This commandment strikes at the heart of falsehood and lies, which in their turn are the native language of the devil. Without truth and trust, biblical culture is an impossibility. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (Ex. 20:16).
First, what is the context of false witness? The commandment prohibits lying against one’s neighbor. Paul tells the Colossians not to lie to one another, because they had put off the old man with his deeds (3:9). Trust is essential to all community, and false witness makes trust impossible. False witness can exist in such a society, but if it is not punished severely that society will not be a society long. At its base, deception is an act of war — “A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow (Prov. 25:18; cf. 12:17–18). The psalmist recognizes this — “false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence” (Ps. 27:12).
Bearing false witness is therefore civil war — warfare against one’s neighbor, one’s brother. It is an act of violence directed against someone with whom you should be at peace.
On Official Kirk Protocol & the Marriage of Serial Pedophile Steven Sitler
“. . . our focus here is on setting protections in the extreme cases. . . . The elders will investigate the situation, counseling any and all as possible. If the elders discover no good grounds to hinder the relationship from proceeding toward marriage, then the elders can refuse to bring disciplinary action against the couple seeking marriage, in effect, granting them permission to be married without the threat of negative ecclesiastical discipline.” — Christ Church Book of Faith, Worship, and Practice Continue reading
“those who are willing to defend such predators should be ashamed of themselves”
The recent revelations of homosexual abuse of boys by various predatory priests over the course of many years is the kind of problem that I think should be addressed (in the civil realm only) with a tall tree and a short rope. Not only am I not ashamed of thinking this (because of Leviticus, in context), I believe that those who are willing to defend such predators should be ashamed of themselves.
Douglas Wilson
Dean Wullenwaber Out
Lead counsel for Steven Sitler withdraws
According to yesterday’s entry in the Idaho Supreme Court Data Repository, Dean Wullenwaber notified the Court that he has withdrawn from the case. That is, Mr. Wullenwaber no longer represents serial pedophile Steven Sitler as legal counsel. Mr. Sitler retained . . . Continue reading
Video: “I’ve always wanted to ask Doug Wilson . . . How should a church handle repentant sex offenders?”
Doug Dissembles
“I’m not authorized to offer the safety of the little kids in the church to someone who is not being supervised carefully enough. . . . So I can’t — I can give — we can give in the church — and must give — but only to the extent that we’re not stealing from somebody else, in order to subsidize it.” — Douglas Wilson Continue reading
“amoral totalitarians” & “glassy-eyed moral idiots”
When the history of our era finally written, it is hard to say which group will deserve the greater condemnation — the amoral totalitarians who run the Soviet Union, or the glassy-eyed moral idiots in the West who were incapable of seeing what was happening.
Douglas Wilson
Isaiah 14:9–11
“Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: maggots are spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.”
Isaiah 14:9–11
“the enemy of her own people, and secondly, the enemy of everyone else”
The Soviet Union is, first, the enemy of her own people, and secondly, the enemy of everyone else. Totalitarians are not just a ‘little different.’. . . Perhaps we should take off our blinders. The Soviets are good at what they do, and one or things they do is lie convincingly to invertebrates.
Douglas Wilson
One Example of How Nepotism Corrupts
“I pledge to conduct myself in such a way that no one could ever question my loyalty to the peace and purity of Christ Church. This includes refusing to speak to any unauthorized person about grievances I might have, and includes refusing to hear any such criticisms as well. If commitment to this standard in any way compromises my conscience, then I understand that my resignation will be accepted, without notice, and without prejudice.” — Christ Church Commitment to Loyalty Continue reading
“Rapists are hardly a good pool for selecting fine sons-in-law.”
Rapists are hardly a good pool for selecting fine sons-in-law.
Douglas Wilson
Moscow Pullman Daily News Letter to the Editor
Another member of the community bears witness to Doug Wilson’s lasting cultural legacy. Continue reading
Loose Ends in the Sitler Archive
What Money Can Buy
After their client underwent ten years of psychotherapy from two different clinics, Team Sitler heralded expert testimony from four paid witnesses to recommend that the Court give Steven Sitler free access to his son. And two weeks later, a $500 polygraph test revealed more about Steven Sitler’s behavior and thought process than all the hired guns combined: He’s a fixated pedophile and he acts according to his nature. Continue reading
Welcome to Everyone Coming in via Google
Please take a moment to watch this video of Pastor Douglas Wilson officiating the marriage ceremony of a serial pedophile named Steven Sitler to a graduate of New St. Andrews College. Mr. Wilson presided over the wedding in 2011, apparently . . . Continue reading