Last Friday, Doug Wilson entered the Christian social media debate of the week in the only way he knows how, by positing something in the middle of his comments that is objectively reprehensible, knowing that nobody in his extended circles will have the courage to rebuke him.
“When mainstream evangelical personalities constantly fall over themselves to seem agreeable, rather than give a firm, public rebuke to behavior that clearly deserves it, they play directly into the narrative of Wilson and his ilk, that everyone but them are squishy, effeminate “evangellyfish.” We are losing young men to genuine wolves within our midst, because shepherds are afraid to use their staff.”
Thank you for pointing this out. By trying to be the opposite of DW and crew, these folks hurt hurting Christians and play according to the rules of the game they claim to not be a part of.
I've learned a few useful things from Doug over the years, but not all the lessons are his intent. One such lesson: take with a grain of salt a guy who whinges about "big Eva" all the time, while trying his darndest to make his own ministry big. If postmil is true, then eventually all good ministries will be big, and these guys will no longer have a fig leaf to hide behind. This will sift out everybody who thinks they can throw around cheap conspiracy theories as evidence that they should be listened to. "These people only say what they're saying because of money". Oh really, Doug? I bet if you changed one or two of your key talking points, your income would go way, way down in a hurry. Such cheap moralizing is a poor substitute for actually proving your moral points via biblical ethical judicial proofs.
“When mainstream evangelical personalities constantly fall over themselves to seem agreeable, rather than give a firm, public rebuke to behavior that clearly deserves it, they play directly into the narrative of Wilson and his ilk, that everyone but them are squishy, effeminate “evangellyfish.” We are losing young men to genuine wolves within our midst, because shepherds are afraid to use their staff.”
Thank you for pointing this out. By trying to be the opposite of DW and crew, these folks hurt hurting Christians and play according to the rules of the game they claim to not be a part of.
I've learned a few useful things from Doug over the years, but not all the lessons are his intent. One such lesson: take with a grain of salt a guy who whinges about "big Eva" all the time, while trying his darndest to make his own ministry big. If postmil is true, then eventually all good ministries will be big, and these guys will no longer have a fig leaf to hide behind. This will sift out everybody who thinks they can throw around cheap conspiracy theories as evidence that they should be listened to. "These people only say what they're saying because of money". Oh really, Doug? I bet if you changed one or two of your key talking points, your income would go way, way down in a hurry. Such cheap moralizing is a poor substitute for actually proving your moral points via biblical ethical judicial proofs.