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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ed Iverson, in
his latest column (Daily News, May 17), labeled this <BR>> country a "nation
of victims." He claimed that Americans are whiners <BR>> who shroud
themselves in a false and empty victimhood.<BR>> <BR>> In his
listing of examples of Americans who play victim for their own <BR>>
political gain, Ed missed the best example here on the Palouse: Doug <BR>>
Wilson, pastor of Christ Church (and founder and godfather of Ed's <BR>>
workplace, New St. Andrews).<BR>> <BR>> In October of 2003, Wilson
agreed to both an interview and photo about <BR>> his book "Southern Slavery,
As It Was." In that book and in that <BR>> interview, Doug claimed that human
slavery is not only beneficial <BR>> but is also validated by his Bible. Then
Doug blamed the firestorm of <BR>> resulting criticism on those meanies in
the media. He whined that he <BR>> was a victim.<BR>> <BR>>
Doug has continued to play the victim card. To legitimate concerns
<BR>> about downtown zoning laws, to serious questions about treatment of
<BR>> pedophiles in his church, to examples of free speech in Friendship
<BR>> Square, his response continues to be that he is the victim of <BR>>
intolerance and of media manipulation.<BR>> <BR>> It is time for
Doug Wilson to quit playing the victim card and share <BR>> in the life of
this community. Ed got that much correct. In his <BR>> column, Ed
concludes: "We need to summon up the courage to tell the <BR>>
victim-peddlers that we don't want their product
anymore."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>