The Rise of Anti-Semitism and the New Right
Sons of Patriarchy
Peter Bell & Sarah Bader
4.2 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
In this conversation, Peter Bell interviews Tom Gjelten, a long-time reporter who has explored the rise of Christian nationalism, particularly through the lens of Doug Wilson and the National Conservatism movement. They discuss the evolution from the Moral Majority to the new Christian right, the role of anti-Semitism, and the changing landscape of religion reporting. Gjelten emphasizes the complexities of Christian nationalism, its alliances with right-wing populism, and the implications for American society and democracy.
Takeaways
- Tom Gjelten has a long history of reporting on religion and politics.
- Christian nationalism has become a significant force within evangelical Christianity.
- Doug Wilson's prominence in the National Conservatism movement highlights the mainstreaming of fringe ideas.
- The new Christian right is more focused on power than specific policy issues.
- Anti-Semitism is a troubling element within the Christian nationalist movement.
- The relationship between Christianity and broader culture has shifted from majority to minority status.
- Modern reporting on religion must consider the political context of Christian nationalism.
- The MAGA movement has blurred the lines between religious and political identity.
- Diversity is increasingly rejected by segments of the new Christian right.
- There is a growing pushback from within Christianity against the politicization of faith.
Keywords
Christian nationalism, Doug Wilson, anti-Semitism, religion and politics, right-wing populism, National Conservatism, Moral Majority, evangelical Christianity, diversity, political identity
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sons of Patriarchy, a podcast devoted to understanding how men and women get caught up in the systems of patriarchy, Christian nationalism, and the far right. |
| 0:11.7 | For years, these have been on the French, but now they're mainstream. |
| 0:17.8 | They've come from places like Moscow, Idaho, and are influencing churches, families, |
| 0:23.4 | schools, marriages, and institutions across the country, and now in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:30.1 | Every Monday, I interview experts in the fields we focus on, whether they be authors, |
| 0:35.7 | reporters, other podcasters, academics, professors, |
| 0:39.4 | former members of these groups, and more. |
| 0:42.3 | Our companion podcast, they called her bitter, amplifies the stories of survivors and the advocates |
| 0:48.5 | who come around them, detailing how the ideas we talk about here impact real lives because what was done in the dark |
| 0:56.9 | will be dragged in the light all right so we got tom guilt is it tom i should have asked you before |
| 1:04.2 | this is the one question that i should have asked before and it just came to me what i was about |
| 1:09.6 | to say your name is Is it Gelton? |
| 1:11.7 | It's Jelton. |
| 1:13.0 | Jelton. |
| 1:14.2 | Okay. |
| 1:14.5 | So one of those two, one of those two letters is silent. I have no idea which one. |
| 1:18.6 | Let's say that the G is silent. So, okay, gotcha. Yeah, Jelton. |
| 1:22.8 | So we got Tom Jelton. Now that I could say it right the second time, coming on, a longtime reporter wrote a |
| 1:29.7 | really, really interesting article, which I'm sure some people who follow this have already |
| 1:35.0 | read. |
| 1:36.4 | I got sent this article. |
| 1:37.6 | I cannot tell you how many times from people who listen to Sons of Patriarchers. |
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