[Vision2020] Aaaaaa! Slavery!
Melynda Huskey
mghuskey@hotmail.com
Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:41:53 -0700
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Doug Wilson has furnished us with many evidences that he is acquainted wi=
th black people (not that we asked). Unfortunately, he could not furnish =
us with any evidence that he didn't write and publish a pamphlet which re=
flects fondly on the good old days of the antebellum South, Christian civ=
ilization at its most refined pitch in American history. You know, when =
a white man could purchase, brand, whip, rape, breed, and profit from the=
sale of his own children, while serving as an elder in a Presbyterian ch=
urch.
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What possible purpose could such a tract serve *except* to pander to the =
pervasive racism of our region? I await a similar pamphlet defending the=
high value and respect the Nazis had for motherhood.
Melynda Huskey
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----- Original Message -----
From: Douglas
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 12:55 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Aaaaaa! Slavery!
Visionaries,
>Below please find a response to this morning's article on slavery.
>
>Cordially,
>
>Douglas Wilson
>
>
>Your "Slavery Revisted" article in this last weekend edition unfortunate=
ly =20
>requires some response. First, the commendation: the article was objecti=
ve =20
>in that it contained statements (from me, at any rate) that accurately =20
>stated my position, and that denied the ludicrous charges of racism =20
>against me. As a "did too/did not" article, the thing was fair enough.
>
>But at the same time, the impression left by the mere fact of the articl=
e =20
>is still troubling. Your average reader could be left thinking that whet=
her
>Wilson is a racist or not is a matter of legitimately disputed opinion. =
He =20
>somehow thinks he is not, but the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) tak=
es =20
>a different view. By the way, I prefer to call that organization MDPB =20
>(Morris Dees' Piggy Bank). But let's take this out of the "did too/did =20
>not" realm. I would like to mention a few things that show this is not a=
=20
>matter of opinion at all. The question before us is actually a matter of=
=20
>fact, which can be readily determined by a number of items, many of whi=
ch =20
>were supplied to this newspaper before the article ran.
>
>The article did not mention the booklet we published another booklet =20
>alongside Southern Slavery: As It Was, a booklet entitled The Biblical =20
>Offense of Racism. The article did not mention that Christ Church is a =20
>multi-racial congregation. The article did not mention that we have =20
>multi-racial families in our congregation. The article did not mention =20
>that Steve Wilkin's congregation is integrated. The article did not =20
>mention the public printed debate that I had with a white separatist, in=
=20
>which I argued that Moses married a black woman (Num. 12:1), and that th=
e =20
>church in Antioch had a mixed race leadership (Acts 13:1). The article d=
id =20
>not mention our published attacks on racism in our magazine Credenda =20
>Agenda. The article did not mention that one of our elders (part of our =20
>governing board) lives in the Ivory Coast, and that our church funded an=
d =20
>built a community center for the Bakwe people there. The article did not=
=20
>mention that our elders have determined that 10 percent of all the money=
=20
>raised for our church's building fund is committed to capital expenditur=
es =20
>overseas, most likely among the Bakwe. The community center there was =20
>funded by this means. The article did not mention that our church has a =20
>ministerial training hall, and that one of my ministerial students is a =20
>black man who came here to train for the ministry.
>
>I grew up in a segregated town in the South, and when the Supreme Court =20
>struck down the separate but equal nonsense, I attended school in a =20
>racially charged situation, and my sister was one of one or two other =20
>white children in her entire elementary school. This was because we =20
>refused to participate in the "white flight" to private education. There=
=20
>are many good arguments for private education, but racism is not one of =20
>them. It is a point of honor that our household had nothing to do with =20
>such racism when it would have been easy to give way to it. I honor my =20
>father (Jim Wilson) particularly for how he taught us as children during=
=20
>that time.
>
>So, for the record (again!), racism is a sin. Because I am not an ethica=
l =20
>relativist, it is not an "it all depends" kind of sin. God hates it, and=
=20
>will judge it along with all other sins on the last day. Because God =20
>hates it, so do I. Racial animosity and the more (superficially) benign =20
>racial vainglory are both loathsome. God created from one blood every =20
>nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth (Acts 17:26). This =20
>means that we are all cousins, all of us created in the image of God. I =20
>say "created" as a convinced creationist, and as one who wants nothing t=
o =20
>do with the racialist implications of the theory of evolution. If =20
>evolution is true (which it isn't), and if evolutionary progress is a =20
>coherent concept (which it isn't either), then how is it possible to =20
>escape the implication that one race of men can progress faster (dependi=
ng =20
>on environment) than another race? That is what Darwin taught, but if yo=
u =20
>are looking for an institution that teaches both premise one and premise=
=20
>two, you will have to look at places like the University of Idaho, and n=
ot =20
>at any educational institution that I have anything to do with.
>
>In short, I am willing to place our record on race relations (and our =20
>lived-out racial mix) against any local so-called progressive group. If =20
>you really
>want an example of Little Norway you will not be able to come to Christ =20
>Church for it. Why not look instead at the candidates for city council
>endorsed by the Moscow Civic Association? I am afraid that there are man=
y =20
>who would be cheered up considerably if I were a racist, and they would =20
>really, really, really like it to be true. But alas, it is not. And so m=
y =20
>counsel to them is to go yell up a different rain spout.
>
>Anyone who is interested is certainly welcome to register for this year'=
s =20
>history conference, and registration forms are available from Christ =20
>Church. As you are filling it out, you may notice that there is no littl=
e =20
>box to check for your racial or ethnic background. You see, we don't car=
e. =20
>Can the same be said by those registering for classes at the UI?
>
>Oh, and by the way, in response to a column of a few weeks back, we are =20
>not interested in burning people at the stake in Friendship Square. Shee=
sh.
>
>
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DIV>Doug Wilson has furnished us with many evidences that he is acquainte=
d with black people (not that we asked). Unfortunately, he could not furn=
ish us with any evidence that he didn't write and publish a pamphlet whic=
h reflects fondly on the good old days of the antebellum South, Christian=
civilization at its most refined pitch in American history.&nb=
sp; You know, when a white man could purchase, brand, whip=
, rape, breed, and profit from the sale of his own children, while servin=
g as an elder in a Presbyterian church.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What=
possible purpose could such a tract serve *except* to pander to the perv=
asive racism of our region? I await a similar pamphlet defending th=
e high value and respect the Nazis had for motherhood.</DIV> <DIV> <=
/DIV> <DIV>Melynda Huskey</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLO=
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</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Aaaaa=
a! Slavery!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Visionaries,<BR><BR>>Below please f=
ind a response to this morning's article on slavery.<BR>><BR>>Cordi=
ally,<BR>><BR>>Douglas Wilson<BR>><BR>><BR>>Your "Slavery =
Revisted" article in this last weekend edition unfortunately <BR>>requ=
ires some response. First, the commendation: the article was objective <B=
R>>in that it contained statements (from me, at any rate) that accurat=
ely <BR>>stated my position, and that denied the ludicrous charges of =
racism <BR>>against me. As a "did too/did not" article, the thing was =
fair enough.<BR>><BR>>But at the same time, the impression left by =
the mere fact of the article <BR>>is still troubling. Your average rea=
der could be left thinking that whether<BR>>Wilson is a racist or not =
is a matter of legitimately disputed opinion. He <BR>>somehow thinks h=
e is not, but the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) takes <BR>>a diff=
erent view. By the way, I prefer to call that organization MDPB <BR>>(=
Morris Dees' Piggy Bank). But let's take this out of the "did too/did <BR=
>>not" realm. I would like to mention a few things that show this is n=
ot a <BR>>matter of opinion at all. The question before us is actually=
a matter of <BR>>fact, which can be readily determined by a num=
ber of items, many of which <BR>>were supplied to this newspaper befor=
e the article ran.<BR>><BR>>The article did not mention the booklet=
we published another booklet <BR>>alongside Southern Slavery: As It W=
as, a booklet entitled The Biblical <BR>>Offense of Racism. The articl=
e did not mention that Christ Church is a <BR>>multi-racial congregati=
on. The article did not mention that we have <BR>>multi-racial familie=
s in our congregation. The article did not mention <BR>>that Steve Wil=
kin's congregation is integrated. The article did not <BR>>mention the=
public printed debate that I had with a white separatist, in <BR>>whi=
ch I argued that Moses married a black woman (Num. 12:1), and that the <B=
R>>church in Antioch had a mixed race leadership (Acts 13:1). The arti=
cle did <BR>>not mention our published attacks on racism in our magazi=
ne Credenda <BR>>Agenda. The article did not mention that one of our e=
lders (part of our <BR>>governing board) lives in the Ivory Coast, and=
that our church funded and <BR>>built a community center for the Bakw=
e people there. The article did not <BR>>mention that our elders have =
determined that 10 percent of all the money <BR>>raised for our church=
's building fund is committed to capital expenditures <BR>>overseas, m=
ost likely among the Bakwe. The community center there was <BR>>funded=
by this means. The article did not mention that our church has a <BR>>=
;ministerial training hall, and that one of my ministerial students is a =
<BR>>black man who came here to train for the ministry.<BR>><BR>>=
;I grew up in a segregated town in the South, and when the Supreme Court =
<BR>>struck down the separate but equal nonsense, I attended school in=
a <BR>>racially charged situation, and my sister was one of one or tw=
o other <BR>>white children in her entire elementary school. This was =
because we <BR>>refused to participate in the "white flight" to privat=
e education. There <BR>>are many good arguments for private education,=
but racism is not one of <BR>>them. It is a point of honor that our h=
ousehold had nothing to do with <BR>>such racism when it would have be=
en easy to give way to it. I honor my <BR>>father (Jim Wilson) particu=
larly for how he taught us as children during <BR>>that time.<BR>><=
BR>>So, for the record (again!), racism is a sin. Because I am not an =
ethical <BR>>relativist, it is not an "it all depends" kind of sin. Go=
d hates it, and <BR>>will judge it along with all other sins on =
the last day. Because God <BR>>hates it, so do I. Racial animosity and=
the more (superficially) benign <BR>>racial vainglory are both loaths=
ome. God created from one blood every <BR>>nation of men to dwell on a=
ll the face of the earth (Acts 17:26). This <BR>>means that we are all=
cousins, all of us created in the image of God. I <BR>>say "created" =
as a convinced creationist, and as one who wants nothing to <BR>>do wi=
th the racialist implications of the theory of evolution. If <BR>>evol=
ution is true (which it isn't), and if evolutionary progress is a <BR>>=
;coherent concept (which it isn't either), then how is it possible to <BR=
>>escape the implication that one race of men can progress faster (dep=
ending <BR>>on environment) than another race? That is what Darwin tau=
ght, but if you <BR>>are looking for an institution that teaches both =
premise one and premise <BR>>two, you will have to look at places like=
the University of Idaho, and not <BR>>at any educational institution =
that I have anything to do with.<BR>><BR>>In short, I am willing to=
place our record on race relations (and our <BR>>lived-out racial mix=
) against any local so-called progressive group. If <BR>>you really<BR=
>>want an example of Little Norway you will not be able to come to Chr=
ist <BR>>Church for it. Why not look instead at the candidates for cit=
y council<BR>>endorsed by the Moscow Civic Association? I am afraid th=
at there are many <BR>>who would be cheered up considerably if I were =
a racist, and they would <BR>>really, really, really like it to be tru=
e. But alas, it is not. And so my <BR>>counsel to them is to go yell u=
p a different rain spout.<BR>><BR>>Anyone who is interested is cert=
ainly welcome to register for this year's <BR>>history conference, and=
registration forms are available from Christ <BR>>Church. As you are =
filling it out, you may notice that there is no little <BR>>box to che=
ck for your racial or ethnic background. You see, we don't care. <BR>>=
Can the same be said by those registering for classes at the UI?<BR>><=
BR>>Oh, and by the way, in response to a column of a few weeks back, w=
e are <BR>>not interested in burning people at the stake in Friendship=
Square. Sheesh.<BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR>_____________________________=
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