Dear visionaries,
A brief response to Larry. The reason Tom’s newspaper response did not interact with the controversy and criticism is that from the outbreak of this controversy in the paper, the facts have been consistently misrepresented. Our private school found itself in an editorial inkbath created by journalistic ineptitude, and in contrast to this, Tom simply stated what our history has been, and what our mission actually is.
With regard to the “denial of leadership opportunities to women,” Larry’s formulation again misrepresents what actually happened. Why should we continue to explain this when the explanations are not heard? I suggest that Larry formulate what we have already said in this regard. When he can state accurately what we have already said, then perhaps we could debate the question itself. But until he knows what the question is, we should best save our breath for cooling our porridge.
The Civil War: our school teaches the history of that war, the causes of it, the sin on both sides, and the nobility on both sides. It was not a battle between light and darkness, elves and orcs. If you believe otherwise, in that simplistic, progressivist kind of way, the best we can do is leave you with your daily Orwellian two minutes of hate. The kind of mind that cannot see nobility in slave-owners like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Robert E. Lee is the kind of mind that cannot see nobility anywhere. The kind of mind that cannot see fanaticism in the abolitionists and the Carolingian fire-eaters is the kind of mind that is content with its own fanaticism.
Duane keeps on calling Christ Church a cult, but he really needs to use the proper name for it. It is called Presbyterianism.
Cordially,
Douglas Wilson
“Apologetics in the Void” are repostings from an on-going electronic discussion and debate I had some time ago with members of our local community, whose names I have changed. The list serve is called Vision 20/20, and hence the name “visionaries.” Reading just these posts probably feels like listening to one half of a phone conversation, but I don’t feel at liberty to publish what others have written. But I have been editing these posts (lightly) with intelligibility in mind.