When Joe Rigney Covered for a Porn Addict (and Discipline the Wife)
Sons of Patriarchy
Peter Bell & Sarah Bader
4.2 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 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 without their blessing. 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.
Get Cait West's book here: https://tinyurl.com/ycynkhnd
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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. |
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| 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, |
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