<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Courtesy of today's (May 5, 2017) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with thanks to Steve Wells.</div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><div><h1 itemprop="headline" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 42px; margin: 0px 100px 0px 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Letter: Doug Wilson and slavery</h1></div><div><br></div><div>It's great to hear Doug Wilson (His View, May 3) assure us (once again) that he no longer approves of slavery; that he no longer wants to impose biblical law, including Leviticus 20:13, throughout the Palouse; and that his desired "takeover" of Moscow and Pullman is spiritual rather than actual.</div><div><br></div><div>It's a bit disconcerting, however, to hear him say that he has "never been pro-slavery" since he has written two booklets and many articles defending a Christian's right to own slaves.</div><div><br></div><div>Here, for example, is what he said in 2005 in a Credenda Agenda blog article entitled "So Why Are We Writing About This?"</div><div><br></div><div>"[N]othing is clearer - the New Testament opposes anything like the abolitionism of our country prior to the War Between the States. The New Testament contains many instructions for Christian slave owners, and requires a respectful submissive demeanor for Christian slaves.</div><div><br></div><div>"The reason why many Christians will be tempted to dismiss the arguments presented here is that we have said (out loud) that a godly man could have been a slave owner.</div><div><br></div><div>"Slavery is a wonderful issue upon which to practice. Our humanistic and democratic culture regards slavery in itself as a monstrous evil, and acts as though this were self-evidently true. The Bible permits Christians to own slaves, provided they are treated well. You are a Christian. Whom do you believe?"</div><div><br></div><div>So which Doug Wilson should we believe? The one who talked (out loud) about the "wonderful issue" of slavery and defended a Christian's right to own slaves, or the one who agrees with "our humanistic and democratic culture" that slavery is "a monstrous evil?"</div><div><br></div><div>If Doug Wilson has changed his mind on slavery, that's great. Let's welcome him as our newest convert to our humanistic and democratic culture.</div><div><br></div><div>Let's say, Welcome home, Doug.</div><div><br></div><div>Steve Wells</div><div>Moscow</div></div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></body></html>