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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Latest episodes
Jan 2, 2025 • 2h 14min
Let's Get Spiritual: Abuse in the OPC, Part 3
Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition. Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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? 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 30, 2024 • 1h 9min
Marketing, or, Why the Ends Justify the Means
Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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. 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 28, 2024 • 50min
2 or 3 Witnesses: A Conversation with Rachael Denhollander
Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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? 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 26, 2024 • 1h 40min
Never Good Enough: Abuse in the OPC, Part 2
Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition. Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 23, 2024 • 1h 12min
The Anti-Denomination
Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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. 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 19, 2024 • 1h 10min
The Lion of Judah Louder Roars: Abuse in the OPC, Part 1
Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition. Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. Meet Stephanie Chernyavskiy, former member of Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church (Neon is part of the OPC: Orthodox Presbyterian Church) in Neon, Kentucky. This is her story. Here's the poem Stephanie wrote and read from at the end: The Lion of Judah Louder Roars. 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 15, 2024 • 1h 43min
Indoctrination Station
Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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 ACCS (Association of Classical Christian Schools). The Matriarch of Classical Education takes on the Patriarch of "Christian" Classical Education. Susan explains why she doesn't like the phrase "Christian" Classical education, dives into the history of the methodology, misconceptions, and more. Jill lived it. She's a trained educator herself, sent her sons to The Oaks Academy, and became a Teacher's aide as well. Give your kids an education, not an indoctrination. 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 12, 2024 • 1h 52min
A Museum for Saints: Abuse in the CREC, Part 7
Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. Meet Jade Miller (a former Logos School student), and an anonymous man who attended CRECs in the Pacific Northwest. Jade will be releasing her memoir soon, sign up here to get notified when it's available: https://jademari.com/memoir-theoutsidegirl. 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 9, 2024 • 49min
Excursus: A Conversation with Thabiti Anyabwile on Doug Wilson
Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
Dec 7, 2024 • 1h 10min
From Mars Hill to Moscow: A Conversation with Mike Cosper
Need help? Contact Outreach Incorporated. 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 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: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/ Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy--6517628/support.
