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In this podcast episode of the Dismantling Doctrine podcast, host Dr Clint Heacock interviews Sarah Bader — co-host of the Sons of Patriarchy podcast and a longtime Moscow, Idaho resident — about life under the influence of Pastor Doug Wilson and his Christ Church. Sarah shares how she joined Peter Bell's podcast after a failed NPR project, and how growing up in Moscow since 1998 gave her a frontline view of how Doug Wilson has systematically built a religious and cultural empire in the town. The conversation covers Wilson's dominionist agenda, his ties to the American Redoubt movement, Christian nationalism, and his growing national influence through figures like Pete Hegseth.

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In this episode, I welcome Peter Bell from the Sons of Patriarchy podcast for a deep dive into the world of Doug Wilson. He's a self-ordained pastor from Moscow, Idaho who has spent decades building a network of Christian nationalist influence.

Together we trace Wilson's origins, his controversial "Southern Slavery As It Was" pamphlet, his founding of the CREC denomination and the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS), and how his fringe ideas gradually moved into the mainstream — culminating in his recent sermon at the Pentagon.

The conversation then turns to Pete Hegseth, now U.S. Secretary of Defense (or War), and the web of connections linking him to Wilson's world through classical Christian education and the ACCS, Fox News, Christian nationalism, and the fringe CREC denomination.

Both of us, as seminary-trained theologians, share deep concern about a man with limited theological education wielding militaristic, crusader-inspired religious rhetoric--all the while overseeing the world's most powerful military engaged in an illegal war against Iran.

We argue that the through line--traced from R.J. Rushdoony's Christian Reconstructionism to Doug Wilson to Pete Hegseth--represents a genuinely dangerous convergence of weaponized theology, patriarchy, and political power.

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Summary

This episode explores the relationship between evangelicalism, nationalism, and church politics in Sweden and the US. Dr. Joel Halldorf shares insights on historical influences, political alignments, and the impact of faith on national identity.

Takeaways

• Historical roots of evangelicalism in Europe and the US
• The relationship between church and state in Sweden and the US
• The influence of political ideologies on evangelical movements
• The rise of Christian nationalism and its implications

Keywords

evangelicalism, nationalism, Sweden, US, church politics, religious influence, Christian nationalism, secularism, political theology