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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Captain Kirker,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Thank you for placing Christ Church Cult
Master's recent , though perhaps not only, plagiarism in a historical and
biblical perspective.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>I am sure the cultie lurkers will fawningly
pass your message on to his Supremeness.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Unfortunately, though your message will be
understood by most Vision 2020 readers, it will be lost on Cult Master
Wilson.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>In my opinion Wilson no longer believes in
any god but himself. The supposition that he is a con artist using
religion as his hook explains many things: his dishonesty, his sleazy
tactics, his arrogant disregard for the intelligence of others, his manipulation
and use of credulous gulls, and his fear and condescending dislike of
women who are generally by circumstance much better able to see through him than
men.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Thanks for exposing more of his purulent
blight, however.</FONT></DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>
<DIV><BR>Wayne</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Art Deco (Wayne Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=captain_kirker@yahoo.com
href="mailto:captain_kirker@yahoo.com">Captain Kirker</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 10, 2004 11:11
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Fondly my foolish
heart essays</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3>Visionheads:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman" size=3>In
1991, the Wolfman wrote a provocative essay called “Wrestling With Wesley,”
which he later published in a book called <I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Greyfriars Covenant</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">.</SPAN> In the article Wilson indicted the
eighteenth-century evangelist John Wesley for three of his lesser-known,
albeit egregious sins: misrepresentation, plagiarism, and
slander.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman" size=3>Now
the ironies here are legion, but I shall limit myself to one. Regarding
Wesley’s plagiarism, the Wolfman wrote:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="times new roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">“The problem with [<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Calm Address to Our American
Colonies</I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">] </SPAN>was that
Wesley did not write substantial portions of it. In the course of
approximately ten pages, Wesley used numerous sections taken verbatim from
Samuel Johnson’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Taxation No
Tyranny.</I> In the first edition of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Calm Address</I><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">, </SPAN>Wesley did not indicate in any
way that he had borrowed text from Johnson—Wesley represented the work as
his own. This laid him open to the just charge of plagiarism, and those
charges were not long in coming. In a preface to the second edition, Wesley
acknowledged his indebtedness to the other pamphlet, but this was too late.!
A plagiarist does not cease to be a plagiarist because he admits the obvious
after he has been caught. . . . </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">He stole the words of another and did
not acknowledge that he had done so. As mentioned above, he acknowledged his
debt to Samuel Johnson in the second edition, but even then he did not
acknowledge that he had done any wrong in the silence of the first edition.”
<SPAN style="COLOR: black">(The Wolfman, <I>Greyfriars Covenant: Essays on
Evangelism & Apologetics</I> [Moscow, ID: Greyfriars Hall Press, 2001]
171, 172)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="times new roman"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman" size=3>But
after the Wolfman got caught plagiarizing, he posted this on his web
splotch:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="times new roman" size=3>“I have pasted below a couple of
quotations. The first is from a footnote in the revised edition [<I>Southern
Slavery As It Was</I>], which is forthcoming. . . From the footnote: ‘In
fact, we would like to publicly thank Dr. [Blank], a gracious Christian
scholar (who differs with us enthusiastically), for alerting us to some
grotesque mistakes in the footnoting of our first edition.’” (The Wolfman,
Splotch & Maysplotch, August 4, 2004).</FONT></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman" size=3>I
called it ironic because this confirms that John Wesley and the Wolfman share
at least one thing in common: they both wrote “revised” editions of their
plagiarized screeds in which neither of them admitted that “he had done any
wrong in the silence of the first edition.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3>Finally, what does the Wolfman say about ministers who plagiarize? He
wrote:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="times new roman" size=3>“When the world recently learned that Martin
Luther King, Jr. was a plagiarist, those who had a vested interest in
keeping him up on his pedestal immediately began talking about feet of clay,
the human condition, and we all struggle, do we not? In other words, Dr.
King was a scoundrel, but we will admit no evidence that supports the claim
and treat as a scoundrel anyone who dares to present the evidence. When
confronted, against our will, with indisputable evidence that our hero was
not foremost among the saints, the automatic response is to interpret it as
evidence that King had a ‘weakness’ or a ‘failing.’ But never is it called
by its Biblical name—sin.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="times new roman">“Such an option is not open to us. As Christians, we
have to take into account what God’s Word requires of us. The qualifications
for fellowship are different than those of leadership. In Titus 1, and First
Timothy 3, God’s requirements for leadership are strict—and clear. According
to those requirements, John Wesley was not qualified to be a leader of God’s
people; he was not ‘blameless’ in the text’s sense.” <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">(The Wolfman, <I>Greyfriars Covenant</I> [Moscow, ID:
Greyfriars Hall Press, 2001] 171, 172)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="times new roman"><FONT size=3>Memo to the
Wolfman:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="times new roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The judgment you have
meted out has been measured back to you. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">God’s requirements for leadership are
strict and clear. According to those requirements, you are not qualified to be
a leader of God’s people; you are not “blameless” in the text’s sense. <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Resign from the ministry at once and sing with the
Captain:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="times new roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"><FONT
size=3>Whate’er I fondly counted mine,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"><FONT
size=3>To thee, my Lord, I here restore;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"><FONT
size=3>Gladly I all for thee resign;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"><FONT
size=3>Give me thyself, I ask no more.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"><FONT
size=3>Attention kirkers: you can examine the Wolfman’s plagiarism at this
link:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/notonthepalouse/Plagiarism.htm"><FONT
face="times new roman"
size=3>http://www.tomandrodna.com/notonthepalouse/Plagiarism.htm</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="times new roman"><FONT
size=3>And you can read his entire essay on Wesley at this
link:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="http://www.reformed.org/webfiles/antithesis/v2n1/ant_v2n1_Wesley.html"><FONT
face="times new roman"
size=3>http://www.reformed.org/webfiles/antithesis/v2n1/ant_v2n1_Wesley.html</FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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