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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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52:56

A Conversation with Tia Levings on "A Well-Trained Wife"

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/02/10

Need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠. I had the opportunity to sit down with Tia Levings to talk about her 2024 memoir, A Well-Trained Wife, her journey through the Patirarchy. Our second-to-last episode of Season 1, Tia's story weaves through every theme we have covered in this series. She made stops in the IBLP, Gothard, SBC, PCA, and CREC circles. She was controlled, manipulated, silenced, abused, and more. She was nearly sacrificed to the Patriarchy, on the altar of the cult.

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02:25:11

Millstones: Abuse in the OPC, Part 7

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2025/02/06

Find all the documents here: Sons of Patriarchy Facebook Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition Need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠. (Slight correction on the audio - the OPC report was published 2024, not 2014) Caroline Garcia Osborne and an anonymous woman share their stories of grooming, spiritual abuse, and sexual battery at the hands of Boyd Miller of Covenant OPC in La Grange, Georgia. If you listened to Theresa Garcia Robertson's

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01:31:00

How to Rule Your Wife (and Kids)

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2025/02/03

Need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠. In this episode we spoke with Sheila Wray Gregoire, founder of Bare Marriage and the author of many books, and Marissa Burt, author of the upcoming Brazos Press book The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families. Dominion theology begets dominating over families. Sex becomes a conquering act, not the beautiful union of a man and a woman who love one another. Women are receptacles for

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02:23:05

Excommunicated: Abuse in the PCA, Part 1

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2025/01/30

Are you in the PCA, and need help navigating your situation? Contact: Advocacy from the Presbyterian Pew. Free live workshops of the PCA Book of Church Order (BCO): https://presbyterianpew.org/live-workshops/ Read and discuss the PCA report on Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault. Donate to Advocacy from the Presbyterian Pew here. Follow Donna Westcott on X (@psychotheologin) and her website (donnawestcott.com). Here's Joyce's interview on Bare Marriage: Why Did a Church Put a Marital Rape Victim

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01:35:44

Second in Rank

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2025/01/27

Need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠. The counterpart to Episode 13, It's Only a Matter of Rank. This time we have Beth Allison Barr (James Vardaman Professor of History at Baylor University, and author of numerous books), Sheila Wray Gregoire (founder of Bare Marriage, and author of numerous books), Cait West (yes, again!), and Hannah Oliver. The men are trained as leaders, and the women, as followers. The virtuous woman *only* stays at home, homeschools her children,

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01:36:58

Covered Up: Abuse in the OPC, Part 6

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2025/01/23

Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition Need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠. Meet Theresa Garcia Robertson, Zach LeReaux, and Caroline McKuen. Theresa is a former member of Covenant OPC in La Grange, Georgia, pastored by Boyd Miller. Zach is Ali's husband (from Let's Get Spiritual), and will shed light on how men should engage with and respond to those who've been abused. Caroline McKuen is the director and founder of the Presbyterian

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01:01:29

It's Only a Matter of Rank

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2025/01/21

Need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠. Read about the woman's story at FBC Beggs here: https://tinyurl.com/5x7w6ddj In this episode I spoke with repeat guest Cait West, a woman whose marriage and church (FBC Beggs in Beggs, Oklahoma, led by pastor Chris Gore) was taken over by the patriarchy, and Zach Wagner (author of "Non-Toxic Masculinity") about the Patriarchy. Patriarchy is not only toxic for the women subjugated under it, it's an impossible system for the men to exercise. It's a

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01:08:32

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

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/12/07

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. Purchase The Church in Dark Times. Donate to help the survivor network ⁠here⁠. Join: ⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠. Sign up for our Patreon ⁠here⁠. Visit ⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠ to find resources, recommended

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02:01:32

The Moscow Mold: Abuse in the CREC, Part 6

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2024/12/05

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). ⁠"Once Excommunicated"⁠ an Instagram journey of the Reynolds family away from the CREC. Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Join: ⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠. Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social

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01:38:24

The Fruits of Nationalism

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2024/12/02

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 Miller (Georgetown University), Katherine Stewart (op-ed writer for The New York Times, as well as author of several books), Napp Nazworth (Executive Director of American Values

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01:45:19

Veneer of Righteousness: Abuse in the CREC, Part 5

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2024/11/28

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 attended a CREC church in the Pacific North West.EDIT: We were alerted that the comment about "spanking tools" currently being sold at Christ Church from 14:20-14:30 is not true. Donate to help the survivor network here. Join: Private Survivor Support Group. Sign up for our Patreon here. Visit sonsofpatriarchy.com to find resources,

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01:35:36

The Reconstruction of Nationalism

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2024/11/25

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 elections over the next few years, but establishing dominion over the next few centuries. To discuss this, we're joined by Dr. Michael McVicar (Associate Professor of Religion at

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02:12:20

Family Affairs: Abuse in the CREC, Part 4

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/11/21

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 Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, Website, and Bluesky. Donate to help the survivor network here. Join: Private Survivor Support Group. Sign up for our Patreon here. Visit sonsofpatriarchy.com to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: Twitter,

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01:29:42

The Roots of Nationalism

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2024/11/18

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 Philosophy at the University of Toledo) discusses the rise of Catholic Integralism, the Protestant response, and where Christian Nationalism fits into that picture (if it does at

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02:02:40

Immersive Communities: Abuse in the CREC, Part 3

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/11/14

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 former student at Logos School in Moscow, Idaho. Anabel's Lion by Tony Baker Donate to help the survivor network here. Join: Private Survivor Support Group. Sign up for our Patreon here. Visit sonsofpatriarchy.com to find resources, recommended reading,

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01:02:05

Moscow Nationalism

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/11/11

Keely Emerine-Mix's 5-part debate with Douglas Wilson: 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 the Christian Nationalist movements. There are strands of this movement you need to learn about, their major players, their specific policies, and much more. This begins our five-part

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00:45:10

BONUS: Why Does Sons of Patriarchy Exist? A...

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/11/09

Allow us to (re)introduce ourselves. Donate to help the survivor network here. Join: Private Survivor Support Group. Sign up for our Patreon here. Visit sonsofpatriarchy.com to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you by Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing:

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02:20:10

Groomed to Submit: Abuse in the CREC, Part 2

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/11/07

Donate to help the survivor network here. Join: Private Survivor Support Group. Sign up for our Patreon here. Visit sonsofpatriarchy.com to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Meet "Jean" (her pseudonym), first profiled in Sarah Stankorb's 2021 VICE Article "Inside the Church That Preaches 'Wives Need to be Led with a Firm Hand," and Emilie Paige Dye, who

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01:11:02

The Apostle to the Patriarchs

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/11/04

Donate to help the survivor network here. Join: Private Survivor Support Group. Sign up for our Patreon here. Visit sonsofpatriarchy.com to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 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

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

Sons of Patriarchy ·

2024/10/31

Donate to help the survivor network here. Private Survivor Support Group Entry Form: https://wildernesstowild.typeform.com/patriarchy Sign up for our Patreon here. Visit sonsofpatriarchy.com to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Meet Sarah Stankorb, whose 2021 VICE article, "Inside the Church That Preaches 'Wives Need to be Led with a Firm Hand,'" broke

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