[Vision2020] visionary telepathy
keely emerinemix
kjajmix1 at msn.com
Thu Jun 8 20:54:17 PDT 2006
Some Visionaires and Intoleristas, Wilson claims, are able to telepathically
proclaim that "every last child" in the Kirk community was at risk from
Steven Sitler. Call it telepathy informed by suspicion and concern.
And it seems that Wilson, et al, engaged in the same sort of telepathy that
led them to presume that Sitler would stop and had confined his activities
to the numbers and instances he confessed to. That, I suppose, is telepathy
of a different sort, informed by either naivete or arrogance.
But actually, this assumption -- that sexual predators reoffend, offend
often, offend in ways others know nothing about, etc., -- is not telepathy,
idle speculation, gossip, joy at others' misfortune or anything else. It's
borne out of what science tells us about the nature of pedophilia, and the
parents -- both of them -- needed to know exactly what was going on so that
they could make the decisions that in their mind would keep their families
safe. Their mind, folks -- not Doug Wilson's, not the elders', not the
other HOHs, not the Intoleristas, but their own mind. Iin the protection of
minor children, that's the only mind that really matters
I love my pastor. I love the women and men who are deacons in my church,
and they love me. I trust them. I admire and respect and learn from them.
But my husband and I get to make the decisions that affect our sons, and the
thought of my pastor usurping that role by deciding that everyone who "needs
to know" has been told of the presence in my church community of a serial
pedophile would be laughable if not so utterly offensive.
keely
From: Douglas <dougwils at christkirk.com>
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sitler, Wilson, and Pooh Bear
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:25:47 -0700
Terry,
The rule of thumb is always to have the application of grace and justice,
forgiveness and consequences, be as public as the nature of the sin requires
it to be -- and no more. Because Joseph was a righteous man, he resolved to
put Mary away quietly. Love covers a multitude of sins. At the same time,
this is clearly not a solitary absolute because there are other competing
claims, equally legitimate. In the case we are discussing, the protection of
others is one of those claims. Civil justice for past crimes is another.
Steven Sitler's crimes were contained within a limited circle. A certain
select number of visionaries claim to have been gifted with telepathic
powers, and so they somehow know that every last child in our church was at
risk. But we had (and have) no reason to believe this to be the case. When
he was discovered, /everyone /who needed to know (legal authorities,
potentially affected families, et al) were promptly notified, and all
according to Hoyle. As the process unfolded, and Steven was convicted, it
became necessary to broaden the circle of those who knew about it.
Conviction of a crime like this is a public event, Steven was known in our
community, and we did not know how the sentencing would go. It was quite
possible that as a result of the sentencing Steven would wind up living
among us again, and this required broader notification, which was given /as
soon as/ it became necessary. Not before.
But take another kind of situation. If a well-respected deacon in a church
began robbing banks occasionally, and he was arrested, his resignation from
the deacon board could not be announced to the congregation under the
heading of "events overtook him." When the sin is public, or private sin
disqualifies a man from public office, you don't spread it any further than
his arrest or resignation already spread it. But you do have to address the
issue (with as much discretion as possible) in order to comfort and help all
the people already affected. I trust that at least makes the principle
clear.
But remember where we are. If you are Michael, you take a tragic situation
like the Sitler case, and you throw bloody meat into the water (despite
ignored warnings), not because you wanted to draw /sharks/, for heaven's
sake, but rather because you wanted to see if that kind of meat floats. When
the inevitable sharks came anyway, and began their visionary activities, it
rapidly became obvious to me that some people I am responsible for were
getting hurt. And that was why I decided that Michael needed to get popped a
couple times, in public, to slow down or possibly stop his disgraceful
public behavior.
Doing this does not question the "basic dignity of a man made in the image
of God," but rather presupposes it. Michael is certainly created in the
image of God, and bears the name of Christ in his baptism, as do you. I
would love to be in fellowship with Michael, and with you. And because you
and I are both created in God's image, and both forgiven by Christ, we
should be able to get together and discuss our differences calmly enough.
Can I buy you a beer?
Douglas Wilson
Michael has been misbehaving in grotesque ways in a public manner, and is
not repentant. His confusions have now drastically affected the lives of
others, and so he needs to be told to stop it. As much as Joan
Terry Morin wrote:
>Doug,
>The aphorism about sucking and blowing could be applied to you as well.
>During the same period of time in which you kept a veil of secrecy around
>the Sitler matter, even from your own congregation, you felt the need to
>make public the names and relevant details of a moral failure involving
>local persons not even in attendance at your church. Your public exposure
>of the matter included broadly circulated letters and announcements from
>the pulpit. Your concern for the broader Christian community trumped any
>sensitivities of the families involved, even though the adults involved
>were repentant, and represented no danger to anyone. In the Sitler matter,
>your priorities are reversed, that is, your perception of the needs of a
>family (families?) trump all other considerations, such as notifying your
>church in order to identify other victims. So from your own history,
>handling these matters involves a series of judgment calls, and its your
>judgment thats being questioned here, not your sanity or basic dignity of
>a man made in the image of God. Please extend that courtesy to Michael.
>--
>Terry and Linda Morin
>1232 Tamarack Drive
>Moscow, ID 83843
>208.882.6251
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