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Sons of Patriarchy

What happens when biblical patriarchy, christian nationalism, and a theology of authority and submission become the pillars of a movement? Scores of abuse stories in marriages, schools, churches, families, and more. Though these ideas have filtered throughout the United States for decades, they found a home in Moscow, Idaho, through the ministry and work of Doug Wilson. From there, they have influenced churches across the United States, and across the world. In this series, you"ll hear from experts

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01:44:57

The Problem with "Christian" Classical Schools

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/11/17

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson. This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026! Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Join us as we talk with Susan Wise Bauer of The Well-Trained Mind and Jill Wright, who has experience with The Oaks Academy and the

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01:50:24

"I Was Groomed by Tom Garfield at Logos School Moscow"

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/11/13

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson. This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026! Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet Jade Miller (a former Logos School student), and an anonymous man who has attended CRECs in the Pacific Northwest. Sons of

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Thabiti Anyabwile on Doug Wilson's Racism

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/11/10

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy I sat down with Thabiti Anyawbile (on Zoom) to talk about his interaction with Doug Wilson in 2013 about Doug's booklets "Southern Slavery As It Was" and "Black and Tan." Here's the TGC blog swaps between Thabiti and Doug: https://tinyurl.com/ybwpwt34 Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by: Producer, Writer, Editor, and

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01:11:00

From Mars Hill to Moscow: A Conversation with Mike...

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/11/08

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Enjoy this BONUS episode with ⁠Mike Cosper⁠ of ⁠Christianity Today⁠! We talk through Mark Driscoll, Doug Wilson, the ideologies that have taken over so much of the church, what it does to the gospel, and her people, and what can be done about it. Listen to ⁠The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill⁠: https://tinyurl.com/yck8my9z

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02:00:56

The Moscow Mold: Abuse in the CREC, Part 6

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/11/06

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet Holly Rench (who has deep Moscow connections and a former CREC member in North Carolina), Kathy (a former CREC member in Oregon), and the Reynolds Family (former members of the CREC in Santa Cruz). Follow the Reynolds Family journey away from the CREC on their Instagram "Once Excommunicated" here:

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01:38:46

The Fruits of Nationalism

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/11/03

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy If the fruit of Christian Nationalism is rotten, what does that say about the roots itself? We've spent three episodes in the history, development, and political theories of Christian Nationalism, now we go to its current iteration. Join us as we discuss what Christian Nationalism does. In this episode we speak with ⁠Dr. Paul

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NO HUNGER NOVEMBER

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/11/01

Some churches like burning Trojan Horses for the month of November. We figured we'd bless Moscow instead of burn them. Thousands of Idahoans are facing hunger as the holidays approach, and Sons of Patriarchy is doing something about it: an online fund drive competition benefitting the Idaho Foodbank. Follow the Sons of Patriarchy Facebook for more details over the next few days and weeks! LINK TO DRIVE COMING SOON SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED when we go live

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01:44:38

Veneer of Righteousness: Abuse in the CREC, Part 5

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/30

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet Hayley McCord (a former student at New Saint Andrews), an anonymous woman with deep family connections to Christ Church Moscow, and an anonymous couple who were members at CREC churches in the Pacific North West. Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by: Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original Music,

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01:36:02

The Reconstruction of Nationalism

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/27

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy The writings and works of Reconstructioninsts and Theonomists of a bygone age would not recognize the modern iteration of Christian Nationalism. No, today's Christian Nationalism is an entirely new phenomenon without historical precedent. What you see today, then, is a new project. And this new project isn't looking at

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02:13:42

Family Affairs: Abuse in the CREC, Part 4

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/23

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet an anonymous woman who grew up around Jim and Bessie Wilson (Doug's parents), Theresa Smith who married in to the CREC, and Nathan and Christiana Wells (Moscow residents) on the reputation of the church. Follow Doug Wilson Says on Social Media: Twitter: https://x.com/dougwilsonsays Instagram:

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01:31:17

The Roots of Nationalism

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/20

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Nerds of history, political theory, and political theology, this is your episode! Everyone else? Figure out where this thing called Christian Nationalism came from. Catholic Integralism is both intellectually superior of, and far more historically grounded counterpart to Christian Nationalism. Kevin Vallier (Professor of

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01:02:28

The Myth of Good Christian Parenting

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/18

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Link to pre-order bonuses: https://tinyurl.com/3z4jdtsb Link to download of the introduction and first chapter: https://tinyurl.com/mwnssprc Marissa Franks Burt (MA in Theological Studies, Columbia International University) is a novelist, editor, teacher, and cohost of the At Home with the Lectionary and In the Church

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02:04:30

Immersive Communities: Abuse in the CREC, Part 3

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/16

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet Tony, Kalina, and Kallie. Tony is the former Chief Operating Officer at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. Kalina is a former member of Church of the King CREC in Santa Cruz, California. Kallie is a former member of Christ Church and student at Logos School in Moscow, Idaho. Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you

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01:25:29

The Doug Wilson Interview

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/14

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Join Sarah Bader and Peter Bell as they break down Ross Douthat's interview with Doug Wilson for The New York Times. Full interview here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/opinion/doug-wilson-america-religion-theocracy.html Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by: Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original

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01:03:39

Moscow Nationalism

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/13

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Here's Keely Emerine-Mix's debate with Doug Wilson from 2006: http://www.tomandrodna.com/notonthepalouse/Church_Debate_Mix_Wilson_071106.htm. The tremors of Christian Nationalism have reached the nation. In this episode we interact with Tucker Carlson, Doug Wilson, Joel Webbon, Stephen Wolfe, and many other major players of

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01:16:38

Why Does Sons of Patriarchy Exist?

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/11

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet Sarah Bader, the heartbeat of this podcast and the hero of so many in Moscow. Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by: Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK

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01:16:38

Groomed to Submit: Abuse in the CREC, Part 2

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/09

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet Emilie Paige Dye, who spoke out in 2020 about the abuse she underwent at Logos School during her time as a high school student. Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by: Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic

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01:12:35

The Apostle to the Patriarchs

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/06

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy The emergence of the Young, Restless, and Reformed in the late 1990s and 2000s didn't come out of nowhere. Most were known by their rhetorical power, calvinistic soteriology, and movement-building prowess. But they've all got a spiritual father, a Patriarch, if you will. Maybe you listened to the 2021 podcast series "The

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01:33:48

The School Doug Wilson Founded Told Emilie Dye to Lie...

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/04

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Doug Wilson and Emilie Dye were front page of The Wall Street Journal this past weekend. Sarah Bader and Peter Bell sat down with Emilie Dye for an honest and raw conversation of what REALLY happened in the mid 2010s. Doug, Christ Church, and Logos School have to answer for what they've covered up. Groomed to Submit: Abuse

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When VICE Broke the Dam: Abuse in the CREC, Part 1

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/10/02

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy Meet Sarah Stankorb, whose 2021 VICE article, "Inside the Church That Preaches 'Wives Need to be Led with a Firm Hand,'" broke open the floodgates. She then followed it up with Disobedient Women in 2023, which built on, and expanded upon, her original article. She talks through reporting on abuse, speaking with and listening to

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