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OK, so Doug Wilson promotes a vision of sex that seems designed to create a victim-blaming culture of rape<\/a>, and he\u2019s an apologist for American slavery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But, still, that doesn\u2019t mean we should think of these Gospel Coalition types as evil,<\/em> right? I mean, these are our brothers in Christ, so we\u2019re supposed to be charitable and civil and to give them every benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n

So, yeah, OK, the \u201cpenetrates, conquers, colonizes\u201d vision of sex is pretty horrifying \u2014 but Wilson insists he\u2019s not defending rape. Well, not in this<\/em> century, anyway. \u2026 I mean, he defends American slavery, and that means he defends rape, torture and kidnapping. But only, like, back in the 19th century. And only to some<\/em> people.<\/p>\n

Now, granted, that all sounds<\/em> very, very bad. \u2026 It sounds appalling, actually.<\/p>\n

Actually, if you think about it, it sounds rather like the very definition<\/em> of soulless evil.<\/p>\n

Hmmm.<\/em> So maybe we should<\/em> come right out and \u2026<\/p>\n

No, no, never mind. Banish that thought! We mustn\u2019t forget that these are our brothers in Christ!<\/em> And I have been assured that this means we must grant a magically inexhaustible supply of benefit-of-the-doubt for whatever appalling things these brothers in Christ may say.<\/p>\n

And besides, it\u2019s not like anybody from this Gospel Coalition is out there defending genocide<\/em>, right?<\/p>\n

There you go, see? Voila! They must<\/em> be good people because, like all good people, they\u2019re opposed to genocide, and \u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026 Wait \u2026 what?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026 No, seriously?<\/em> \u2026 Come on<\/em>, now you\u2019re just messing with \u2014<\/p>\n

Oh for the love of God!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Honestly, what is wrong<\/em> with these people?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"