On Blame-shifting

Posted at The Truth About Moscow:

Pastor Covers for Perp: “I can observe what Jamin should not.”

“Blame-shifting on his part would be utterly inappropriate, and we had Jamin acknowledge that he was in no position to absolve himself by pointing fingers at others. Having said this, I can observe what Jamin should not.” - DOUGLAS WILSON

The spirit of accusation possessed Pastor Douglas Wilson of Christ Church, Moscow, to write this letter to Officer Green of the Moscow Police Department. He wrote it to bear witness on behalf of his ministerial student Jamin Wight, who faced the possibility of 40 years in prison for serial sexual abuse of a 13-year old. And this letter shares noteworthy similarities with the letter that Mr. Wilson to Judge Stegner:

1. Mr. Wilson wrote both letters within 3 days of each other.
2. Mr. Wilson wrote both letters on Christ Church stationary while acting in his capacity as the minister of Christ Church, Moscow.
3. Mr. Wilson wrote both letters behind kirkers’ backs — that is, he wrote them without his congregation’s knowledge or consent.
4. Mr. Wilson wrote both letters to advocate on behalf of violent sexual predators who preyed on kirkers even though he had not warned church members of either predator or their predations.
5. And Mr. Wilson wrote both letters to achieve one objective: a limited, or reduced, sentence for each perpetrator.

We considered some of Mr. Wilson’s written “urge” to Judge Stegner here, where in the end, after you cut away all the rhetoric, Mr. Wilson wanted Stegner to return Sitler back into society. This was his “urge” and his “good hope.”

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