Tagged “community”

Regarding a sexual abuse case in Texas

The Dallas Morning News

This story has remarkable similarities to the Jamin Wight sexual abuse case. The preliminary facts, as reported by the news, are as follows: A 24-year-old teacher admitted that she had regular sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old student. She turned herself . . . Continue reading

Friday, June 3, 2016 |

Wrestling With Wilson

“cowardice”

Douglas Wilson

“In Titus 1, and 1 Timothy 3, God’s requirements for leadership are strict — and clear. According to those requirements, John Wesley was not qualified to be a leader of God’s people; he was not ‘blameless’ in the text’s sense. He stole the words of another and did not acknowledge that he had done so.” — Douglas Wilson Continue reading

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |

A Brief Vindication of Gary Greenfield

Gary Greenfield

Gary Greenfield resigned his household’s membership from the Kirk, telling Doug Wilson directly to his face: “You are a cult leader.” Since then he has learned the hard way that Mr. Wilson does not appreciate such candor. Continue reading

Friday, May 20, 2016 |

Via Rachel Miller’s Combox

Rachel gave me permission to repost this: Speaking as an actual academic,* this review does not merely devastate Douglas Wilson’s claim to scholarly credibility; it annihilates it. The level of plagiarism here is egregious. A single one — any one . . . Continue reading

Sunday, May 8, 2016 |

Via the Daily News’ combox

These comments are in response to this front-page story: theflood posted at 7:30 am on Friday, Apr 15, 2016: Why is the abuser’s name — Jamin C. Wight — not included in this story? He was imprisoned for this crime, . . . Continue reading

Friday, April 15, 2016 |

On Hubris

Hubris

“In Greek legal thought, aggression and sexuality came together in the concept of hubris.” Continue reading

Thursday, April 14, 2016 |