‘Then said he unto the disciples, “It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him’ (Luke 17:1–3).
Scandals will come, the Lord says. Nevertheless, the one who brings them is held responsible, and cannot appeal to the ‘way things are,’ or to his own valiant efforts to fulfill the Lord’s prophecy. Such a man is held responsible in a striking way. If he scandalizes ‘one of these little ones,’ it would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea. In other words, what is actually going to happen to him is going to be a whole lot worse than that.
Douglas Wilson
Tagged “scandal”
The Presiding Ministers’ Report: “effectiveness as a contender for the faith”
Bad Religion: “separatist . . . fundamentalists . . . paranoia, crankishness, and all the other pathologies of the religious ghetto”
“How did anybody in Christ Church think it was a good idea to encourage and enable a young woman in their community to marry a convicted pedophile? I cannot comprehend it. And I cannot comprehend the apparent unwillingness of the congregation to hold themselves and their pastor accountable for this catastrophe that has befallen the Sitler wife and child.” —Rod Dreher Continue reading
“Such a man is held responsible in a striking way”
Steven Sitler Update: The House that Doug Wilson Built
“Make no mistake — it is terrible when a child has to live within range of a sexual predator.” —Douglas Wilson Continue reading
Douglas Wilson & the Kirk object to Pullman Regional Hospital offering sex reassignment surgery
But they’re okay with a fixated serial pedophile fathering children
If Douglas Wilson didn’t have a double standard, he wouldn’t have any standard at all. Continue reading
Frederick Douglass: “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
“What to the American slave is your Fourth of July? I answer, a day that reveals to him more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mock; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are to him mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation of the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States at this very hour.” —Frederick Douglass Continue reading
Moscow-Pullman Daily News letters to the editor
“Is the Daily News simply worried that we will succeed?” Continue reading
Flashback 2006: “Moscow is a small city with a big heart” by Dr. Lois Blackburn
“It is relevant to note that the religion page in our newspaper usually lists 45 to 50 churches. Some may share that pastor’s opinions, but do not challenge the community with them. To my knowledge, this is the only church provoking this kind of battle.” Continue reading
On Takeovers & Evangelism
Wilson Sacks the Palouse
“This idea of warfare is necessary in order to understand a central part of what is happening here.” —Douglas Wilson Continue reading
Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Psychiana — “Harnessing the God Power”
Psychiana is Classical Christian Education by another name. Continue reading
Flashback: “Jimmy Swaggart needs another line of work”
Twenty-nine years ago, on February 27, 1988, Pastor Douglas Wilson of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, wrote this op-ed for the Lewiston Morning Tribune. Continue reading
The Federal Division Part 5
“A Handy Guide for Navigating Theological Controversies”
“Folks who want me to shut up about the PCA sure aren’t acting like they want me to shut up about the PCA.” —Douglas Wilson Continue reading
The Federal Division Part 3
“in the middle of a saloon brawl”
“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous.” — 1 Timothy 3:3 Continue reading