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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 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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    Latest Episodes:
    Covered Up: Abuse in the OPC, Part 6 Jul 08, 2026
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    Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition

    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 Advocacy Coalition. For too long these cases and stories have been covered up, whether that be for "lack of evidence," or "sinful, but not criminal," or "undue gossip." Women have been silenced (as have some men), men have been coerced (as have some women), presbyteries have turned a blind eye, and the "good" men in authority, and the churches they pastor do nothing while people suffer. We've got something to say about that.

    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.


    Second in Rank Jul 08, 2026
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    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, satisfies her husband, and makes sure there's no ugliness in her. They are to stay silent, unless, of course, they've been approved to teacher other women to... stay silent. You can speak, as long as you tell other women not to. At the same time women are more liable to deceit than their male counterparts they also hold the power to cause their brothers to stumble. It's a whiplash, a system wherein you're told to be feminine, but not too feminine, smart, but not too smart, put together, but not independent. In summary, it's impossible. A standard you can never live up to. But there's another way, the way of Jesus. He who gladly took a rank below his, to give you a rank above yours. Buy Beth Barr's books here: Becoming the Pastor's Wife, The Making of Biblical Womanhood Buy Sheila Gregoire's Books here: The Marriage You Want, She Deserves Better, The Great Sex Rescue Buy Cait West's book here: Rift

    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.


    Excommunicated: Abuse in the PCA, Part 1 Jul 08, 2026
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    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 under Church Discipline? Meet Joyce Rohe, former member of Rio Vista Community Church (PCA) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Lynna Sutherland, the founder of Advocacy from the Presbyterian Pew (and a PCA member herself), and Donna Westcott, a licensed professional counselor (and critic of "Biblical" counseling). What happens when you go against your church elders' wishes by divorcing your abusive and absent husband? They skirt the "process" and discipline you without trial. What happens when you try to navigate that very system? They use it against you. What happens when you try to seek "biblical" counseling for all the pain this causes you? They convince you it's your fault, that there's sin residing in you. In short, you're excommunicated.

    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.


    How to Rule Your Wife (and Kids) Jul 08, 2026
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    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 the pleasure of men, marriage a plan for taking over the world, and spanking kids the key to obedience and warriors in the quiver of the father. Mothers required only because they're needed for the birth, not because they contribute anything, but because men can't do it on their own. Sex is beautiful, families are beautiful, and children are beautiful. But none of these are ultimate. All of these are wonderful blessings of God. But none are tools for our gain.The Savior who laid his claim to rule to be put under the rule asks us to do the same. Buy Sheila Gregoire's Books here: The Marriage You Want, She Deserves Better, The Great Sex Rescue Marissa Burt's book will be available for preorder soon!

    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.


    Millstones: Abuse in the OPC, Part 7 Jul 08, 2026
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    Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition

    Find all the documents here: Sons of Patriarchy Facebook (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 story, these are the women she referred to at the end of her episode. When this episode goes live head over to the Sons of Patriarchy Facebook page. There you find hundreds of pages of documents: Facebook messages, timelines, presbytery reports, everything. Theresa, Caroline, and the anonymous woman have given us access to everything. Let's do something about 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.


    A Conversation with Tia Levings on "A Well-Trained Wife" Jul 08, 2026
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    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. But she got out. May her story help you too. Buy Tia Levings' book here: A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy Follow Tia Levings on here: Decontrusting Fundamentalism

    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.


    Too Opinionated: Abuse in the PCA, Part 2 Jul 08, 2026
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    Find Mountain City Christian Counseling here. Sign up for an upcoming Mountain City Christian Counseling retreat here. 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. In this episode I spoke with Colleen McConnell, former member of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Orlando, Florida, and Megan Owen, founder of Mountain City Christian Counseling, who was formerly counseled by Jim Wilson, Doug Wilson's late father. Colleen's story shares similarities with every story we have profiled save one difference, she won her case in the PCA. So we look into when women "win," what that means for their relationship with the church and its leadership, as well as their marriages (or former marriages). Megan (and her family) were horrifically abused by her ex-husband, and you'll hear what kind of counsel came from the mouth of Jim, which then starts making more sense of Doug. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Because for these men and leaders, a woman who's too opinionated needs to be put her in place. Below them.

    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.


    Understanding Spiritual Abuse Jul 08, 2026
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    In this last episode of Season 1, I spoke with Dr. Karen Roudkovski, a Licensed Professional Counselor with her own practice, and an expert on trauma and abuse, with her own story of the same. Karen ties in every theme of Sons of Patriarchy Season 1, gives language to those searching and hurting, a listening ear to those who want to speak out, and the compassion to speak into those lives who have been destroyed by leaders of the church. May the end of Season 1 give you hope, peace, understanding, and the courage to move forward in the grace of the Savior. Because Jesus himself understands what you went through, are going through, and will go through. A sympathetic redeemer who heals you. Find Karen here. Buy Karen's books here: Understanding Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse Assessment, Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook, and Counseling Through the Storm

    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.


    Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor Jul 08, 2026
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    Our scheduled episode for tomorrow has to be pushed back to next week (the reason why will be apparent when you listen), so I pulled this one out of the hopper! I spoke with Caleb Campbell of Disarming Leviathan and Pastor of Desert Springs Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Need some sanity in this age of extreme political unrest, the takeover of our government, self-professed Christ Nationalists climbing the political ladder, all the while you're trying to figure out your friend or family member who seems to be enamored with it all? This is the conversation you need. Buy Disarming Levithan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor

    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.


    Wes Bredenhof & Camille de Vos Jul 08, 2026
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    If you're in Australia and need help with a DV situation please call: 1800RESPECT A conversation on Doug Wilson's pernicious and pervasive influence in Canada and Australia with Wes Bredenhof, who has pastored Reformed churches in Canada and Australia, and Camille de Vos, who was born and raised in the Free Reformed Churches of Australia. We have episodes upcoming on the influence of Doug, Christian Nationalism, abuse in the church, and more, across Europe, Africa, South America, and parts of Asia. May the global church take notice. Wes Bredenhof's blog series on Doug Wilson: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Camille de Vos: Stories by Camille, Instagram, Substack.

    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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