[Vision2020] Wilson's anti-gay campaign

[Tom Hansen]

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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

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> On Feb 26, 2014, at 11:19 AM, "Rosemary Huskey" <donaldrose at cpcinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you for mentioning this, Ralph.  This is a Christ Church related
> event.  It is sponsored by the 
> College Reformed Fellowship (a missionary outreach to college age students /
> non students).  Usually these events are populated by NSA students.  The
> speaker is noted for a book entitled "Is God Anti-gay?" - which is a book I
> wouldn't waste my time readin.
> 
> Male homosexuality is an endlessly fascinating topic for Doug Wilson.  A
> week rarely goes by that he does address the issues of same sex attraction
> and marriage (or "mirage") as he describes it on his blog.  It is curious to
> me that he is so drawn to the subject, to the exclusion of the well known
> criminal behavior of his flock. I think pedophilia, and domestic violence
> toward women and children would rate an occasional mention.  But no, Doug
> remains drawn to a never-ending obsession with the behavior of gay men.
> I've often wondered if he knew/knows Ted Haggart
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Haggard>
> 
> Rose Huskey  
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of Nielsen, Ralph (nielsen at uidaho.edu)
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 10:31 AM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Wilson's anti-gay campaign
> 
> In today's (Feb. 26) Daily News there is a letter inviting us to an event in
> the SUB on March 5 to hear a "Christian" speaker.
> Here are my online comments.
> *******************************************************************
> 
> As soon as I read this letter I smelled Doug Wilson all over it. 
> 
> But it identifies the sponsors as merely "local Christians" and the speaker
> as a "Christian minister." 
> 
> But the message is the same old fear and hatred of homosexual people, based
> on the ignorance of bronze-age "prophets" who spoke in the name of their
> tribal God Yahweh (the LORD). 
> 
> The speaker, Sam Allberry, is a friend of Peter Hitchens, the bigoted,
> "Christian" brother of the late Christopher Hitchens. Doug Wilson had him as
> an anti-gay speaker/chairman in the SUB ballroom last year.
> 
> Wilson has lots of tax-free money to rent a 1,000 person ballroom to spread
> his prejudices in the name of Christianity. His supporters will come by the
> busload.
> 
> As in previous events sponsored by Wilson all statements or questions not to
> his liking will be side-steppped or rudely ignored.
> 
> So be good to yourself and your friends, both gay and straight, and simply
> stay away from this painful event.
> 
> And if you want to know what Jesus said about homosexuals, don't waste your
> time looking in the Gospels: Jesus said not a word about them.
> 
> 
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