[Vision2020] visionary telepathy

[keely emerinemix]

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 it’s your 
>judgment that’s 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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