[Vision2020] North of Riggins (but close to LaLa Land)
DonaldH675@aol.com
DonaldH675@aol.com
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Visionaries:
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I don't regularly follow Doug Wilson's blog, so my thanks to Nick Gier for=20
forwarding DW's blog response to Nick's letter to TRACS. (As an aside, I ha=
ve=20
emailed Dr. Fitzgerald, executive director of TRACS, to ask if it is routine=
to=20
share confidential mail with his paying clients. If so, it seems to me that=
=20
one might justifiably question the integrity of the process.) But I digress=
.
=20
Humor is widely recognized as a way to defuse and dismiss a legitimate=20
argument. The king of rhetoric (at least in his own mind) Doug Wilson is ce=
rtainly=20
aware of this technique. So, while we are all having a good chuckle with=20
Doug, I suppose Doug can have a belly laugh with us when (and if) he is will=
ing to=20
address these questions and remarks.
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1. Among the 12 faculty members of NSA (including Doug himself) five are=20
related by blood or marriage to Doug. Hummmm! Doug is a permanent member o=
f the=20
five member NSA Board of Trustees: Doug Jones, (Chair, permanent [board]=20
member, and Christ Church elder); David Hatcher; Stan Miller, (also a Christ=
=20
Church elder); Matt Whitling (also a Christ Church elder) and of course, Dou=
glas=20
Wilson (permanent member, pastor) The extra special elite "Executive Council=
" of=20
NSA, a three member group, finds our old friend and D.W.'s alter ego, Doug=20
Jones, the ubiquitous Doug Wilson, and Roy A. Atwood, Dean of NSA. Frankly,=20=
this=20
governing body calls for a Double Hummmmm Have to say this is not exactly=20
what I would call a fair and balanced faculty or governing body. But then,=20
IMO, it's not about fair and balanced and it is a whole lot about Doug's nee=
d to=20
control staff, church elders, and family. And, I have to hand it to him, he'=
s=20
well positioned for those time consuming tasks.
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2. Is Canon Press a vanity press for the NSA faculty? Well, it certainly=20
isn't an academic press, nor, in fairness, do I think it even pretends to be=
. =20
Mostly it seems to be an outlet for the seemingly endless stream of=20
consciousness flowing from Wilson Inc. psyche's. Once again, there is the r=
equisite=20
number of Wilson's, and Christ Church elders in positions of authority.
Doug Jones, Editor, and Manager, DW's aide-de-camp at ruling NSA ; and Patc=
h=20
Blakey, Business Manager, and Exec. Director of Wilson Inc. school=20
accrediting business, the Association of Classical Christian Schools;
Credenda Agenda: Doug Wilson, Editor; Doug Jones, Sr. Editor; Nathan Wilson,=
=20
Managing Editor. =20
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3. "It was the UI that spent (some sixteen) thousands of dollars to=20
generate opposition to Credenda's history conference," (Triple Hummmm)
Perhaps Doug will share the evidence he has amassed that documents this=20
assertion. I know UI didn't pay me a thin dime for my time and by golly I w=
as as=20
invested as anyone I know in exposing this pretentious little caricature of=20=
a =E2=80=9C
history=E2=80=9D conference. So, Doug, do you have any suggestions to whom=20=
I might=20
direct my invoice - "they" seemed to have overlooked sending me my paycheck=20=
=20
=20
Lastly, probably very few folks give a fig if Doug wants to run a Mom and Po=
p=20
version of a British college in Moscow. Many of us object when he tries to=20
pass NSA off as a replica of the early days of Oxford with a straight face.=20=
If I=20
were on the NSA faculty (well, probably not so likely) and I cared about the=
=20
well being of NSA over the long term, believed in its mission statement, and=
=20
wanted to build a credible institution (which, speaking only for myself), I=20
believe the larger community would welcome, I would surely ask Doug to confi=
ne=20
himself to the pulpit and stop masquerading to gullible youth and church mem=
bers=20
as Moscow's replica of a Renaissance man. And, I'd beg him to stop the=20
braying attempts at patronizing humor featured on his blog. (That, as they k=
now, is=20
an old problem that the larger Reformed community has been objecting to for=20
years.) Otherwise, assuming NSA students are as well educated and sharp as t=
hey=20
claim to be, they'll see right through him too. Actually, now that I think=20
about it, when did the elders and congregation insert into Doug's job=20
description "Be in charge of everything"? As a gesture of good will perhaps=
Doug could=20
pass along the manipulations that led to such an all encompassing charge. I=20
suspect most of us would like to have that written into our job descriptions=
as=20
well.
Rose Huskey
Once you lose integrity everything else is easy.
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=3D3>Visio=
naries:</FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3>I don't re=
gularly follow Doug Wilson's blog, so my thanks to Nick Gier for forwarding=20=
DW's blog response to Nick's letter to TRACS.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s"> </SPAN>(As an aside, I have emailed Dr. Fitzgerald, executive dire=
ctor of TRACS, to ask if it is routine to share confidential mail with his p=
aying clients.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If so, it seem=
s to me that one might justifiably question the integrity of the process.)<S=
PAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But I digress.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> =
;</FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3>Humor is w=
idely recognized as a way to defuse and dismiss a legitimate argument.<SPAN=20=
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The king of rhetoric (at least in&=
nbsp;his own mind) Doug Wilson is certainly aware of this technique.<SPAN st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So, while we are all having a good c=
huckle with Doug, I suppose Doug can have a belly laugh with us when (and if=
) he is willing to address these questions and remarks.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> =
;</FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3>1.<SPAN st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Among the 12 faculty members of NSA&=
nbsp;(including Doug himself) five are related by blood or marriage to Doug.=
<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hummmm! </FONT><FONT s=
ize=3D3>Doug is a permanent member of the five member NSA Board of Trustees:=
</FONT><U><A title=3Dhttp://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/jones.ht=
ml href=3D"http://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/jones.html"><FONT s=
ize=3D3><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline:=20=
none">Doug Jones</SPAN></FONT></A></U><FONT size=3D3>, (Chair, <st1:City><st=
1:place>permanent [board]</st1:place></st1:City> member, and Christ Chu=
rch elder); </FONT><FONT size=3D3>David Hatcher; Stan Miller, (also a Christ=
Church elder); </FONT><FONT size=3D3>Matt Whitling (also a Christ Church el=
der) and of course, </FONT><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"><A title=3Dhttp=
://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/willson1.html href=3D"http://www.n=
ewstandrews.org/community/faculty/willson1.html"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black=
; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT size=3D3>Douglas Wilson=
</FONT></SPAN></A> <FONT size=3D3>(p</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3><st1:C=
ity><st1:place>ermanent</st1:place></st1:City> member, pastor) </FONT><FONT=20=
size=3D3>The extra special elite "Executive Council" of NSA, a three member=20=
group, finds our old friend and D.W.'s alter ego, </FONT><A title=
=3Dhttp://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/jones.html href=3D"http://w=
ww.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/jones.html"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: blac=
k; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT size=3D3>Doug Jones,</=
FONT></SPAN></A><FONT size=3D3> the ubiquitous Doug Wilson, and <I style=3D"=
mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><A title=3Dhttp://www.newstandrews.org/communit=
y/faculty/images/PRReview.gif href=3D"http://www.newstandrews.org/community/=
faculty/images/PRReview.gif"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal=
; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Roy A. Atwood</SPAN><SPAN sty=
le=3D"COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">,</SPAN></A=
> </I>Dean of NSA. Frankly, this governing body</FONT><FONT size=3D3> c=
alls for a Double Hummmmm <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SP=
AN>Have to say this is not exactly what I would call a fair and balanced fac=
ulty or governing body. But then, IMO, it's not about fair and balance=
d and it is a whole lot about Doug's need to control staff, church elders,&n=
bsp;and family. And, I have to hand it to him, he's well positioned for=
those time consuming tasks.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3>2.<SPAN st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Is Canon Press a vanity press for th=
e NSA faculty? <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Well, it certa=
inly isn't an academic press, nor, in fairness, do I think it even pret=
ends to be.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mostly it seems t=
o be an outlet for the seemingly endless stream of consciousness flowing fro=
m Wilson Inc. psyche's.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once=20=
again, there is the requisite number of Wilson's, and <st1:place><st1:PlaceN=
ame>Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>=
elders in positions of authority.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> =
;</FONT></o:p><FONT size=3D3>Doug Jones, Editor, and Manager, DW's aide-de-c=
amp at ruling NSA ; and </FONT><FONT size=3D3>Patch Blakey, Busine=
ss Manager, and Exec. Director of Wilson Inc. school accrediting business, t=
he Association of Classical Christian Schools;</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT size=3D3>Credend=
a Agenda: </FONT></U><FONT size=3D3>Doug Wilson, Editor; </FONT><FONT size=
=3D3>Doug Jones, Sr. Editor; </FONT><FONT size=3D3>Nathan Wilson, Managing E=
ditor. </FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><o:p></o:p=
></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><o:p><SPAN=
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none"><STRONG> </STRONG></SPAN></o:p><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3D3>3</FONT>. </SPAN> <SPAN st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> "</SPAN>It was the UI that spent (some sixte=
en) thousands of dollars to generate opposition to Credenda's history confer=
ence,"<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Triple Hummmm)</FONT>=
</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> =
;</FONT></o:p><FONT size=3D3>Perhaps Doug will share the evidence he has ama=
ssed that documents this assertion.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20=
</SPAN>I know UI didn't pay me a thin dime for my time and by golly I was as=
invested as anyone I know in exposing this pretentious little caricature of=
a =E2=80=9Chistory=E2=80=9D conference. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&=
nbsp;</SPAN>So, Doug, do you have any suggestions to whom I might direct my=20=
invoice - "they" seemed to have overlooked sending me my paycheck =
<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> =
;</FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3>Lastly, pr=
obably very few folks give a fig if Doug wants to run a Mom and Pop version=20=
of a British college in Moscow. Many of us object when he tries to pass=
NSA off as a replica of the early days of <st1:City><st1:place>Oxford with=20=
a straight face</st1:place></st1:City>. If I were on the NSA faculty (well,=20=
probably not so likely) and I cared about the well being of NSA over the lon=
g term, believed in its mission statement, and wanted to build a credible in=
stitution (which, speaking only for myself), I believe the larger community=20=
would welcome, I would surely ask Doug to confine himself to the pulpit and=20=
stop masquerading to gullible youth and church members as Moscow's=
replica of a Renaissance man.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPA=
N>And, I'd beg him to stop the braying attempts at patronizing humor feature=
d on his blog.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> (That, as they know, i=
s an old problem that the larger Reformed community has been=20=
objecting to for years.) Otherwise, assuming</SPAN> NSA students a=
re as well educated and sharp as they claim to be, they'll see right through=
him too. Actually, now that I think about it, when did the elders and=
congregation insert into Doug's job description "Be in charge of=20=
everything"? As a gesture of good will perhaps Doug could pass along t=
he manipulations that led to such an all encompassing charge. I suspect most=
of us would like to have that written into our job descriptions a=
s well.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3></FONT>&nb=
sp;</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3>Rose Huske=
y<o:p></o:p></FONT></P></DIV>
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