dangerous’ so that they can ‘throw the lies of this age up against the wall, lifting wallets and the occasional gift card.’ It ended with ‘an invitation to a brawl.’” —Dr. Nick Gier Continue reading
Deceitful Theology Part 3
Does God Exist Bait & Switch?
I’m pretty sure he does not believe that God exists. Continue reading
Deceitful Theology Part 2
“a liar from the beginning”
“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.” —Revelation 16:13 Continue reading
Deceitful Theology Part 1
The principles of war as understood by Douglas Wilson culminate in the chief principle of war as well as the cornerstone of his theology — deception. Continue reading
Moscow-Pullman Daily News: “Permit for NSA’s expansion appealed”
“The Moscow City Council will have its say on New Saint Andrews College’s conditional use permit application that would allow the college to expand into the former Cadillac Jack’s building on North Main Street. . . .” Continue reading
Stonewall Jackson (1824–1863) Died on This Day in History
Stonewall Jackson was a brutally ruthless killing machine, who kept the Sabbath. Continue reading
Three Letters to the Editor: Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Three men who have completely miscalculated what’s coming their way. Continue reading
How the Kirk “persuades” others
A visual demonstration
Christ Church — where the hits keep on coming. Continue reading
“unless we recover an understanding of these principles, and learn to apply them to the conflicts we are in, then such a win will be impossible”
This section provides an overview of the principles of war. They were developed on the field of battle, but they apply to any situation where conflict or competition is occurring. Reformers are concerned to win what have come to be called the “culture wars,” and unless we recover an understanding of these principles, and learn to apply them to the conflicts we are in, then such a win will be impossible.
The principles of war are:
- Objective
- Offensive
- Concentration
- Mobility
- Security
- Surprise
- Cooperation
- Communication
- Economy of Force
- Pursuit
Douglas Wilson is not pro-slavery: “Whom do you believe?”
“The Bible permits Christians to own slaves, provided they are treated well. You are a Christian. Whom do you believe?” —Douglas Wilson
Rules for Reformers by Douglas Wilson, pages 195–96
Following Sun Tzu, our first responsibility is to attack the enemy’s plan. In the second place, we attack his alliances. In the third place, we attack his forces. . . .
To prevail in conflict is not possible without deception. Where you are weak, he should think you are strong. Where you are strong, he should believe you are weak.
Where you are present, he should believe you to be absent. Where you are absent, he should believe you to be present. When you are distant, he should believe you to be near. When you are near, he should believe you are distant.
When you have no plan, he should believe you do. When you are executing a plan, he should believe you are doing nothing.
Your strength is not measured by how strong you are. Your strength is measured by how strong your adversary believes you are.
Weapons are no substitute for a strategy.
Superior weapons do not make up for an inferior strategy. Superior weapons do not make up for inferior men.
The phrase “culture wars” should not be applied to mere policy differences. If one party wants to go left and the other wants to go right, there should be no culture war. If one faction wants to hollow the nation out from within, then we engage.
Douglas Wilson