“Dat Old Debbel Nepotism” — Douglas Wilson Continue reading
“Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives. The term originated with the assignment of nephews to cardinal positions by Catholic popes and bishops.” — Wikipedia Continue reading
“The cause of the pleasure for those committing hubris is that they think that, by doing an ill turn, they themselves rise above.” — Aristotle Continue reading
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
“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
Ecclesiastical impotentates who pretend they’re presbyterians. Continue reading
“We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Mercia.” — King Arthur, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Continue reading
America was discovered in 1492 by Columbus and Dr. Ben Merkle plagiarized from Beowulf: A New Verse Translation, by Seamus Heaney. Continue reading
With regard to the eighth command, it would be nice to say that this is a Christian college, and that we have consequently never had any problem whatever with stolen work. When you have a lot of work to turn in, and the pressure is high, it is easy to start making excuses to yourself, or to shove the noisy part of your conscience into a closet. And computers have made it easier to get into all kinds of sin, including the sin of plagiarism, which is intellectual theft.
Douglas Wilson
And last, I should apologize to New St. Andrews College. Academic integrity is the heartbeat of any academic institution, and even though the board has acted promptly and wisely in accepting Randy’s resignation, I am still distressed by the headache this has caused them.
Douglas Wilson
Idaho should pass a law requiring pastors who wed child molesters to register as offenders too. They could call it the Doug Wilson Law. Continue reading
