No Quarter November (NQN), the annual tradition spearheaded by CREC Pastor Doug Wilson since 2018, has long been a rallying cry for unapologetic, patriarchal Christianity. Promoted through Canon Press and Wilson’s bold proclamations, NQN is meant to be a month of no-holds-barred confronting of a rebellious culture and taking no prisoners in defense of traditional biblical values. Yet, in its eighth iteration called “The Ocho,” Wilson appears to be softening his stance, introducing cracks in the patriarchal foundation that allow for female leadership while defending women who step into teaching roles over men. This shift, captured in two recent clips from this YouTube video, signals a troubling feminization of what was once a staunchly male-led charge.
Wilson’s 8% Exception for Female Leaders
In the first clip, Wilson invokes the proverb “give an inch, and they’ll take a mile” while discussing biblical patriarchy through the lens of the Book of Judges. He points to Deborah, the prophetess and judge, as an outlier in Israel’s leadership. Depending on how one counts the judges (12 or 15), Wilson calculates her role as representing about 8% of the total. From this, he extrapolates that a society could maintain its patriarchal character as long as men hold at least 90% of leadership positions, budgeting for “exceptional women” like Margaret Thatcher. Â
This reasoning marks a departure from Wilson’s historically rigid views on male headship. Rather than viewing Deborah’s leadership as a rare judgment on Israel’s failure (as some interpret it), Wilson treats it as a normative percentage, opening the door for women in civic roles, provided they stay under that 10% threshold. He then warns of the slippery slope, imagining a U.S. Senate overrun with “57 Deborahs,” but the initial concession is telling. As he lists modern examples of overreach (e.g., Nancy Mace), it’s clear he’s critiquing excess, not the principle of inclusion itself.
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This 8% loophole undermines the patriarchal nature of NQN. What starts as an “occasional” exception risks becoming the rule, especially in a culture Wilson himself describes as a leper colony of feminist influence. By deriving governance models from anecdotal biblical history rather than clear commands like those in Isaiah 3:12 (“children are their oppressors, and women rule over them”), Wilson invites the very contagion he decries. In the context of NQN’s call to burn it all down, this feels like quarter given where none should be. And why wouldn’t this same 8% principle apply to a church elder board as well? There’s no logical reason why it couldn’t be.
Wilson White Knighting for Allie Beth Stuckey
Building on this compromise, the second clip sees Wilson directly defending conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey amid backlash to her public lecture on men’s pornography use. Wilson seems to speak out of two sides of his mouth here. He does acknowledge the dangers of the “feminist longhouse” where men are subject to being ruled by matriarchs. Yet, when Stuckey delivers a “big sister talk” scolding men for their failures, Wilson sides with her, dismissing critics as “porn brains” unwilling to confront their own browser histories. Â
Stuckey, a prominent voice in conservative Christian circles, positioned her message as tough love, but many saw it as overstepping her bounds by instructing men on moral failings in a public, authoritative manner. Wilson’s response? He chides the “howls of protest” from men who’d “rather talk about the men who have been enervated by porn” than address the issue head-on. By redirecting blame to the critics’ personal sins, he effectively shields Stuckey from scrutiny over her “conservative variant of feminism,” encouraging her role as a lecturer while portraying resistance as guilt ridden obfuscation.
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This defense further erodes NQN’s patriarchal core. Wilson’s initiative has always emphasized male leadership and bold, uncompromised truth-telling. Encouraging “girlboss lectures” from figures like Stuckey while schoolmarming her detractors, he introduces a maternal dynamic that clashes with the event’s counter-cultural reputation. It’s as if the longhouse isn’t being smashed but remodeled, with select women granted entry to the inner circle.
Conclusion: Platform Over Patriarchy
In order to understand this culture shift by Pastor Wilson, one needs to look back about a year and a half to March 2024. Doug attended Joel Webbon’s Right Response conference, and he privately informed the other speakers that he needed to publicly call for a ceasefire between the Ogden brothers and Allie Beth Stuckey. The reason? He had conducted an interview with The Blaze, which threatened to shelve it unless he distanced himself from those attempting to hold her accountable. A detailed accounting of this event can be found here, along with a video put out by Ogden (timestamp 2:31:50).
In defending Stuckey and carving out exceptions like the 8% rule, Wilson’s actions during NQN appear driven not by unyielding conviction, but by strategic concessions to gain and maintain influence in conservative media. It remains to be seen how this strategy will affect the Moscow brand going forward. Doug has already
gone woke for the Jews. Are women to be next?
One Response
I did not hear the podcast, but I did read his article about Miss Allie. I found no fault in it, he was concerned that they were going after the wrong thing, and I think he was right. I don’t agree with women pastors, but that’s not what was going on.