Blog & Mablog Virgin Mary Parades in the Year 2526
Mar 16, 2026
A speculative sketch of a future Protestant republic and which cultural practices would survive centuries hence. A debate over why Catholic bells might persist while public Virgin Mary parades would not. A discussion of public versus private expressions of faith and how religious liberty could be limited to protect a constitutional order.
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Debate With James White On Catholic Baptisms
- Wilson recounts debating James White over recognition of Roman Catholic baptisms and argues for accepting them.
- He lists Catholic intellectual influences like G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R. Tolkien while affirming his Protestant convictions.
Public Vs Private Worship In A Protestant Republic
- A Protestant republic would ban public displays it defines as idolatry while allowing private worship and criticism.
- Doug Wilson contrasts banning public Virgin Mary parades with permitting private Catholic worship and editorials in a Protestant civic order.
Deny Parade Permits For Public Idolatry
- Do restrict public idolatrous displays like large religious parades or statues in shared civic spaces.
- Wilson says denial of parade permits for public idolatry (e.g., Virgin Mary parades, Hindu juggernauts) preserves the public Christian character.