Doug Wilson Hires Defamation Law Firm

By Steve Rabey - Posted at MinistryWatch:

Published January 15, 2024

Christ Church leader claims defamations are ‘causing real damage’

Doug Wilson, the incendiary leader of a religious empire in Moscow, Idaho, who routinely questions the faith of other Christian leaders and groups, has now hired a law firm to defend himself from those who criticize him.

Wilson, whose empire includes Christ Church, a network of 123 churches (The Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches), a network of nearly 500 schools (Association of Classical Christian Schools), Canon Press, and New Saint Andrews College, has hired Clare Locke, a law firm specializing in defamation cases, to protect him from “a steady stream of defamatory accusation and slander” that “are now being circulated by professional media entities.”

Clare Locke has been involved in a number of high-profile defamation cases involving Sarah Palin, Matt Lauer, and Project Veritas. It was co-counsel for Dominion Voting Systems in last year’s landmark case against Fox News that won a $787.5 million settlement from the network over false claims of election fraud. The law firm did not respond to a request for comment.

Wilson announced the hiring of Clare Locke in a Jan. 8 open letter that claimed defamation against him and his organizations is “an issue that has been causing real damage.”

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