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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks. There's also more on Wilson and mishandling of abuse in his church/school in my book, Disobedient Women.

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E. Klein @ekleinchr.bsky.social · 3d

Also worth checking out this article by @sarahstankorb.bsky.social. I think she was the 1st journalist to report on abuse at Doug Wilson’s church.

www.vice.com/en/article/i...

Inside the Church That Preaches ‘Wives Need to Be Led with a Firm Hand’

Evangelical pastor Douglas Wilson wrote that men “conquer” and women “surrender.” Christ Church survivors are starting to speak out.

www.vice.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 29d

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Sep 19

I have an idea and party Dems feel free to steal: stop sending constant texts begging for money for campaigns that are a year+ away, use those lists to organize people NOW w/ daily steps to save democracy so we can have those elections.

Quit asking for a thimble of water when the house is on fire.

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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · Sep 18

“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.” - Justice Robert Jackson

David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · Sep 18

We've never seen a comprehensive attack on free speech like this in our lifetimes.

The assassin's attack on Charlie Kirk was also an attack on free speech.

Thea administration's crackdown on speech is egregious.

And more people support political violence. It's all so bad.

Opinion | The Dangers of the Charlie Kirk Aftermath

www.nytimes.com

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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 16

Why is Christian patriarchy gaining ground in America? @sarahstankorb.bsky.social unpacks Doug Wilson’s influence—from Moscow, Idaho to the national stage—and what it reveals about power, abuse, and faith.

Watch: youtu.be/1bJeerWhY9U

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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Those folks who already lived the microcosm version [of Christian patriarchy] can clue us into how that can be nationalized." - @sarahstankorb.bsky.social

A conversation on how evangelicalism's theologies of hierarchy & submission are a harmful model for our nation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJe...

Patriarchy and Power: Sarah Stankorb on Doug Wilson’s Theology of Authority

YouTube video by Faithful Politics Podcast

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Sep 9

I really, really hope we all start to appreciate the almost always combined dangers of Christian patriarchy and Christian nationallism, personified by Wilson.

Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · Sep 8

Good @apnews.com piece by @tiffanystanley.bsky.social on "Pastor Doug Wilson's Fringe Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump’s Washington" wordandway.org/2025/09/08/p...
I appreciate being included along with @sarahstankorb.bsky.social & @tialevingswriter.bsky.social to critique Wilson.

Pastor Doug Wilson's Fringe Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump's Washington - Word&Way

‘Whatever he may have been in the past, he’s not fringe now,’ said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and Wilson critic who wrote the forthcoming book ‘The Bible According to Christian Nationalists.’

wordandway.org

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 15

There are additional costs to women's powerlessness in this church world too. www.vice.com/en/article/i...

Inside the Church That Preaches ‘Wives Need to Be Led with a Firm Hand’

Evangelical pastor Douglas Wilson wrote that men “conquer” and women “surrender.” Christ Church survivors are starting to speak out.

www.vice.com

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks! I just wanted to make sure! And it should be news everywhere.

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 14

It's a hard position, not wanting to build his platform, but also needing to share the warning.

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 13

My latest, for @thecut: if you are gobsmacked by the Doug Wilson sound bites, imagine living this, and hope you never have to.

Heed the warning from those who have.

www.thecut.com/article/pete...

We Should All Fear Pete Hegseth’s Anti-Woman Pastor

Ex-members of the fringe Christian church he supports have tried to warn us.

www.thecut.com

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · Aug 13

www.thecut.com/article/pete...

Always read @sarahstankorb.bsky.social

We Should All Fear Pete Hegseth’s Anti-Woman Pastor

Ex-members of the fringe Christian church he supports have tried to warn us.

www.thecut.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Aug 9

A video arguing that women shouldn’t be able to vote was just shared by Trump’s Secretary of Defense, the guy in charge of our whole military.

And Democratic Party leaders still can’t stand up to this administration?! Our rights are on the line and all our party leaders offer us is silence.

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 9

Another local story: Packed Moscow event challenges Pastor Doug Wilson’s movement, influence - FāVS News share.google/POUfS4ds0CKF...

Packed Moscow event challenges Pastor Doug Wilson’s movement, influence - FāVS News

A live recording of the 'Sons of Patriarchy' podcast in Moscow, Idaho, drew 250 people to confront abuse and Christian nationalism linked to Christ Church

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Sons of Patriarchy draws crowd for live podcast episode investigating ...

Host Peter Bell and author Sarah Stankorb discuss allegations of abuse in the Moscow church

www.dnews.com

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 9

The Moscow crowd was vocal and warm and knows the stakes all too well. I am so grateful to have been a part of it, and grateful to the podcast, Sons of Patriarchy, for taking this on.

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 9

Last night, I was part of an event that represented resistance to Christian patriarchy and Christian nationalism, in Moscow. Next door to one of Wilson's big annual events. They moved their event!

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 9

The guy I have been writing about for years.

I was actually in Moscow, Idaho (his home base) when CNN's story aired. Word is, Wilson and his buddies are thrilled. They didn't get pushed. It was like free advertising.

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 9

I will have more to share once I sleep, but some of you are just hearing about Doug Wilson (founder of Hegseth's denomination, who said on CNN that women are the kind of people who come out of, and another of his underlings argued for repeal of the 19th amendment). 1/

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 7

Evangelical movement: Inside one Idaho pastor’s crusade for Christian domination in the age of Trump | CNN Politics share.google/N79HXT0oMszY...

Evangelical movement: Inside one Idaho pastor’s crusade for Christian domination in the age of Trump | CNN Politics

Doug Wilson grew his Idaho church into a global network of schools and congregations with a patriarchal view of Christian nationalism. His new church in DC counts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a c...

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 7

The response to violent and sexual crimes is reporting to the cops. Handling it internally is what keeps perpetuating abuse within churches.

CNN, ALL reporters now picking up on this subject, ask the NEXT question.

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 7

As someone who has covered Wilson and the impact of his teachings for years, I would have hoped @cnn.com would have questioned Wilson's assertion that sometimes the way to deal with abuse is going to the authorities, sometimes church elders, sometimes family...

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · Aug 7

Nothing is disqualifying?

Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops “Nazis” gets DOJ job www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

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