How Patriarchy Makes a Mockery of the Gospel and Destroys Lives

Sons of Patriarchy

Peter Bell & Sarah Bader

Religion & Spirituality

4.2 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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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

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SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sons of Patriarchy. I'm your host, Peter Bell.
0:05.0	Sons of Patriarchy exists to expose the hidden power structures behind Christian nationalism.
0:10.5	Through survivor testimonies, shared storytelling, and honest expert critiques from across
0:15.9	political, theological, and cultural spectrums, we shine light on systems of abuse and authoritarian control
0:23.6	principally focused on Doug Wilson of Moscow, Idaho, and the movements he has founded and influenced,
0:29.2	as well as across reformed and conservative churches. Our goal is not just to inform, how did we get
0:35.7	here, and what do we do about it, but to spark meaningful
0:39.2	conversations in homes, faith communities, and public spaces about what a healthier, freer,
0:45.9	and more just society can look like. Together, we can dismantle harmful narratives and build
0:52.8	communities of mutual respect and diversity.
0:57.2	Sons of Patriarchy aims to do what Doug cannot. We will unite people. We do not demand you be
1:03.6	like us. We meet you where you are. And while you may not always agree with us, we hope we can
1:09.6	agree on this. Churches should be safe.
1:14.1	You can find us on all podcasting platforms as well as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and X, and
1:20.7	Sons of Patriarchy.com. Add free episodes, bonus content, listening a week ahead of time on both audio and video,
1:30.8	monthly Ask Us Anything Specials and many more perks are available across five membership levels
1:36.3	at patreon.com slash sons of patriarchy. Much of the same is available via Apple podcast subscriptions for $4.99 a month.
1:48.0	You can give to this work directly at donorbox.com slash sons dash of dash patriarchy.
1:56.7	Exclusive Sons of Patriarchy merch is available at Sonsopatriarchy.com slash merch.
2:02.9	If you'd like to get a hold of us, desire to interview either myself or co-producer Sarah Bader,
2:09.4	or your news media agency looking for information on Christian nationalism,
2:14.5	Patriarchy Doug Wilson, or anything else we covered in this series,
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