[Vision2020] Character vs. Credential

Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:39:56 EST

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P.S. Stiles writes=E2=80=9D
"Scholarship and credentials are a cheap substitute for character" =20
How does that statement apply to the subject at hand?  If I want to learn=20
something or take advantage of someone's expertise I don't require a moral l=
itmus=20
test from my instructor.  I do want to know about his/her training,=20
experience, and/or credentials.  Perhaps you are implying that Doug Wilson's=
 character=20
is such that it is a credible substitute for formal training.  I caution you=
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against going down that road - in many ways it is the root of our arguments=20=
in=20
opposition to Wilson Inc. =20
While you may hold a belief in the inerrancy of the bible, I trust you do no=
t=20
sustain a similar belief in the inerrancy of Doug Wilson. However, you=20
understand (as we do) that submission to his leadership (and by extension hi=
s=20
exegesis) is a crucial component if one wishes to remain in good standing in=
 any of=20
his organizations.  That attitude is of course anathema to genuine=20
scholarship, (and I would argue a genuine commitment to Christianity). The c=
ult of=20
personality is not a worthy substitute for thoughtful examination of *truth*=
 claims=20
in secular or religious areas. =20
Rose Huskey
Once you lose integrity everything else is easy.

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P.S. Stiles writes=E2=80=9D
"Scholarship and credentials are a cheap substit=
ute for character"&nbsp; 
How does that statement=
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ke advantage of someone's expertise I don't require a moral litmus test from=
 my instructor.&nbsp; I do want to know about&nbsp;his/her training, experie=
nce, and/or credentials.&nbsp;&nbsp;Perhaps you are implying that Doug Wilso=
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While you may hold a be=
lief in the inerrancy of the bible, I trust you do not sustain a similar bel=
ief in the inerrancy of Doug Wilson.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;you&nbsp;understand=20=
(as&nbsp;we do)&nbsp;that submission to his leadership (and by extension his=
 exegesis) is a crucial component if one wishes to remain in good standing i=
n any of his organizations.&nbsp;&nbsp;That attitude is=
 of course anathema to genuine scholarship, (and I would argue a genuine com=
mitment to Christianity). The cult of personality is not&nbsp;a worthy subst=
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