Jesus tells us that when we are struck on one cheek, we are to turn the other. The apostle Paul teaches us to punch back twice as hard. Furthermore, there is no contradiction. . . . Given the corruption of the times, it is not surprising that some churches are being attacked. The marvel is why more are not being attacked. Another marvel is why more churches are not responding the way the Scriptures instruct.
Douglas Wilson
Tagged “Blog & Mablog”
Yea, a woman
“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
—1 Timothy 2:11–12 Continue reading
“It means ‘statutory rape’ instead of ‘lewd and lascivious’”
And yet, instead of trumpeting my loyalty to this most reasonable cause, Brightbill drags me into the fray, pretending that I think that a parent-approved courtship in a situation like the one in the case she mentions mitigates anything. It mitigates nothing. ‘Mitigates’ would mean that Crime X becomes, as a result of this mitigation, crime x. Rather, my hostility to this kind of thinking meant that I thought that Crime X was actually Crime Y. It means ‘statutory rape’ instead of ‘lewd and lascivious.’
Douglas Wilson
Doug Wilson’s Double Standard: Fried Brown on One Side, Over Easy on the Other
He Doesn’t Believe a Word He Says
Pastor Douglas Wilson of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, did not want to fry his protégé “a deep brown on both sides” — he wanted him warmed over easy. Continue reading
“Year of the Pig”
This is one who cops the attitude of quisling males who somehow decided that, provided their politics were in order, they could be pigs in their treatment of all the women around them. . . . So let us call it the year of the pig.
Douglas Wilson
The CREC Presiding Ministers’ Report: “strongly”
What are the odds?
“Under the circumstances, we strongly question the wisdom of Christ Church leadership in supporting and solemnizing the Sitler/Travis marriage.” —CREC Review Committee Continue reading
“The Hollywood pus is starting to ooze.”
But in what we are seeing now, even when particular incidents are denied or explained, the weight of the acknowledged and cumulative story is grotesque. In other words, it is beyond safe to say that certain places in this fair Republic have been crammed with dirty deeds for quite a while now, and it has started to fester. The Hollywood pus is starting to ooze.
Douglas Wilson
Prince Gog Threatens the Peace of Moscow
“it can remain that way”
“In short, we have had a good period of peace and quiet for the last few years, and if the election goes well, it can remain that way.”
—Douglas Wilson Continue reading
Douglas Wilson’s Contribution to the Politics of Moscow — “ugly”
Cultural Reformation via Libel, Slander, and Defamation of Character
King of smear. Continue reading
“you get more of what you subsidize, and less of what you penalize”
One of the fundamental laws of life, and therefore of business, is that you get more of what you subsidize, and less of what you penalize. In every social context, certain behaviors are rewarded (in some way), and other behaviors are not rewarded. Once the calculus of blessings and curses, rewards and disincentives, is done, you will have less of what you chastised, and more of what you blessed.
Douglas Wilson
The CREC Presiding Ministers & Prince Gog
“sword & mace”
“‘Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?’ There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies. . .”
—Revelation 13:4–6 Continue reading
“Misogyny is a sin because God hates it, and He will judge those guilty of unrepentant continuance in this sin on the Last Day”
And last, it should be noted (yet again) that all moral claims require a moral foundation. Misogyny is a sin because God hates it, and He will judge those guilty of unrepentant continuance in this sin on the Last Day, along with those guilty of other sins against His Word. But if there is no God, or no judgment, or no fixed moral standards, then everything reduces to a matter of personal preference. And if you are an enraged Hindu, whose personal preference was to have received a larger dowry, Melynda has outlined for us what happens then. True relativistic multi-culturalism will have to swallow an awful lot. Open wide!
Douglas Wilson
“Out of Line”
“Hey, look over there!”
The Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches exists to protect Douglas Wilson at any cost — including the safety of that little Sitler boy. Continue reading