[Vision2020] It's Time to Let the Issue Die

[Tom Hansen]

>From the November 10, 2006 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News with
thanks to Joe Campbell -

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It's time to let the issue die 

I'm a bit perplexed by the recent editorial by Doug Wilson (His View, Nov.
7). 

First, why does Wilson get 700 words for a response to one sentence in a
Daily News article? The content of his essay -- Graden was wrong since
Wilson already admitted that slavery in Brazil was bad -- could have easily
been expressed in a 300-word letter. 

Second, given 700 words, Wilson did not even attempt to justify his claim
that "Slavery is sometimes OK," nor his absurd claim that it is permissible
according to Christ. 

One might wonder why Wilson would require so much space yet reveal so
little. One theory is that his crazy position offers a political advantage.
In this latest instance, he can run off at the mouth about slavery while NSA
is poised to introduce a new master's program - bringing perhaps more
students and subsequent growth, contrary to the recent conditional use
permit agreement. Wilson justifies slavery and everyone complains. Then when
there are allegations about violations of the conditional use permit, or
zoning laws, or boarding houses laws, etc., he can shout: "This is religious
persecution!" 

Let me ask: Does anyone think that slavery is a ''live'' moral issue? In
other words, does anyone think it is, in this day and age, a debatable issue
as to whether or not slavery is immoral? I might ask: Does anyone think that
kidnapping the innocent is ever justified? For if you say ''no,'' then you
would have to say that slavery is always wrong. 

In short, this is not a debatable issue. This is not the kind of thing that
people and newspapers should be discussing. It is an embarrassment to
continually give Wilson this space to keep this issue ''live.'' It is a dead
issue. It merely suits Wilson's political advantage. 

Joe Campbell 
Moscow

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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"*Why* a person does what he does is at least as important as the objective
behavior."

- Princess Sushitushi (September 10, 2006)

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