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Contending for the Faith in Moscow, Idaho

What does Doug Wilson say?

Living here in Moscow, ID, his followers often respond, “What does Doug say?” when we voice concerns about this controversial local pastor. We’ve created this blog to answer that question and reveal that he is far from the biblical teacher some purport him to be.

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The Great Commission Means Christian Nationalism Everywhere

Doug Wilson Says ‘The Great Commission’ ‘Means Christian Nationalism Everywhere’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson claims the Great Commission mandates Christian nationalism. Does Scripture actually support this? See the biblical case against his argument.

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Christians who owned slaves were on firm scriptural ground

Doug Wilson Says ‘The Christians Who Owned Slaves in the South Were on Firm Scriptural Ground’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson says Southern slaveholders stood on 'firm scriptural ground.' We examine his claims against what the Bible actually teaches about slavery in America.

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A Christian Education Is Mandated By Scripture

Doug Wilson Says ‘A Christian Education for Christian Kids Is Mandated by Scripture’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson claims Christian education is 'mandated by Scripture' and public school is sin. Does the Bible actually teach this? Examine his arguments.

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Rejecting the Patriarchy and the Propriety of Rape

Doug Wilson Says ‘A Woman’ ‘Rejecting the Patriarchy’ ‘Amounts to a Tacit’ ‘Acceptance of the Propriety of Rape’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson says women who reject patriarchy accept 'the propriety of rape.' Read his exact words and the biblical case against this dangerous teaching.

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Paedocommunion matters so much to us

Doug Wilson Says ‘Paedocommunion Consistently Expresses Christ’s Purposes In Giving Us the Sacraments’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson advocates giving communion to infants, claiming they participated 'in utero.' Does Scripture support paedocommunion? Examine his arguments.

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HIV Is Harmless

Doug Wilson Says ‘The HIV Virus Is Harmless’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson wrote that the HIV virus is harmless, citing a debunked book. Read his exact words and the dangerous medical misinformation he promoted.

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Degrading Language Toward Women

Doug Wilson Says ‘Small-Breasted Biddies,’ ‘The B**bs of a Wet Nurse,’ ‘Jiggling Your B**bs,’ ‘Attractive Bimbo Queens,’ ‘A Couple of Big B**bs,’ ‘Make Her T*ts Bigger,’ ‘As Stacked as Dolly Parton After Her New Implants,’ ‘Pert French Breasts’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson uses shocking, degrading language about women's bodies in his published writings. Read the documented pattern of objectification from a pastor.

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Woman turning aside after Satan

Doug Wilson Says ‘Paul Says That Women Who Turn Aside After Satan Are Women Who Avoid Marriage, Avoid Having Babies, and Who Avoid The Domestic Arts’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Christiana Wells

Doug Wilson claims women who avoid marriage and babies 'turn aside after Satan.' See his exact words and what Scripture actually says about singleness.

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Obedient Parents Believing Children

Doug Wilson Says ‘Children of Obedient Believers Will Become Believers’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson claims 'children of obedient believers will become believers' — a prosperity gospel of parenting. What does the Bible actually promise parents?

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Deception

Doug Wilson Says ‘To Prevail in Conflict Is Not Possible Without Deception’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson says 'to prevail in conflict is not possible without deception.' Should a Christian pastor teach strategic deception? Examine his own words.

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Godly Obscenity?

Doug Wilson Says the N-Word, C-Word, S-Word, B-Word, and A-Word Because ‘Godly Obscenity Exists’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson argues 'godly obscenity exists' to justify profanity. Does Scripture support a pastor using slurs and vulgar language? Read his own words.

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Was Jesus Racist?

Doug Wilson Says If ‘Jesus Was White' and the Canaanite Woman Was ‘Black,’ He Would Have Said ‘It's Not Right’ ‘to Give Perfectly Good White Folk Food to ‘N****rs’’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson retold the story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman using a racial slur. Read his exact words and the biblical case against this rhetoric.

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Doug Wilson Still Affirms Federal Vision

Doug Wilson Says ‘I Have Decided’ to ‘Discontinue Identifying Myself’ with ‘Federal Vision,’ but I Still ‘Affirm Everything I Signed Off on in the Federal Vision Statement’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson dropped the 'Federal Vision' label but still affirms everything he signed. Multiple denominations have declared his theology heretical.

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Doug Wilson Declared to be heretic

Doug Wilson Says We ‘Were Declared to Be Heretics’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson admits he and three others 'were declared to be heretics' by a Reformed denomination. Read about the Federal Vision and why churches condemned it.

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Man Conquers Wife Through Sexual Act

Doug Wilson Says a Man ‘Conquers’ a Woman Through the ‘Sexual Act’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson says a man 'penetrates, conquers, colonizes' a woman in sex. Read his disturbing views on authority, submission, and marital dynamics.

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Faith and Works

Doug Wilson Says ‘Promises are Apprehended by Faith’ and Also by ‘Works’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson blurs the line between faith and works, saying 'faithfulness (works)' receives God's promises. Is this the gospel or a works-based heresy?

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Disqualified

Doug Wilson Says Publicly Sympathize With ‘That Vice Article’ About Us and You’re ‘Disqualified’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson declared every Christian leader who sympathized with a Vice article about him 'disqualified.' Read his exact words and the biblical response.

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Wife Rebels Call Elders

Doug Wilson Says If Your Wife ‘Continues to Rebel’ by Not Doing the ‘Dishes,’ ‘Call the Elders’ for a ‘Pastoral Visit’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson says if your wife won't do the dishes, she's in 'rebellion' and you should call the church elders. Read his authoritarian marriage advice.

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Hell

Doug Wilson Says If You Make ‘Venomous’ Comments About Me and ‘Don’t Repent’ ‘You Are Lost Forever’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson told critics: 'repent of your venomous comments' or 'you are lost forever.' Does a pastor have biblical authority to damn his critics?

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