Doug Wilson Says Pedophiles Should Be Put to ‘Death’ But The Penalty For The Pedophile In My Church Should Be ‘Measured and Limited’
“But when we are dealing with young children who are abused by adults (pederasty, child porn, etc.) the penalty for those guilty of the crime should be death.”1 — Doug Wilson
“I am grateful Steven was caught, and am grateful he has been brought to account for these actions so early in his life. I am grateful that he will be sentenced for his behavior, and that there will be hard consequences for him in real time. At the same time, I would urge that the civil penalties applied would be measured and limited. I have a good hope that Steven has genuinely repented, and that he will continue to deal with this to become a productive and contributing member of society.”2 — Doug Wilson in letter to judge regarding now convicted pedophile Steven Sitler
Want More Context?
Here are some links to other blogs dealing with this issue in more depth:
A 499-page report by an ex-CREC member, Rachel L. Shubin on two specific cases, including Sitler’s: https://web.archive.org/web/20230507061929/https://www.moscowid.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Analyzing-DWs-Response-to-Sitler-and-Wight-Cases.pdf
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/douglas-wilson-steven-sitler-pride/
https://heidelblog.net/2023/07/hohn-cho-on-missing-the-point-of-sexual-abuse/
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/scandal-in-moscow/
https://bredenhof.ca/2023/07/03/doug-wilson-the-bad/
https://bredenhof.ca/2023/07/10/doug-wilson-the-ugly/
Footnotes
Footnotes
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Doug Wilson, Fidelity: How to Be a One-Woman Man, 2nd ed., Canon Press, 2012, p. 77, First published in 1999, Kindle Edition. ↩
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Letter from Doug Wilson to Judge on the Sitler Case: https://web.archive.org/web/20240229092657/https://sitler.moscowid.net/2005/08/19/douglas-wilson-to-judge-stegner-i-have-been-asked-to-provide-a-letter-on-behalf-of-steven-sitler-which-i-am-happy-to-do/ confirmed by Doug’s own testimony regarding the letter: https://web.archive.org/web/20240815174537/https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/an-open-letter-from-christ-church-on-steven-sitler.html ↩