The Men Who Don't Want Women to Vote

"“we would do it in our politics the same way we do it in our church structure,” he told me recently. “And that is, we vote by household.”"

"Wilson is a co-founder of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, based in Moscow, Idaho. Over the past five decades, he has built a small empire there, dedicated to disseminating his theocratic vision for the United States: a publishing house, a school, a liberal-arts college, and a video-streaming service. His denomination, which has about 170 affiliated churches, counts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a member, and Wilson was invited to lead a prayer service at the Pentagon in February."

"When I asked him about this position, Wilson said it wasn't his top priority—“We have bigger fish to fry”—but something he sees happening in perhaps 200 years' time. I found this intellectual footsie maddening. “If I said to you, 'I think all white men should be put in cages—but not now; it's not my aspiration for now,' ” I suggested, “then you wouldn't be interested in a single other thing that I had to say at that point.”"

"This is twinkly, avuncular Douglas Wilson, the guy who joined a hippie congregation fresh out of the Navy because he liked to play guitar, and ended up leading services once the regular pastor moved on. The same guy who once went on a multicity debating tour with the New Atheist Christopher Hitchens, and bonded with him over their shared love of P. G. Wodehouse. But the 72-year-old shows a different side on his website, Blog & Mablog."

A proposal calls for repealing the Nineteenth Amendment, removing women’s right to vote. Voting would occur by household rather than by individual citizens. The proposal is linked to a theocratic vision built through churches, publishing, education, and media. The movement has affiliated churches and notable members, and its leaders have participated in high-profile religious events. The proponent frames the change as not an immediate priority, suggesting it could occur far in the future. The stance is presented as part of a broader pattern of provocative views, including criticism of women’s behavior and social roles.

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