Silenced No More: Abuse in the OPC, Part 5
Sons of Patriarchy
Peter Bell & Sarah Bader
4.2 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2025
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Meet Rachel Curtiss, former member of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Cait West, former member of the PCA, RPCNA, and OPC in Pennsylvania and Colorado.
Rachel was publicly excommunicated by Joe Rigney (now at Christ Church Moscow) because she left an abusive marriage and church. Cait West, author of the book Rift, was entrenched in the "stay-at-home-daughter" movement, and managed to escape. They have both found their voice.
Resource mentioned in this episode: Rift by Cait West
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sons of Patriarchy. Before we dive into today's episode, we want to take a moment to provide a content warning. |
| 0:08.2 | In this episode, we'll be discussing sensitive topics, including emotional, spiritual, and sexual abuse. |
| 0:15.0 | We understand that these subjects can be triggering for many listeners. If you find yourself feeling uncomfortable or need to take a break, |
| 0:22.8 | please feel free to pause or skip to a later segment. Your well-being is our top priority. |
| 0:29.4 | We encourage you to reach out for support if you need it. There are resources available to help you |
| 0:35.2 | through difficult times, and those can be found |
| 0:37.8 | in our show notes and intake forums to private support communities which are screened. |
| 0:43.2 | Thank you for being here with us today. |
| 0:45.9 | Welcome to Silenced No More, Abuse in the OPC Part 5. |
| 0:53.5 | In this episode, you will meet Rachel Curtis, former member at City's Church in St. Paul, |
| 0:58.4 | Minnesota, and Kate West, author of Rift, and you can find that in our show notes, |
| 1:04.2 | and a former member of the OPC and PCA. |
| 1:07.5 | She shows up again in episode 13. |
| 1:12.2 | It's only matter of rank. |
| 1:18.9 | Rachel's husband, along with Joe Regney and the pastors at City's Church, attempted to tell her what she needed to work on and worry less about her husband. |
| 1:23.6 | She, and not her husband, was eventually excommunicated on January 15, 23, two years and one day from the date that this episode publishes. |
| 1:36.3 | Kate West grew up in the stay-at-home daughter movement, alive and well at the OPC where she grew up in Colorado. |
| 1:44.9 | Kate's life was ruled by her father, patriarchy, was shamed for her body, and was told to never trust her feelings. |
| 1:54.4 | In these circles, your life as a woman is figured out for you. You just happen to live it. |
| 2:03.5 | Let's begin with Rachel Curtis. |
| 2:14.8 | My name's Rachel Curtis. Yeah, so I got married in May of 2015 and I moved to Minnesota because my ex-husband was going to Bethlehem College and Seminary, which is where |
| 2:18.8 | Joe Rigny was a professor. And we started attending City's Church, which is a Bethlehem Church |
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