Posted on 10/18/2012 5:13:46 AM PDT by lowbridge
A recent article in World magazine gives the false impression that I, a married man, had an affair with a woman Denise Joseph at a Christian conference in Charlotte, N.C. The article alleges that I shared a hotel room with her and introduced her as my fiancé. Finally it states that I filed for divorce only on the day I was confronted about my conduct by intrepid reporter Warren Smith. Here are the facts:
1. My wife Dixie and I have been separated for two years. Dixie approached me and demanded this [a separation] before I came to King’s College to become its president in late August 2010. I informed the chairman of the college about this at the time. I also informed the reporter who wrote the World article, Warren Smith, but he deliberately left it out of his piece, even though it is entirely relevant to the context.
2. I met Denise three months ago. We are not and have not been having an affair. Nor did we share a hotel room in Charlotte. Smith did not even ask me about this. Instead, Smith apparently deployed conference organizer Alex McFarland to call and raise the issue with me.
I clearly told McFarland that Denise and I stayed in separate rooms. McFarland knew he didn’t have what he wanted, because he subsequently called me back and asked me again. I realized McFarland may be fronting for Smith, so I told him I didn’t have any further comment. I’m not sure whether McFarland is lying or Smith is lying, but one of them made up the quotation attributed to me that we stayed in the same room but “nothing happened.” This is pure libel.
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I'm a Catholic convert. I'm also divorced (not my choice!) The chances are that I can never remarry unless, God forbid, my ex-husband were to die pretty soon. So be it; I accept and understand that and thank God for His will, whatever it is and no matter how hard, sad, and lonely it has been. But Protestants do not believe as you and I do, and I don't expect them to make the choices we do. Many Protestants believe that if a spouse commits adultery, or if an unbelieving spouse departs, they are free to remarry. I disagree, but I do not judge them harshly because they are acting according to their light.
LOL Many many years ago I separated from my first husband and filed for divorce. Between the separation and divorce he suggested an engagement between him and this other woman. When I went over there to get my things there were greeting cards everywhere to him from her expressing some little endearment. Sixty days after our divorce they married and I guess still are as I have never looked back. Hope they are still married and best of luck.
Thanks.
“I think it’s fine for him to give more accurate facts, if the other writer’s claims were incorrect.”
Indeed, he did.
“I also think it’s disingenuous for him to say he never considered anyone would find his actions inappropriate.”
So, if I understand you correctly, he did well by responding, whereas his statement about becoming engaged before formally divorced is your concern and prompted the “wounded naif” accusation.
Upon review, in my view, I disagree with your accusation that “the wounded naif act was a little weak.”
Appreciate the exchange.
Agreeing to disagree is fine with me, too. It's what one expects.
All human beings share some traits. They like to speculate and gossip.
They see a married man traveling and spending a lot of time with a woman not his wife and they draw conclusions and spread them around. That's unfortunate, but it's human nature.
Do you really think leftists and radical Islamicists were hanging out in Spartanburg, SC spreading lies about Dinesh?
Maybe it was just ordinary people drawing ordinary conclusions -- true or false -- based on what they saw.
“What we cannot do is whitewash the problems as if they don’t exist.”
Thanks for setting the record straight regarding the source of the article. I admit I assumed it was the left looking for a way to indirectly diminish the credibility of the movie.
Regarding the relationship with the young woman etc., I don’t think that failing to do what’s right in life is a small matter, but I’m personally way too far from being in a position to judge him. The first thing that comes to my mind in any separation or divorce situation, in which abuse isn’t an issue, is that it is very sad. I wish everyone could make it work once they enter their vows. Divorce is generally one of life’s biggest losses and hurts. If he and his wife are only separated, I hope that somehow they can still make it work.
Where does he say he’s engaged? In one thread (or report on a thread), he said specifically that he was not having an affair, and he was not engaged to this lady! This is in a recent article from Oct. 17th! He said that some writer gave that impression, and it was false! He said that the writer said that he introduced her as his fiance, and she wasn’t? I’m honestly confused! Unless he suddenly turned around and admitted it today?
I trust World Magazine's staff. If they screwed up, they'll investigate and apologize, with the reporter being disciplined.
Precisely because of that, I think it's clear **SOMETHING** happened, and whatever happened was very unwise for someone who has put himself into the limelight like Dinesh D’Souza.
Right now my guess is we're dealing with a window into a very troubled marriage. Maybe Dinesh D’Souza will wake up and fix the mess before it's too late. If he doesn't, he's going to be permanently damaged in conservative Christian circles, and seriously damaged in the broader conservative movement.
Unfortunately for him, his private problems have now gone very public and that makes them much harder to solve.
The least that can be said is it looks like he said and did some very unwise things.
People at that level of politics can be expected to know better. When they don't, it's a likely indicator of much more serious issues.
We don't need Bill Clinton issues in the GOP.
Fantastic thanks.
This article by Christianity Today largely confirms the original World Magazine report but also includes some troubling comments about the future direction of the college.
This is not good. It looks as if D’Souza will not be the only casualty of this situation — the college itself may end up losing its Christian activist mission.
We'll all know more soon.
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Dinesh D’Souza Resigns as President of The King's College
School may now shift from his emphasis on conservative politics.
By Melissa Steffan [posted 10/18/2012 11:58AM]
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