Douglas Wilson and Greg Dickison:<br><br>Wilson, the author (ironically) of several books about martial fidelity and anti-divorce/martial stability gave Dickison special dispensation to divorce his first wife, who was suffering from severe health issues, to marry a younger, healthier, more compliant woman.<br>
<br>Whatever happened to the Christian marital vows of "in sickness and in health?" Dickison's first wife, although ill, made some very incisive comments about Wilson and the Christ Church Cult. I suspect this was the reason for her being jettisoned.<br>
<br>Again Wilson demonstrates the underlying axiom of his so-called pastorage: "Do as I say, not as I do."<br><br>w.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Rosemary Huskey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com" target="_blank">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span style>Cultural or religious tribalism is a manifestation of ignorance, superstition, xenophobia, and patriarchy. Today, as we learn of the monstrous events last night in Libya and the current rioting in Egypt against the diplomatic representatives of our country I am angry and disgusted. The notion that the memory of a long dead “prophet” is debased by a cartoon or a film is ridiculous. If his teachings were uplifting, inspirational, and world changing his memory and good works could not be diminished by criticism, or even mockery. Do adherents to this faith find their philosophy so fragile that the only defense they can muster is murder and carnage? When </span>fatwā is used to threaten intellectual freedom it says more about the religion then it does about the supposed offender.<span style> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style>We don’t have to travel to Tripoli to find disgraceful examples of religious hypocrites and would be theocratic despots. The following repulsive twaddle was originally published in Doug Wilson’s “literature” (what an abomination to call it literature) ministry <i>Credenda Agenda</i>. It was written by Greg Dickison, a local attorney – (how’s that for brass?) and although it could originally be found at this url. <a href="http://www.credenda.org/index.php/Uncategorized/pdf-archive.html" target="_blank"><span style>http://www.credenda.org/index.php/Uncategorized/pdf-archive.html</span></a> even Doug and the Toadies have backed off and have replaced it with <a href="http://www.credenda.org/images/stories/pdf/13-3.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.credenda.org/images/stories/pdf/13-3.pdf</a> . <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center" align="center"><span style>Your Eye Shall Not Pity<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style> “The Laws of the Bible should be our only laws. These include the laws of the Old Testament, except when explicitly overruled in the New Testament. No other laws are required or permitted. Biblical punishments would be imposed, including death for homosexuals, disobedient children, those who worship another god, and many others. No pity would be shown to those who are punished, even when the punishment includes cutting off a woman's hand for touching a man's genitals.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style>Let's pretend, just for a moment, that we could have it our way. The great revival we have been praying for has occurred, and every executive, legislator, and bureaucrat in the capital has just been saved. Knowing they ought to begin applying Scripture in their jobs, but not knowing how to go about it, they come to you and your church for advice. What will you tell them? How should they apply God's law?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style> . . .The civil magistrate is the minister of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer (Rom. 13:4). God has not left his civil minister without guidance on how to exercise his office. The Scriptures set forth clear standards of judgment for many offenses. Capital crimes, for example, include premeditated killing (murder), kidnapping, sorcery, bestiality, adultery, homosexuality, and cursing one's parents (Ex. 21:14; 21:16; 22:18; 22:19; Lev. 20:10; 20:13; Ex. 21:17).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style> In contemporary American jurisprudence, none of these offenses is punishable by death, with the occasional exception of murder. The magistrates have dispensed with God's standards of justice. Some Christians believe this is an improvement. They would be horrified to <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style>think that the "harsh" penalties of the law should still be applied. Sometimes this is the result of the mistaken belief that the Old Testament has no further application after the advent of Christ. This is an exegetical problem. Too often, it is the result of a sinful view of the criminal. This sin is called pity. ... Why is pity a sin?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style> First, pity is not always a sin. But neither is it always good. ... God included in the law specific prohibitions against the exercise of pity in meting out punishment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style> God commands the judge to evaluate the crime rather than the criminal. If the crime is one for which God requires death, then death must be the punishment. Your eye shall not pity. ... Thus, the Bible teaches that pity is not an option where God has decided the matter. The magistrate, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style>God's minister, is to faithfully execute justice according to God's standard, not man's."<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style>The fact that Greg is a local embarrassment does not diminish my relentless disdain for subsets of Islam like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi" target="_blank"><span style>Salaf</span></a> which I believe can best be understood as the excuse for troglodytes, dangerous bullies, feckless philosophers, and tyrants in their homes as well as the public sphere to hide under the cover of religiosity. Were we supposed to applaud their generosity and decency when they decided not to kill a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/08/pakistani-christian-girl-rimsha-masih-blasphemy_n_1866973.html" target="_blank"><span style>young Pakistani Christian</span></a> for blasphemy? They hold the same breathtakingly ignorant intolerance that motivates jackass like Greg Dickison and his pastor, Doug Wilson. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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