[Vision2020] Wretched, helpless, and distrest

[Saundra Lund]

Captain Kirker,

I want to thank you for your work in finding Wilson's writings on plagiarism.  I
found your post from last Friday as well as from today very enlightening.

Once again, we are able to see the *blatant* hypocrisy of Doug Wilson (& his
hierarchy), and it's that hypocrisy that's so disturbing to me and, I suspect,
to our community.  Personally, I can accept mistakes & genuine heartfelt
apologies, but white-washing, double-standards, name-calling, and hypocrisy to
obscure the real issues are repugnant, IMHO.  And, those later qualities are all
things Wilson World seems to have mastered.


Thanks Again,
Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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

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Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 1:38 PM
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Subject: [Vision2020] Wretched, helpless, and distrest
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Visionheads:

As previously noted, in 1991 the Wolfman wrote an article where he posthumously
disqualified John Wesley from the ministry because of his transgressions. Today
I would like to note another point where the Wolfman condemned John Wesley, and
then observe another striking similarity between the two men.

Regarding "sloppiness" in the ministry, the Wolfman wrote:
	"Academic rigor and precision is not manda-tory for all those in the
pew, but it is essential for those who preach and teach. The Scriptures tell us
that to whom much is given, such as teachers, much is required (Luke 12:48). We
know that teachers will be judged more strictly than others (Jas. 3:1). When
this higher standard for teachers is applied to John Wesley, I believe that an
honest examination reveals him to have been sorely deficient. . . . Tragically,
when it came to certain topics, Wesley was also gifted with an extraordinary,
and culpable, sloppiness of mind. . . . Godly controversialists are required to
work with greater precision, not less. The greater the controversy, and the more
important the issue, the greater the necessity for accuracy." (Wolfman,
Greyfriars Covenant: Essays on Evangelism & Apologetic! s [Moscow, ID:
Greyfriars Hall Press, 2001] 166, 169)

However, after the Wolfman got caught plagiarizing, he uploaded the following
excuse on his web splotch:
	"The upshot is 'sloppiness, yes, plagiarism, no.' . . . This was a
competence issue. . . We were guilty of embarrassing and inexusable [sic]
sloppiness in the citations of Time on the Cross. Inexcusable, and therefore no
excuses. (Wolfman, Splotch & Maysplotch, August 4-5, 2004).

Memo to the Wolfman:
Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. You declared that
academic precision is essential for those who preach and teach. In the case of
John Wesley, you drew the line at sloppiness and declared him guilty-sorely
deficient for the ministry. But now we see that you waxed sloppy too. You
slopped so much that you declared yourself incompetent and without excuse.

The rule that you measured has been meted back. Resign from the ministry at
once. Do unto us, as you would John Wesley to have done. Spare yourself any more
misery. Spare us any more of your ministry. Put down Tom Petty so that you may
pick up your own written standards. Then join the Captain in song:
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Attention Kirkers: You can examine the Wolfman's plagiarism at this link:
http://www.tomandrodna.com/notonthepalouse/Plagiarism.htm

And you can read his entire essay on Wesley at this link:
http://www.reformed.org/webfiles/antithesis/v2n1/ant_v2n1_Wesley.html