Sons of Patriarchy, Moscow, ID (2025)

11/13/2025

"I'm not a pe*****le or predator, she looks older than she is. Plus she's *very* mature for her age. Plus she's basically legal. Plus she seduced me."

- Pastor in Anywhere USA.

11/13/2025

Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson just dropped Curtis Yarvin’s name, while “critiquing” Nick Fuentes, as someone who’s “saying many insightful things suspended in midair.”

Who is Curtis Yarvin, why do his ideas echo from Silicon Valley to the Christian Right, and why is Doug Wilson reading him while critiquing Nick Fuentes, someone who has similar ideas?

Curtis Yarvin, known online as Mencius Moldbug, is a software engineer turned political theorist — basically, the philosopher who red-pilled the tech elite.

He started blogging in the 2000s about something radical: democracy doesn’t work — and maybe the U.S. should run like a startup, with a CEO-style leader instead of messy elections. He calls it a “patch” to fix the broken operating system of government.

His influences are all over the map: Thomas Carlyle’s worship of strong rulers, Machiavelli’s realism, and Silicon Valley’s obsession with efficiency and control. The result became known as the Dark Enlightenment — a mix of tech futurism, reactionary politics, and anti-democratic thought.

Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor who co-founded PayPal, was an early reader and occasional attendee at Yarvin’s private salons.

J.D. Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy and now the Vice President — backed by Thiel — has spoken admiringly about some of Yarvin’s political critiques, even if he distances himself from the label.

Yarvin’s fingerprints are all over the new “post-liberal right” — the space where tech elites, national conservatives, and online traditionalists are starting to blend.

And that’s where someone like Doug Wilson — the Reformed pastor pushing a vision of Christian patriarchy and anti-modern order — might find Yarvin intriguing. Wilson wants a world rebuilt around biblical hierarchy; Yarvin wants hierarchy built around power and competence. Different theology, same suspicion of democracy and liberal chaos.

To his fans, he’s the genius who says the quiet part out loud.
To his critics, he’s the soft-spoken architect of digital authoritarianism.

In short: Curtis Yarvin is the philosopher who wants to reboot democracy like bad software — and his code is already running in the background of American politics.

11/12/2025

From Albert Mohler's wildly popular podcast, "The Briefing," billed as "Cultural Commentary from a Biblical Perspective."

I guess s*xual abusers and predators get a pass from Evangelical Christians because they "don't confuse male and female."

Sinning, but sinning with the "right" theology.

Horrifying.

h/t

11/12/2025

Josh Howerton is the Senior Pastor of Lakepointe Church in Dallas, Texas, a mega church with over 20,000 attendees.

He is centering himself as a “leading voice” in the Christian Nationalist movement, especially among mega church leaders. It seems he has read Raymond Ibrahim's "Sword and Scimitar" and now fancies himself an expert on Muslims and Muslim immigration.

We are talking to former members of his church, as his trajectory is similar to those of Mark Driscoll and Doug Wilson.

11/11/2025

“It would be better for a Black American to be conceived in Charleston in 1855 than in Baltimore in 2025. Your odds are better, your chances are better.”

“You can be a Christian slave owner with a Christian slave, it’s possible.”

Doug Wilson on the slave’s chances/life being “better” than that of an aborted human.

Renowned atheist Sam Harris interviewed Doug Wilson on Sam’s podcast, Making Sense, and spoke about Christian Nationalism, religious tests for political office, women’s suffrage, abortion, slavery, and the future of the Christian faith in American society.

Some Christian Nationalists waver on the sinfulness or prudence of slavery, while some outright claim the practice and subjugation of minorities as “Biblical” and right. Other Christian Nationalists waver on slavery, but never so on abortion.

Sam rightly pressed Doug’s views on slavery, comparing them to his Southern Presbyterian forebears, most of whom who staunch proponents of the practice of chattel slavery, though Doug pays lip service against it.

Doug claims that slavery *can* be executed rightly under a godly slave owner and slave person. He sees no issue with owning another person’s life, their death being in your hands and up to your whims, while taking a stronger stance against abortion.

For a majority of conservative Christians, both are abhorrent practices, but not necessarily for Doug.

I interviewed Thabiti Anyabwile, a Black American pastor in Washington D.C. about his blog exchange with Doug over Doug’s two works, “Black and Tan” and “Southern Slavery As It Was,” which covers much the same ground as this conversation, though from an explicitly Christian point of view.

We commend it to you here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy/id1772141068?i=1000734510863.

11/10/2025

The joining of far-right coalitions and institutions you NEED to be aware of.

- David Goodwin coauthored a book with Pete Hegseth in 2022.

Here the are the members of “Battle for the American School” Summit and effort to “change American history and education:”

- David Goodwin is the current President of the Association of Classical Christian Schools, founded by Doug Wilson in 1994.

- Pete Hegseth moved his family to Tennessee so his kids could attend Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy, part of the ACCS. When JECA helped “plant” Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship (part of the CREC) in 2023, Hegseth’s family began attending.

- Hutz Hertzberg, Chief Education Officer of Turning Point USA/Education, the political institution founded by Charlie Kirk.

- Derrick Morgan, Executive Vice President of the recently-in-the-news Heritage Foundation, whose CEO, Kevin Roberts, is in the news for his support of Tucker Carlson’s interview of Nick Fuentes.

- Ali Ghaffari, Executive Director of the St. John Henry Newman Institute, an emerging voice in Catholic School education.

- Jeremy Tate, CEO of the Classic Learning Test, the biggest effort to reformed American education and testing standards.

As with many things, there are good and bad mixed into this, and that what makes the bad so insidious, it seeps in with good intentions.

This is what we’re fighting, the slow and steady takeover of American education, and especially the rewriting of American (and world) history.

11/07/2025

You Need This Reminder Today:

Christianity is a global religion that by its very nature breaks down borders between all peoples, nations, tribes, and tongues.

To be a Christian is to be part of the universal church, to share citizenship in a Kingdom that comprises men, women, and children across all of history and geography.

If you’re not a Christian, please understand the men (and some women) behind Christian Nationalism do not represent Jesus or the people who follow him. He gathered together tax collectors, sinners, widowers, Jews and Gentiles, adulterers, outsiders, immigrants, the rich and poor, the elite and downtrodden.

To separate peoples could not be farther from the Christian message, the unifying Savior between God and men.

Religious pluralism is a good thing, living around and with people we disagree with doesn’t destroy a nation, it strengthens it. Diseases run most rampant among people groups that have similar immune systems (homogeneity), but diffuse quickest among a diversity of peoples because they have different antibodies and immune responses.

Christian Nationalism will fail, and it will fail when Christians and those who identity with other religious traditions, or no religious tradition at all, partner with one another and strengthen our diversity and resolve.

Christian Nationalism thrives only when it’s univocal - a single voice. They cannot stand when others join. THAT is why it’s an inherently combustible project, because Christians of various stripes who want to see Christendom rise will inevitably disagree with one another and split.

Keep fighting.

11/06/2025

Dale Partridge has been in the news lately, mostly for his recent theological “developments:” repealing the 19th amendment, pulling back the Civil Rights Act of 1965, establishing Christendom, opinions on bikinis and leggings, and so much more.

But let’s get to know Dale, shall we?

Dale grew up in the Inland Empire (Southern California desert-ish) has been a serial entrepreneur from sometime in his early 20’s, best known for founding Sevenly and StartupCamp.

By all accounts he’s been a relatively successful dude, now 40 years old. He’s been in business, start-ups, and now ministry.

The exposure began in 2020.

Religion News Service came out with reporting that Dale had been plagiarizing quotes, motivational snippets, and large portions of his social media output from people like Martin Luther King Jr, Ricky Martin, Ron Finley, and legendary basketball coach John Wooden, among many others.

There were *hundreds* of posts from 2010-2014 that never cited the original author and passed off as if Dale had come up with them himself.

Here’s the original article: https://religionnews.com/2020/01/07/dale-partridge-christian-influencer-and-founder-of-relearn-church-is-haunted-by-past-plagiarism/.

Dale “admitted” to not properly citing/attributing the quotes from 2010-2014, claiming “I was not a Christian then,” but later we find out he’s been doing this through at least 2019.

There’s more.

Dale posts about his “marriage retreat” utilizing photos from the LA Times, business ventures where he leaves right when things get fishy, and timeline mismatches between his claims and reality.

Read this (lengthy) post on Medium “Dale Partridge’s Timeline”: https://medium.com//dale-partridge-plagiarism-more-than-haunted-87e914cf4f12.

Then, in 2023, Nick Campbell of “Christ is the Cure” begins questioning Dale Partridge’s claims of being seminary trained, of having graduate education, and his “fitness” to be running a seminary (though unaccredited).

Here’s a link to that story/timeline: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1APKkX_KEk-DuqbHHUW-Cf-wVnt9xTPVT/view.

Another link to Owen Strachan (then provost of one of the schools Dale claimed to attend): https://owenstrachan.substack.com/p/dale-partridge-and-ministry-credentials.

Dale never went to college and completed on a “Graduate Level Certificate” in theology at Western Seminary. There is evidence he began courses at The Master’s Seminary and Grace Baptist Theological Seminary, but he never finished the degrees. These were listed on Dale’s website/profile as places he had completed training at, AND received 5 years of “master’s level training.”

Beyond even this, Dale claimed there were teachers at his seminary WHO NEVER KNEW THEY TAUGHT THERE. The reason? He had had a conversation or two with them, and then felt it appropriate to use their name and likeness on his seminary’s site to “legitimize” it.

All bogus, and Dale issues another “apology,” and vows to stay away from ministry for a year.

BUT, by this time he had already started a church in Arizona, “King’s Way Reformed Church.” This is along with the Relearn App where he publishes supposedly original work and ebooks, as well as his seminary - Reformation Seminary (originally in Oregon but moved when Dale moved to Arizona).

Dale is now in the part of his journey where he feels at home with the teachings of Doug Wilson and the CREC.

He claims he is a CREC “applicant” (which doesn’t exist) and that his “sending church” is Church of the King CREC in Sacramento, California. No one has been able to verify any of these claims.

Dale is an engagement farmer, provocateur, untrained “minister,” serial plagiarizer and liar (still), and when he claimed to step away from ministry is the very time he began the process of “joining” the CREC (if that’s even true).

His latest grift is manhood.org wherein he “sells” discipleship (online, no less) for $200/month of $2200 for the year.

This is the guy in this video decrying the 19th amendment and a woman’s right to vote.

Dale's FULL timeline (up to November 30, 2023): https://medium.com/-Dogood/dale-partridge-a-timeline-acee86c31d9b.

11/06/2025

One of the most influential atheists in America, Sam Harris, announced he is interviewing Doug Wilson on his podcast, Making Sense.

We are trying to get in contact with Sam and his team for a few reasons:

1. Make them aware of the s*x abuse scandals and allegations that have been made against Doug and his denomination, school(s), and related institutions.

2. Correct a (rather pervasive in the media) misunderstanding of Pete Hegseth’s introduction to all things Doug Wilson, and where Pete’s Christian Nationalism came from.

3. Provide background on Doug Wilson and everything he has founded and influenced.

4. Give an intellectual, historical, theological, and cultural look at the development of Modern Christian Nationalism.

Sam is introducing his massive audience to the worst representative of Christianity possible, and we’re hoping we can give a fuller view of what Doug stands for and what he has covered up.

Email Sam here to try and get us on his platform and/or to get Doug off the platform.

[email protected]

All this will do is get Doug more fans.

11/05/2025

“Women are the kind of people that people come out of.”

A lot has been made out of how Doug responded to Pamela Brown during their CNN interview.

But I want to point out the question Pamela asked, “What does that mean? What role do women play in society?”

She had previously asked Doug about the masculinity crisis and how Christ Church Moscow “fills the void” and reaches men searching for identity and value in our modern culture.

That is when Doug’s infamous quote comes in. That’s the role he believes women play in society.

But it makes sense, as he later states, because women care for the souls of their children, they are CEOs of the home. They “nurture” the kids God gives them, because they are mandated to “fill the earth and subdue it.”

God blesses those whose “quiver is full,” those who fill their family and the earth with as many image bearers as possible. Men plant the seed, and women bear it.

MEN subdue, women just hope they have more men. If they have girls? They hope those girls turn into women and contribute to society by having more men.

That’s why the quote is horrible - women’s role is to birth more men.

Women *as women* don't have a role, women have a role as long as they produce.

11/05/2025

If you're the CREC, you should NEVER bite the hand that feeds you.

Yesterday, Uri Brito, the Presiding Minister of the CREC issued an official statement on behalf of the CREC concerning Christ Church Moscow and Doug Wilson.

As stated in this screenshot, the saga began in 2015, with a report commended to Christ Church Moscow in 2017.

What isn't stated in this screenshot/post are the minutes from their Spring 2025 minutes, which have sections from Toby Sumpter asking for this "formation of a voluntary advisory committee" to be relinquished and the matter to be settled.

Why is the 2015 date important you might ask?

Natalie (now Ængel) Greenfield posted a letter to her blog from Doug Wilson to the investigating officer of her s*xual abuse case in September of 2015. In this letter Doug softens Jamin Wights actions against Ængel, refuses to call him a predator, and Ængel's critique of Doug's "handling" of the case and proceedings.

In 2024, Knox Presbytery "redrew" their lines, "kicking out" Trinity Reformed, one of the more critical churches (Peter Leithart wrote a letter apologizing to Natalie/Ængel, and was critical for how the Wight case was handled). In Spring 2025, Toby Sumpter tried to use Christ Church's stated refusal to submit to the 2017 report that was also critical of how the case was handled.

In the minutes of Knox Presbytery's 2025 stated meeting, an interesting excerpt shows up:

"I have spent a fair bit of time this last Fall working with the session of Trinity Church in Coeur 'Alene after the resignation of their long time Pastor Stuart Bryan due to significant scandal and disorder among his children. Pastor Chase Fluhart and the other elders have done yeoman's work leading that congregation through a minefield, and we are tentatively hopeful that the storm is beginning to subside. Please continue to pray for the congregation as well as Stuart Bryan and his
family."

In 2018, Pastor Stuart Bryan, the then Presiding Minister of the CREC, met with Christ Church Moscow but failed to come to a resolution around the report.

Pastor Stuart Bryan is the now *former* pastor of Trinity Church in Coeur d'Alene, which you might know from spot in the news in the fall of 2024: "Former North Idaho Church Members Face Sexual Abuse Investigations." (linked here: https://favs.news/north-idaho-church-members-s*xual-abuse-investigations/)

According to this report, victims of the alleged s*xual predator approached Pastor Stuart Brian in 2018, and what did he say? "We will handle this IN HOUSE."

No wonder Stuart Bryan was tasked with approaching Christ Church in 2018 but "failed to come to a resolution."

NOW, all of this begs the question: what's going on here?

It's being claimed that no committee was ever formed to investigate this issue, so nothing can be rescinded by a council that was never set-up. This wasn't "official CREC business" or conducted by any official group of ministers/elders, so they can't "apologize" for what was brought forward, as it wasn't brought forward *to* anyone.

They *are* apologizing for using the CREC logo and calling the people who brought this forward a "committee of council." But that's it.

This neglects the fact that it was originally brought forward by 7 Presiding Ministers of CREC Presbyteries AND contradicts what the report itself said, because it cited the CREC Constitution's authorizing for Presiding Ministers in their official capacity to inquire into the health of their member churches.

So, moral of the story?

Don't question Doug.

***NOTE: The ORIGINAL investigation was led by Randy Booth, co-author of the "Justice Primer" with Doug Wilson. That book was then credibly accused of plagiarism, and Randy took the fall. Jack Phelps took over after Randy resigned. So the leader of the CREC Presiding Ministers' investigation was led by Doug's co-author. Biased? Of course not. Boot-lickers.***

11/04/2025

If you haven’t watch the extended interview between Pamela Brown of CNN and Doug Wilson of Christian Nationalist fame (based out of Moscow, Idaho), you need to.

About 50 minutes into the interview Pamela asks Doug about convicted pe*****le Steven Sitler, and you can see how visibly uncomfortable he gets. He stumbles over his words, makes excuses, and obfuscates.

Here are the facts about Steven and how his pe******ia was “handled” by Christ Church elders:

1. Sitler is reported to have molested 25 minors (Doug says 15 or more).

2. According to multiple health professionals, Sitler is what is called a “Fixated Pedophile,” which means he will likely repeat his actions.

3. Sitler’s crimes were not reported by Christ Church and Doug until 8 months after it was found out.

4. Wilson is *on the record* for advocating for the death penalty for child molesters, but I guess not for the kids of wealthy patrons of his church.

5. While Sitler was incarcerated, Wilson wrote to the judge to “go easy on him with limited and measured penalties.”

6. After Sitter’s release, a Christ Church elder sets Sitler up with a woman at the church, Doug approves of the relationship, and marries them.

7. Wilson marries the couple knowing they plan on having children (see “Fixated Pedophile,” which can include your own children).

8. Wilson (and he says the judge believed this too) cites that marriage will have a “ther**eutic effect” on Sitler = s*x with a woman his age will make him want to r**e children less.

9. Sitler has a kid, but Sitler’s *wife* is set up as his chaperone, while leaving him alone with his child several times for long periods.

Now, here’s why Doug thinks this is ok:

1. Marrying Sitler to his wife was legal.

2. Sitler was a professing Christian.

3. His wife understood what she was getting herself into.

4. Marriage means Sitler has a “lawful” s*xual outlet in his new wife.

5. Doug would do this again if he had the chance.

THIS is who Doug is.

Believe him.

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