Sons of Patriarchy

09/26/2025

Doug Wilson is front page news on The Wall Street Journal.

But so is Emilie Dye's story after we connected WSJ with her.

More to come.

09/26/2025

Part 2/2

We spent a few hours with Aaron Zitner, the reporter from The Wall Street Journal, giving him background and resources on Doug Wilson, the Christian Nationalist movement in general, and how it (and Doug) affects regular people in churches.

There will be more from us and Wall Street Journal in the future, as well as other major outlets.

We will not stop warning everyone.

Here's the video:

Pastor Doug Wilson is at the forefront of the controversial Christian nationalism movement, which is moving mainstream under Trump.

09/26/2025

Part 1/2

The Wall Street Journal contacted us about a month ago for background on a story about Doug Wilson.

We are thankful for their coverage, and doubly thankful that they talked with Emilie Dye from "Groomed to Submit: Abuse in the CREC, Part 2."

Read it here:

The incendiary pastor calls for taking away women’s right to vote and barring non-Christians from holding office. Pete Hegseth and Tucker Carlson are among his fans.

09/26/2025

A big THANK YOU to DER SPIEGEL for covering Doug Wilson, interviewing Sarah Bader, and shouting out our series in their recent issue!

(Extended screenshot of translated relevant section in comments)

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/usa-unter-donald-trump-gotteskrieger-in-der-regierung-a-a4a2d5f4-caae-4cce-8ccb-cf80204ffcf6

09/25/2025

Doug Wilson Is Not a Prophet.

- Founded a denomination he needs not submit to; nay, *will not* submit to.
- Speaks as a prophet without the fear of being treated like one.
- Fears weakness because the culture needs "strength."

Christianity has never been the religion of the powerful, but the downtrodden. It has never been the salve to the rich, but to the poor. It has never been used to silence women, but upend the social structures of the day. It has always lifted up a crucified savior, resurrected for all peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations.

This doesn't mean it hasn't been used by the elite (strongholds of Christendom, the Crusades, fantasies of American exceptionalism, etc), but that use has rarely been wielded properly.

Here are few highlights from a wonderful article written by former CREC pastor, Jeremy Sexton:

(we linked to the article yesterday if you'd like the full read)

09/24/2025

Drop whatever you're doing/reading and follow what's happening in Texas.

Susan Wise Bauer's post on the recent appointment of David Barton (of revisionist-history fame) by the Texas State Board of Education as their "Expert Content Advisor" for the 2025 revision of Texas' history standards.

Dr. Bauer was prominently featured in Episode 8 of our series, "Indoctrination Station," for this very reason.

09/24/2025

Brian Sauve and Eric Conn are pastors of Refuge Church in Ogden, Utah.

Both men are former disciples of Doug Wilson, with Eric Conn (the second to speak in this clip) a former CREC candidate who jumped ship.

There is so much wrong with this clip, but here are three of the most important:

1. No culture has a monopoly on godliness, nor are there any cultures who are "more sinful" than another, or more prone towards sin than others. There are cultures that *hide* sin better than others, but no culture is superior to another. Every culture has their proclivities and foibles, hopes and desires, fears and goals. White culture has enslaved every culture under the sun, just as every culture has their dark(er) histories. It also plays *heavily* into the "white savior complex," assuming white culture will save other cultures from their sin, because white culture is somewhow less corrupt than the others.

2. To accept the person, but not their culture, is to NOT ACCEPT THE PERSON. It's like saying "I want you, but not really you. I want only the parts I like and agree with, less so those I'm uncomfortable with, or that don't align with my cultural values." We are more comfortable within the cultures we grew up in, and that isn't a bad thing. It's human. But telling someone, "I'd like to hang out with you, but please leave what makes you, YOU, behind." It's surfacy, gross, and looks at people as a composition of parts and a project to work on, rather than a human to love.

3. A "Cretan" isn't an ethnicity, it's a geographical among the islands of Greece. Per Jeff Moss (guest on our series), Paul is quoting Epimenides, a Cretan, and if all Cretans were liars, why would Paul quote a Cretan calling all Cretans... liars?

There are no statistics available in this clip, and neither Brian Sauve nor Eric Conn have EVER been part of majority black cultural spaces. Not that that would give them room to speak, but it would color (pun intended) their experience with black people.

Jesus came for all cultures, and especially for those who don't think their culture is all that bad.

09/24/2025

Doug Wilson's 'serrated edge' substitutes lampoon for lament and crosses into language Scripture forbids.

09/24/2025

09/23/2025

Just a reminder that Doug may have conveniently “forgotten” to have that discussion with us, but we have not.

Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’’.

We're waiting.

To Canon Press - we'll even let you stream the 1-on-1 on Canon Plus, unedited.

With all the good you've done, what's to lose?

09/23/2025

There are no greater threats to the church today than Christian Nationalism and Cultural Christianity.

Both feign a confession of faith when they are more worried about cultural relevancy and domination.

Both are antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

09/22/2025

Repost: No matter how appealing a theological view may sound, it must be weighed carefully by the whole counsel of God’s Word. We are not called to abandon critical thinking, but to hold fast to the truth.

🔗 Link to full article in comments below!