Contradictions and Shifts in Doug Wilson’s Teaching

Examples of internal contradictions or shifts in Wilson’s teaching.

“I am not a neo-Confederate; I am a paleo-Confederate.” — Doug Wilson

“The radical abolitionists maintained that slave-owning was inherently immoral under any circumstance. But in this matter, the Christians who owned slaves in the South were on firm scriptural ground. May a Christian own slaves, even when this makes him a part of a larger pagan system which is not fully scriptural, or perhaps not scriptural at all? Provided he owns them in conformity to Christ’s laws governing such situations, the Bible is clear that under such conditions Christians may own slaves...” — Doug Wilson

A Christian Education Is Mandated By Scripture

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

April 9, 2025 (Updated on December 5, 2025 ) | 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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The fact that many thousands of Christian parents still have their children in the government schools shows how far we are from even beginning what Paul requires of us. — Doug Wilson

When it comes to the question of education, I have argued for years as a pastor that a Christian education for Christian kids is mandated by Scripture (Eph. 6:1–4). — Doug Wilson

That’s where this book comes in. It aims to persuade Christian parents to act wisely in their children’s education by giving them the kind of education the Bible requires: a distinctively Christian education, which their children cannot receive at government schools. — Doug Wilson

...if we trust God with the education of our children appropriately...God in His goodness will summon them all to His throne room, where purity dwells, and the rainbow is emerald green (Rev. 4:3). — Doug Wilson

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