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    Religion & Spirituality

    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 on all aspects of these movements, and the stories of abuse from those who survived. Some are Christian, some are not, but one thing they’ve got in common?

    They’re finally speaking out.

    This is their story.

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    Copyright: © Copyright Peter Bell

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    Latest Episodes:
    The Anti-Denomination Jul 08, 2026
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    Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

    Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

    Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Join us as we talk with Jeff Moss, a former CREC Minister, who has over a decade of experience "in the system." We do a deep dive into all things CREC: structure, polity, ordination, founding, everything. What may seem boring is actually a necessary look "under the hood." If you know the structure of the system, you understand how the system works the way it does. We compare it to other systems of church government, helping you make sense of your own church and the way they work.

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    Never Good Enough: Abuse in the OPC, Part 2 Jul 08, 2026
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    Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

    Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

    Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition.

    Meet Chelsea Gondrez (former member of the OPC and PCA), an anonymous woman who's known/known of Doug Wilson for decades, and Alaine and Fred Hofland (the parents of Chelsea Gondrez). The standard for women in these churches is impossible, everything is their fault, and they're confronted with this daily. Here's the video with Alaine and Fred (plus others on her page): Bringing Beauty out of the Ashes, Part 3

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    2 or 3 Witnesses: A Conversation with Rachael Denhollander Jul 08, 2026
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    Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

    Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Enjoy this BONUS episode with ⁠Rachael Denhollander. Our first of two conversations on reporting abuse, how churches should handle abuse allegations, the "2 or 3 witnesses" argument, using "non Christian" judges, and more. Rachael's books: What Is a Girl Worth? How Much Is a Little Girl Worth? How Much Is a Little Boy Worth?

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    Marketing, or, Why the Ends Justify the Means Jul 08, 2026
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    Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

    Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

    Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Join us as we talk with Aimee Byrd, and repeat guests Kristin Kobes du Mez and Nathan & Christiana Wells about the marketing that "bites back." From subversive marketing tactics, to slick production. From rhetorical flair, to retro design. Canon Press, Canon Plus, New Saint Andrews, and Christ Church are the bad boys on the block. The bad boys who know how to market, because the "good" boys are scared of it. But these bad boys created a beast they no longer control. Let's get under the hood.

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    Let's Get Spiritual: Abuse in the OPC, Part 3 Jul 08, 2026
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    Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

    Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

    Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition.

    Meet Aimee Byrd (a former member of the OPC in the Northeast and prolific author), Ali LeReaux (a former member of the OPC in the Southeast), and Heather Nadreau (a former member of Christ Church Spokane, CREC). Spiritual abuse so often gets short shrift, but it upends everything you think about the gospel, the church, Jesus, and the pastors who are commanded to shepherd your soul. The gospel ceases being a salve in favor for a rod. It ceases building you up, by beating you down. ⁠Aimee Byrd⁠'s books mentioned in the episode: ⁠The Hope in Our Scars⁠ ⁠The Sexual Reformation⁠ ⁠Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood⁠ ⁠Why Can't We Be Friends?⁠

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    Reformed is (Not) Enough Jul 08, 2026
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    Join Dr. R. Scott Clark and I as we discuss Federal Vision, it's various off-shoots and internecine debates, amber ale and oatmeal stout "versions," engage with clips from Douglas Wilson, Richard Lusk (among other CREC ministers who have blocked us), and look at the original statements and lectures from Auburn Avenue in 2002. This is our most theologically dense episode of the series. It's a beatdown of "Federal Vision," a works-based Christianity. We end by describing how this system of doctrine necessarily leads to abuse and obedience that is "cloaked" in submission. Let's make the gospel scandalous, not scandalized. That which leads to human flourishing, not fear. Find R. Scott Clark here: Westminster Seminary California Heidelblog Heidelcast

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    Can't Trespass the Garden: Abuse in the OPC, Part 4 Jul 08, 2026
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    Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition.

    Both stories are coming on anonymously. The first is a couple who attended a CREC in the Southeast, and the second is a woman who grew up at Harvest OPC, near Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first story is about spiritual abuse and gaslighting, the second story is the outworking of Nancy Wilson's disgusting quip, "of course a husband is never trespassing his own garden" in this woman's life.

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    The Trinity and Gender Roles Jul 08, 2026
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    Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

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    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Join us as we talk with repeat guest Jeff Moss, a former CREC Minister, who has over a decade of experience "in the system." The Trinity is the bedrock of the Christian faith: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. But what happens when you've entered into a culture war? The perceived "feminization" of the Evangelical church presents to you a problem: how do we fight this? Enter the old heresy of the Father as "authority" and the Son as "submission." The man in the marriage mirrors God the Father's role, while the wife is subjugated to that of the Son. What better to keep women under control than to tell them to "suffer like Jesus." The Trinity then becomes the foundation for gender roles. Let's fix this.

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    Silenced No More: Abuse in the OPC, Part 5 Jul 08, 2026
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    Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

    Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

    Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition. Meet Rachel Curtiss, former member of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Cait West, former member of the PCA, RPCNA, and OPC in Pennsylvania and Colorado. Rachel was publicly excommunicated by Joe Rigney (now at Christ Church Moscow) because she left an abusive marriage and church. Cait West, author of the book Rift, was entrenched in the "stay-at-home-daughter" movement, and managed to escape. They have both found their voice. Resource mentioned in this episode: Rift by Cait West

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


    It's Only a Matter of Rank Jul 08, 2026
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    Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

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    Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

    Email us: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com

    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 reaction to the perceived feminization of the church, of culture, and of society. It's an ideology wherein it's not enough to *be* a man, you must *do* manly things to prove it. And therein lies the problem, an identity wrapped up in performance rather than the gospel. Buy Cait's book here: https://tinyurl.com/27nvt34h Buy Zach's book here: https://tinyurl.com/6pt73vsb

    Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by

    Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

    Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

    Assistant Producer: Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow

    Social Media: Sarah Bader

    Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

    FOR THE SURVIVORS.


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