Sarah Stankorb
@sarahstankorb.bsky.social
Journo and author:
FORTHCOMING 📕: Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church & What It Means for the Future of Religion
Disobedient Women (Nat. best seller)
I cover religion, politics & gender sarahstankorb.substack.com | Insta/Threads: @sarahstankorb
FORTHCOMING 📕: Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church & What It Means for the Future of Religion
Disobedient Women (Nat. best seller)
I cover religion, politics & gender sarahstankorb.substack.com | Insta/Threads: @sarahstankorb
On American religious, political and economic polarization. My latest for @newrepublic.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
How Polarization Tore a Hole in America’s Mainline Churches
What happened to America’s religious moderates, and why does it matter to our country’s future?
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
On American religious, political and economic polarization. My latest for @newrepublic.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
No agency or government that uses children as bait is pro-life.
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 AM
No agency or government that uses children as bait is pro-life.
My latest, for @damemagazine.bsky.social, in which I contemplate whether "Donald Trump’s appetites are so extreme, likening them to cartoons might be the only way for those of us with more typical palates to grasp the Leviathan’s hunger that motivates him."
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Trump’s Insatiable Greed Is Destroying Us All - Dame Magazine
Donald Trump, once an icon of 1980s American consumer culture and the (heavily edited) tycoon celebutante of The Apprentice, is the logical consequence of flawed character unchecked by the normal boun...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
My latest, for @damemagazine.bsky.social, in which I contemplate whether "Donald Trump’s appetites are so extreme, likening them to cartoons might be the only way for those of us with more typical palates to grasp the Leviathan’s hunger that motivates him."
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Reposted by Sarah Stankorb
Memo leaked to me reveals shortly before the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, homeland security was worried about officer confrontations with vehicles - foreshadowing the exact circumstances of Good's death:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
Leaked memo: “De-escalation is key”
Before Renee Good’s killing, immigration authorities sent agents a warning
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Memo leaked to me reveals shortly before the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, homeland security was worried about officer confrontations with vehicles - foreshadowing the exact circumstances of Good's death:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
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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...
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
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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...
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
Reposted by Sarah Stankorb
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
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.
Quit asking for a thimble of water when the house is on fire.
September 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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.
Quit asking for a thimble of water when the house is on fire.
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“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
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.
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
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“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
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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
Watch: youtu.be/1bJeerWhY9U
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September 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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
Watch: youtu.be/1bJeerWhY9U
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"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...
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
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"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...
A conversation on how evangelicalism's theologies of hierarchy & submission are a harmful model for our nation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJe...
I really, really hope we all start to appreciate the almost always combined dangers of Christian patriarchy and Christian nationallism, personified by Wilson.
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.
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
September 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I really, really hope we all start to appreciate the almost always combined dangers of Christian patriarchy and Christian nationallism, personified by Wilson.
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...
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
August 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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...
Heed the warning from those who have.
www.thecut.com/article/pete...
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Reposted by Sarah Stankorb
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.
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.
August 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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.
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.
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/
August 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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/
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...
August 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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...
Nothing is disqualifying?
Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops “Nazis” gets DOJ job www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
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.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Nothing is disqualifying?
Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops “Nazis” gets DOJ job www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops “Nazis” gets DOJ job www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
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Tickets are AVAILABLE for our LIVE recording and Q+A at the Kenworthy Theater in Downtown Moscow, Idaho from 4-6 PM!
(We'll likely hit full capacity by the end of today - so if you live in the area, get your tickets soon)
@sarahstankorb.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
(We'll likely hit full capacity by the end of today - so if you live in the area, get your tickets soon)
@sarahstankorb.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
Live Recording & Q+A in Moscow, Idaho
Join Peter Bell and Sarah Stankorb on August 8 from 4-6 PM at The Kenworthy! You WON'T want to miss this.
www.eventbrite.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Tickets are AVAILABLE for our LIVE recording and Q+A at the Kenworthy Theater in Downtown Moscow, Idaho from 4-6 PM!
(We'll likely hit full capacity by the end of today - so if you live in the area, get your tickets soon)
@sarahstankorb.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
(We'll likely hit full capacity by the end of today - so if you live in the area, get your tickets soon)
@sarahstankorb.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
Is the Democratic Party's entire plan for dealing with fascism to send endless texts requesting urgent $2 or $50 donations?
August 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Is the Democratic Party's entire plan for dealing with fascism to send endless texts requesting urgent $2 or $50 donations?
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We are doing a LIVE recording and Q+A in Moscow, Idaho on August 8 from 4-6 PM with @sarahstankorb.bsky.social.
Moscow is Christian Nationalist HQ, it's the "belly of the beast."
We intend on disrupting it.
EventBrite/ticket information for any interested: www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
Moscow is Christian Nationalist HQ, it's the "belly of the beast."
We intend on disrupting it.
EventBrite/ticket information for any interested: www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
Live Recording & Q+A in Moscow, Idaho
Join Peter Bell and Sarah Stankorb on August 8 from 4-6 PM at The Kenworthy! You WON'T want to miss this.
www.eventbrite.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We are doing a LIVE recording and Q+A in Moscow, Idaho on August 8 from 4-6 PM with @sarahstankorb.bsky.social.
Moscow is Christian Nationalist HQ, it's the "belly of the beast."
We intend on disrupting it.
EventBrite/ticket information for any interested: www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
Moscow is Christian Nationalist HQ, it's the "belly of the beast."
We intend on disrupting it.
EventBrite/ticket information for any interested: www.eventbrite.com/e/live-recor...
You know you are done for when the AC repair guy spends an hour on the phone, sitting on the floor of your basement, because he doesn't know what is wrong, then goes out to his van 'to make a few calls' ... but really because he is overheated and wants his van AC.
July 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
You know you are done for when the AC repair guy spends an hour on the phone, sitting on the floor of your basement, because he doesn't know what is wrong, then goes out to his van 'to make a few calls' ... but really because he is overheated and wants his van AC.
I have been running on the elliptical most days for over a decade. It used to be a way to push my weaker muscles and allow myself to rely on my stronger ones to keep going. I run half an hour exactly.
July 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I have been running on the elliptical most days for over a decade. It used to be a way to push my weaker muscles and allow myself to rely on my stronger ones to keep going. I run half an hour exactly.
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What a weird old man.
Trump asks the Juventus players standing behind him if women could make their team and tries to bait them into endorsing his transphobia
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What a weird old man.
Hey @404media.co is the EndDEI website down??? I was going back to it for a story and now get an error that my browser detects a potential security threat and it won't load. I'd be curious if you can find out if someone took it down or what is going on. Might this be a clever hack or just accurate?
June 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hey @404media.co is the EndDEI website down??? I was going back to it for a story and now get an error that my browser detects a potential security threat and it won't load. I'd be curious if you can find out if someone took it down or what is going on. Might this be a clever hack or just accurate?
I just heard from my editor at Elle that my recent story has nearly a million engaged minutes (of reading and listening) on Apple News!
If you haven't read it yet, here it is!
www.elle.com/life-love/op...
If you haven't read it yet, here it is!
www.elle.com/life-love/op...
Inside TikTok’s Runaway Trad Wife Phenomenon
How women use the internet to escape an oppressive lifestyle.
www.elle.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I just heard from my editor at Elle that my recent story has nearly a million engaged minutes (of reading and listening) on Apple News!
If you haven't read it yet, here it is!
www.elle.com/life-love/op...
If you haven't read it yet, here it is!
www.elle.com/life-love/op...