[Vision2020] Letter of regret re: town meeting

[Douglas]

Visionaries,

Both Rose and Joan have declined the invitation to attend our town meeting, 
but our invitation to them remains open, and it remains cordial. I would 
love to have this be an opportunity to meet many of the participants on 
this forum, and I would be pleased to shake their hands at this event as well.

We are biased, of course, but we do not believe that conservative 
Christians are orcs. We believe what we do -- firmly -- and are willing to 
defend it and in the appropriate forum, debate it. But we are (all of us) 
created in the image of God, and we would like to put a personal face on 
this fracas in order to help end it. We want to explain the distortions and 
misunderstandings, answer the objections and criticisms, and hear what 
people outside our church community have to say to us.

Who could be against that? Hope to see you there.


Cordially,

Douglas Wilson




At 04:07 PM 12/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>I will not be attending the town meeting sponsored by the Dougs next 
>Thursday evening.  It is my sense that the booklet, this forum, the 
>newspaper interviews, and the Christ Church paid ads have provided me with 
>sufficient information regarding Doug Wilson’s point of view.  I do 
>think however, that it is a disingenuous overstatement to call this affair 
>“The Christ Church Controversy.”  It’s not about members of your 
>congregation, Doug.  It’s all about you – and your dixienet.com 
>sidekick, Steve Wilkins. You created it, you made money from it, and you 
>certainly deserve all the credit for the unhappy consequences.  For 
>heaven's sake, grow up and take a little personal responsibility.
>
>Best,
>
>Rose Huskey