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“To prevail in conflict is not possible without deception. Where you are weak, he should think you are strong. Where you are strong, he should believe you are weak.”¹ — Doug Wilson

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Here are some links to other blogs and podcasts dealing with this and other issues in more depth:

https://podtail.com/en/podcast/gospel-on-tap/truth-about-doug-wilson-and-fv-deceptive-practices/

https://www.youtube.com/@sonsofpatriarchy

https://heidelblog.net/2023/07/on-the-importance-of-reputation/

https://theocast.org/church-discernment-and-purity-culture/

https://bredenhof.ca/2023/07/03/doug-wilson-the-bad/

https://bredenhof.ca/2023/07/10/doug-wilson-the-ugly/

https://rachelgreenmiller.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/a-question-for-wilson-fans/

https://kaeleytrillerharms.substack.com/p/pastor-doug-wilson-above-reproach

Footnotes

Footnotes

1. Douglas Wilson, Rules for Reformers, Canon Press, 2014, p. 196, Kindle Edition. ↩