[Vision2020] Follow the money

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:05:14 -0800

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Ms. Huskey,
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I'm tempted to say something witty like, "Wow . . . they're an =
incestuous
little group, aren't they?"
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The plot gets even thicker, I think, when looking at ACCS (Association =
of
Classical & Christian Schools), also based right here in Moscow.  We
shouldn't be surprised, though, since Wilson is a founder & ex officio:
indeed, "ACCS grew out of the national response to a book published in =
1991
entitled Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas Wilson."  If =
you
check out the board of directors, I think you'll find more money to =
follow:
http://www.accsedu.org/pageview.asp?PageID=3D1570
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(BTW, if anyone has wondered, NSA is *still* listed as an ACCS =
accredited
member although I was told *over a month ago* that the listing of NSA as =
an
accredited member was a mistake and would be corrected.  Since so much =
time
has passed, I have to wonder what ACCS gets out of having such a error =
on
their Web site.)
=20
Contrary to the personal accusations of some of the Wilson cult members
(remember, according to Mike Lawyer, God has supposedly blinded & =
deafened
me to Truth), I did have a religious upbringing (Congregationalist, for
those who care, and I've my Baptism Certificate as proof for doubters).
Having worshipped in four states, I can tell you I've never seen the =
type
financial reliance by church higher-ups on one man's ministry Ms. Huskey
sketched out below.
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IMHO, it's troubling . . . deeply troubling, but it does offer an
explanation of the motivation for the lengths some people will go to to
defend god Doug.
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Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to =
do
nothing.
-Edmund Burke=20

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From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] =
On
Behalf Of DonaldH675@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:44 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Follow the money

Visionaries:

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Rather than get into a scripture slinging contest which begs the =
questions I
have been asking (talk about smoke and mirrors) lets return to the issue
that is central to my concerns: are there those amongst us with a =
publicly
announced sectarian political/religious/social agenda and the stated =
goal of
changing the nature of this community?  I think all of us can agree =
(even,
or perhaps especially, the Christian Reconstructionists, that yes, there =
is.

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That being the case, what are we to do about it?  Are we convinced by =
their
arguments and join forces with them? Do we acquiesce in silence?  Do we
ignore the theocrats and dismiss their ambitions as unlikely to be =
achieved?
Or, do we speak up against their theories, agenda, and most certainly =
their
goals?=20

=20

It has always been my clear sense that the current controversy is not =
about
religious beliefs, however, mightily Doug Wilson might strain and grunt =
to
make it so.  It is about one man's hubris, ambition, schemes, and =
rhetorical
trickery.  But, he does not labor alone.  The Dougsciples are eager to
denounce the critics of Doug Wilson, Inc. or to muddy the conversational
waters by reframing the conversation along lines more agreeable to them.
How does Doug secure such loyalty?   The answer is simple.  He pays for =
it.

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Of the twelve elders (not including Doug himself in the count), at least
nine rely on Doug Wilson Inc. to help pay the grocery bills and the
mortgage.

Patch Blakey:  Canon Press, Business Manager

Matt Gray: Collegiate Reformed Fellowship

Doug Jones: Editor, Canon Press

Csaba Leidenfrost (Ivory Coast): Missionary supported with funding from
Christ Church

Wes Struble; Lecturer, New St. Andrews and Logos

Mike Lawyer: Administrative Assistant to Doug Wilson

Jim Nance: Logos school

Matt Whitling:  Logos school

Chris Schlect, Logos and New St. Andrews

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I don't believe one could find another denomination on the Palouse with
elders so financially dependent on the pastor.  However, it does provide
ample incentive to toe the party line, not to mention to spread the =
company
propaganda (after all, the bigger the congregation, the bigger the
corporation, and if they are lucky, the bigger their paychecks will be). =
 On
the other hand, it must be spiritually discouraging for godly men in the
congregation to know that unless they are on the payroll they will never
have an opportunity to advance in leadership.=20

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Of course the elder list does not include Nate Wilson, Doug's son, =
employed
by Credenda Agenda and New St. Andrews, Ben Merkle, Doug's son-in-law, =
also
employed at New St. Andrews, or Doug's brother, Gordon Wilson, a senior
fellow at New St. Andrews.  It seems to me that this elder stacking is a
strikingly sharp move on Doug's part to protect his ass from =
congregational
dissatisfaction.  The fire wall surrounding him is pretty impressive. =
Small
wonder Mr. Lawyer, Mr. Merkle, and even Mr. Wilson the younger are so =
quick
to rush to Doug's defense - hunger and the prospect of homelessness are
mighty big motivators. =20

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Rose Huskey

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<DIV>Ms. Huskey,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I'm tempted to say something witty =
like,=20
"Wow . . . they're an incestuous little group, aren't =
they?"</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>The plot gets even thicker, I =
think, when=20
looking at ACCS (Association of Classical &amp; Christian Schools), also =
based=20
right here in Moscow.&nbsp; We shouldn't be surprised, though, since =
Wilson is a=20
founder &amp; ex officio:&nbsp; indeed,&nbsp;"ACCS grew out of the =
national=20
response to a book published in 1991 entitled Recovering the =
Lost=20
Tools of Learning by Douglas Wilson."&nbsp; If you check =
out the=20
board of directors, I think you'll find more money to =
follow:</DIV>
<DIV><A=20
href=3D"http://www.accsedu.org/pageview.asp?PageID=3D1570">http://www.acc=
sedu.org/pageview.asp?PageID=3D1570</A></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>(BTW, if anyone has wondered, NSA =
is *still*=20
listed as an ACCS accredited member although I was told *over a month =
ago* that=20
the listing of NSA as an accredited member was a mistake and would be=20
corrected.&nbsp; Since so much time has passed, I have to wonder what =
ACCS gets=20
out of having such a error on their Web site.)</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Contrary to the personal =
accusations of some=20
of the Wilson cult members (remember, according to Mike Lawyer, God has=20
supposedly blinded &amp; deafened me to Truth), I did have a religious=20
upbringing (Congregationalist, for those who care, and I've my Baptism=20
Certificate as proof for doubters).&nbsp; Having worshipped in four =
states, I=20
can tell you I've never seen the type financial reliance by church =
higher-ups on=20
one man's ministry Ms. Huskey sketched out below.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>IMHO, it's troubling . . . deeply =
troubling,=20
but it does offer an explanation of the motivation for the lengths some =
people=20
will go to to defend god Doug.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
Saundra Lund Moscow, =
ID The=20
only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do=20
nothing. -Edmund Burke 
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 <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr =
align=3Dleft><FONT=20
 face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message----- From:=20
 vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] On =
Behalf=20
 Of DonaldH675@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 =
9:44=20
 PM To: vision2020@moscow.com Subject: [Vision2020] =
Follow=20
 the money </DIV>
 Visionaries:
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 Rather than get into a scripture slinging contest which begs =
the=20
 questions I have been asking (talk about smoke and mirrors) lets =
return to the=20
 issue that is central to&nbsp;my concerns: are there those amongst us =
with a=20
 publicly announced sectarian political/religious/social agenda and the =
stated=20
 goal of changing the nature of this community?<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; I think all of us can agree =
(even, or=20
 perhaps especially, the Christian Reconstructionists, that yes, there=20
 is.
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 That being the case, what are we to do about it?<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; Are we convinced by their =
arguments=20
 and join forces with them? Do we acquiesce in silence?<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; Do we ignore the theocrats =
and dismiss=20
 their ambitions as unlikely to be achieved?<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; Or, do we speak up against =
their=20
 theories, agenda, and most certainly their goals? 
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 It has always been my clear sense that the current =
controversy is not=20
 about religious beliefs, however, mightily Doug Wilson might strain =
and grunt=20
 to make it so.&nbsp; It is =
about one=20
 man&#8217;s hubris, ambition, schemes, and rhetorical trickery.<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; But, he does not labor =
alone. <SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;The Dougsciples are eager to =
denounce=20
 the critics of Doug Wilson, Inc. or to muddy the conversational waters =
by=20
 reframing the conversation along lines more agreeable to them. <SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;How does Doug secure =
such=20
 loyalty? &nbsp;<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;The answer is simple.<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; He pays for it.
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 Of the twelve elders (not including Doug himself in the =
count), at=20
 least nine rely on Doug Wilson Inc. to help pay the grocery bills and =
the=20
 mortgage.
 Patch Blakey:&nbsp; =
Canon Press,=20
 Business Manager
 Matt Gray: Collegiate Reformed Fellowship
 Doug Jones: Editor, Canon Press
 <FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman">Csaba Leidenfrost =
(<st1:country-region><st1:place>Ivory=20
 Coast</st1:place></st1:country-region>): Missionary supported with =
funding=20
 from <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Christ</st1:PlaceName>=20
 <st1:PlaceType>Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
 Wes Struble; Lecturer, New <st1:place>St. Andrews</st1:place> =
and=20
 Logos
 Mike Lawyer: Administrative Assistant to Doug =
Wilson
 Jim Nance: Logos school
 Matt Whitling: &nbsp;Logos=20
 school
 <FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman">Chris Schlect, Logos and New <st1:place>St.=20
 Andrews</st1:place>
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 I don&#8217;t believe one could find another denomination on =
the Palouse with=20
 elders so financially dependent on the pastor.<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; However, it does provide =
ample=20
 incentive to toe the party line, not to mention to spread the company=20
 propaganda (after all, the bigger the congregation, the bigger the=20
 corporation, and if they are lucky, the bigger their paychecks will =
be). <SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;On the other hand, it must be =

spiritually discouraging for godly men in the congregation to know =
that unless=20
 they are on the payroll they will never have an opportunity to advance =
in=20
 leadership. 
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 <FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman">Of course the elder list does not include =
Nate Wilson,=20
 Doug&#8217;s son, employed by Credenda Agenda and New St. Andrews, Ben =
Merkle,=20
 Doug&#8217;s son-in-law, also employed at New St. Andrews, or =
Doug&#8217;s brother, Gordon=20
 Wilson, a senior fellow at New St. Andrews.<SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; It seems to me that this =
elder=20
 stacking is a strikingly sharp move on Doug&#8217;s part to protect =
his ass from=20
 congregational dissatisfaction.&nbsp;=20
 The fire wall surrounding him is pretty impressive. Small =
wonder Mr.=20
 Lawyer, Mr. Merkle, and even Mr. Wilson the younger are so quick to =
rush to=20
 Doug&#8217;s defense &#8211; hunger and the prospect of homelessness =
are mighty big=20
 motivators. &nbsp;
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 Rose Huskey
 <o:p><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;=20
 
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 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>&nbsp;</o:p>
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