Intro & Welcome 

DoD Slashes Recognized Churches List 

Mormon Church Wealth & Political Power 

Christian Influencers & Public Abortion 

Genesis 6 Playing Out Right Now 

Owen Benjamin & Words as Spells 

Walking in Kingdom Authority 

Christians Questioning Apostle Paul 

LA Mayor Race & Voter Fraud 

Final Thoughts & Closing

The days of Noah have nothing on 2026.

This is the first Faith on the Fringe week in review. Leah and Malaine break down the christian current events, bible mysteries, and spiritual warfare playing out in real time, and why none of it surprises anyone who has actually read Genesis 6. The fallen angels, the Genesis 6 giants, the nephilim agenda: this is not ancient history. It is in the headlines. And the demonic influence behind what is unfolding in the world and in the body of Christ right now requires christian discernment that most Sunday morning services are not equipping people to have.

From the Department of War slashing its recognized churches list to a Christian influencer couple publicly aborting their baby at 20 weeks, from the body of Christ melting down over anyone questioning the Apostle Paul to voter fraud in the LA mayor's race, this episode covers what the church should be talking about and is not. They dig into Owen Benjamin's book on words as spells and the fallen technologies of the Watchers, what Kingdom authority actually requires, and why the Book of Enoch, the nephilim explained through Scripture, and bible prophecy unfolding in 2026 matter more right now than most believers realize.

JOIN THE FRINGE ON FACEBOOK HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefringeonfb

"We are in a time of major unveiling and revealing. And that is going to require major deconstruction. It's also going to require that the only rock you stand on is Jesus Christ of Nazareth."

-Malaine Lea Butler

Key Takeaways
Why the Department of War's decision to slash recognized churches from over 200 to 31 and exclude the Mormon Church feels less like policy and more like a power play.
How a Christian influencer couple's public abortion at 20 weeks mirrors the same sacrifice to Moloch that corrupted the pre-flood world, and why the reaction may be more orchestrated than it appears.
Why the body of Christ's emotional meltdown over anyone questioning the Apostle Paul reveals more about biblical illiteracy than it does about Paul himself.
How Owen Benjamin's book on words as spells connects the fallen technologies of the Watchers to the corruption of language in modern culture.
What Peter's shadow healing the sick in Acts 5 reveals about the relationship between spiritual maturity and Kingdom authority.
Why every act of chaos, distraction, and hopelessness in 2026 is designed to keep you out of your prayer closet, and why the solution is community, not commentary.

Featured Scripture

2 Timothy 1:7

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

Application: Leah and Malaine close this episode with this verse because it is the antidote to everything they just spent an hour unpacking. The world is loud. The distractions are layered. The chaos is designed to produce fear, confusion, and hopelessness. And God says: I did not give you that spirit. What He gave is power, love, and a sound mind. The call for the believer in 2026 is to stop letting the noise dictate the posture. Get in your prayer closet. Seek Him first. And then go make a difference in your community, your home, and the lives of the people He has placed under your stewardship.

Timestamps:

00:02 — Intro & Welcome 
02:59 — DoD Slashes Recognized Churches List 
05:21 — Mormon Church Wealth & Political Power 
21:30 — Christian Influencers & Public Abortion 
30:00 — Genesis 6 Playing Out Right Now 
34:00 — Owen Benjamin & Words as Spells 
39:40 — Walking in Kingdom Authority 
44:00 — Christians Questioning Apostle Paul 
01:03:00 — LA Mayor Race & Voter Fraud 
01:15:58 — Final Thoughts & Closing



Resources and Connect

Owen Benjamin, "How to Slay a Wizard":

https://amzn.to/3QE554m

Bev Tucker, "You Can Change the World by Speaking It":

https://amzn.to/3S5qEeD

Owen Benjamin on Tucker Carlson:

https://youtu.be/sDJmvLrWcRc

Aaron Abke's Response Video to Angela Scafidi:

https://youtu.be/7loPosZWi-E

Hunter Biden on Candace:

https://youtu.be/Ux1kzgQxkws

Otha Turnbough / Lionheart Church:

https://www.youtube.com/@LionheartChurch

Dan Duval / Bride Ministries:

https://www.bridemovement.com/

The Religion Business:

https://www.youtube.com/@thereligionbusiness

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Faith on the Fringe:

Substack: https://faithonthefringe.substack.com

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Leah Steele Barnett:

The Cul✞ure Cast Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-culture-cast/id1797035500

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theleahsteele

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_steele_barnett

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahsteeleofficial

Malaine Lea Butler:

Kingdom Talk Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-talk-podcast-with-malaine/id1813854951

Eden House: https://www.theedenhouse.co

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malaine_lea_butler

Eden House IG: https://www.instagram.com/xoedenhouse

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/15kz1zU1XL/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Historical and Theological References

The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Holds the world's largest liquid religious wealth with estimates between 265 and 400 billion dollars, funded by a highly centralized tithing system and a massive investment portfolio overseen from Salt Lake City, Utah. The Department of War's June 2026 decision to slash its recognized Christian church designations from over 200 to 31 excluded the LDS Church entirely. Leah, who was born and raised in Salt Lake City, notes there is no real separation of church and state in Utah and frames the exclusion as a political power play rather than a theological determination.

Sacrifice to Moloch. The ancient Canaanite practice of offering firstborn children to the god Moloch in exchange for prosperity, wealth, and a better life. Referenced throughout the Old Testament as one of the abominations that provoked God's judgment. Leah draws a direct line from this practice to modern abortion, noting that the justifications are functionally identical: the sacrifice of children for the promise of a better quality of life.

The Fallen Technologies of the Watchers. Referenced in the Book of Enoch, the Watchers were angelic beings who descended and gave humanity heavenly technologies that were then corrupted and used outside of God's design. Leah connects this to Owen Benjamin's framework on words as spells, language as technology, and the question of whether corrupted heavenly technologies can be restored to the purposes God originally intended.

Scriptures for Further Study

Genesis 6:5. The wickedness of man was great in the earth and every intention of his heart was only evil continually.

2 Timothy 1:7. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Matthew 6:33. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Ecclesiastes 1:9. There is nothing new under the sun.

Galatians 1:11-12. Paul declares his gospel came by direct revelation from Jesus Christ, not from any human source.

Acts 5:15. The sick were carried into the streets so that Peter's shadow might fall on them and they would be healed.

Genesis 4:10. The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

If this episode stirred something in you and you are tired of a church that skips what is actually happening in the world, start where Leah and Malaine close: get in your prayer closet. Seek Jesus first. Then go make a difference in your community. Coach the team. Check on the single mom. Prayer walk the school. The world changes when believers stop spectating and start stewarding what is right in front of them.

Subscribe to our Substack at https://faithonthefringe.substack.com for expanded teaching, community conversation, and deeper dives into the topics we covered today.

#FaithOnTheFringe #Genesis6 #NephilimExplained #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianDiscernment #BibleProphecy2026 #SupernaturalBiblicalTheology #KingdomTheology

The days of Noah have nothing on 2026.
This is the first Faith on the Fringe week in review. Leah and Malaine break down the christian current events, bible mysteries, and spiritual warfare playing out in real time, and why none of it surprises anyone who has actually read Genesis 6. The fallen angels, the Genesis 6 giants, the nephilim agenda: this is not ancient history. It is in the headlines. And the demonic influence behind what is unfolding in the world and in the body of Christ right now requires christian discernment that most Sunday morning services are not equipping people to have.
From the Department of War slashing its recognized churches list to a Christian influencer couple publicly aborting their baby at 20 weeks, from the body of Christ melting down over anyone questioning the Apostle Paul to voter fraud in the LA mayor's race, this episode covers what the church should be talking about and is not. They dig into Owen Benjamin's book on words as spells and the fallen technologies of the Watchers, what Kingdom authority actually requires, and why the Book of Enoch, the nephilim explained through Scripture, and bible prophecy unfolding in 2026 matter more right now than most believers realize.
JOIN THE FRINGE ON FACEBOOK HERE: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefringeonfb">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefringeonfb</a>
<blockquote>
"We are in a time of major unveiling and revealing. And that is going to require major deconstruction. It's also going to require that the only rock you stand on is Jesus Christ of Nazareth."
-Malaine Lea Butler
</blockquote>
Key Takeaways
<ul>
<li>Why the Department of War's decision to slash recognized churches from over 200 to 31 and exclude the Mormon Church feels less like policy and more like a power play.</li>
<li>How a Christian influencer couple's public abortion at 20 weeks mirrors the same sacrifice to Moloch that corrupted the pre-flood world, and why the reaction may be more orchestrated than it appears.</li>
<li>Why the body of Christ's emotional meltdown over anyone questioning the Apostle Paul reveals more about biblical illiteracy than it does about Paul himself.</li>
<li>How Owen Benjamin's book on words as spells connects the fallen technologies of the Watchers to the corruption of language in modern culture.</li>
<li>What Peter's shadow healing the sick in Acts 5 reveals about the relationship between spiritual maturity and Kingdom authority.</li>
<li>Why every act of chaos, distraction, and hopelessness in 2026 is designed to keep you out of your prayer closet, and why the solution is community, not commentary.</li>
</ul>
Featured Scripture
<blockquote>
2 Timothy 1:7
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
</blockquote>
Application: Leah and Malaine close this episode with this verse because it is the antidote to everything they just spent an hour unpacking. The world is loud. The distractions are layered. The chaos is designed to produce fear, confusion, and hopelessness. And God says: I did not give you that spirit. What He gave is power, love, and a sound mind. The call for the believer in 2026 is to stop letting the noise dictate the posture. Get in your prayer closet. Seek Him first. And then go make a difference in your community, your home, and the lives of the people He has placed under your stewardship.
Timestamps:
00:02 &mdash; Intro &amp; Welcome&nbsp; 02:59 &mdash; DoD Slashes Recognized Churches List 05:21 &mdash; Mormon Church Wealth &amp; Political Power 21:30 &mdash; Christian Influencers &amp; Public Abortion 30:00 &mdash; Genesis 6 Playing Out Right Now 34:00 &mdash; Owen Benjamin &amp; Words as Spells 39:40 &mdash; Walking in Kingdom Authority 44:00 &mdash; Christians Questioning Apostle Paul 01:03:00 &mdash; LA Mayor Race &amp; Voter Fraud 01:15:58 &mdash; Final Thoughts &amp; Closing 
Resources and Connect
Owen Benjamin, "How to Slay a Wizard":
<a href="https://amzn.to/3QE554m">https://amzn.to/3QE554m</a>
Bev Tucker, "You Can Change the World by Speaking It":
<a href="https://amzn.to/3S5qEeD">https://amzn.to/3S5qEeD</a>
Owen Benjamin on Tucker Carlson:
<a href="https://youtu.be/sDJmvLrWcRc?si=ufqTe1AQY3nd0B-X">https://youtu.be/sDJmvLrWcRc</a>
Aaron Abke's Response Video to Angela Scafidi:
<a href="https://youtu.be/7loPosZWi-E?si=XnmA5pqkIVXXb167">https://youtu.be/7loPosZWi-E</a>
Hunter Biden on Candace:
<a href="https://youtu.be/Ux1kzgQxkws?si=tSNrE6FX1cbH9c1G">https://youtu.be/Ux1kzgQxkws</a>
Otha Turnbough / Lionheart Church:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LionheartChurch">https://www.youtube.com/@LionheartChurch</a>
Dan Duval / Bride Ministries:
<a href="https://www.bridemovement.com/">https://www.bridemovement.com/</a>
The Religion Business:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thereligionbusiness">https://www.youtube.com/@thereligionbusiness</a>
Some links listes are affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no cost to you. 
Faith on the Fringe:
Substack: <a href="https://faithonthefringe.substack.com">https://faithonthefringe.substack.com</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/faithonthefringepodcast">https://www.instagram.com/faithonthefringepodcast</a>
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Email: <a href="mailto:help@faithonthefringepodcast.com">help@faithonthefringepodcast.com</a>
Leah Steele Barnett:
The Cul✞ure Cast Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-culture-cast/id1797035500">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-culture-cast/id1797035500</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theleahsteele">https://www.instagram.com/theleahsteele</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leah_steele_barnett">https://www.instagram.com/leah_steele_barnett</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahsteeleofficial">https://www.facebook.com/leahsteeleofficial</a>
Malaine Lea Butler:
Kingdom Talk Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-talk-podcast-with-malaine/id1813854951">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-talk-podcast-with-malaine/id1813854951</a>
Eden House: <a href="https://www.theedenhouse.co">https://www.theedenhouse.co</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/malaine_lea_butler">https://www.instagram.com/malaine_lea_butler</a>
Eden House IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xoedenhouse">https://www.instagram.com/xoedenhouse</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/15kz1zU1XL/?mibextid=wwXIfr">https://www.facebook.com/share/15kz1zU1XL/?mibextid=wwXIfr</a>
Historical and Theological References
The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Holds the world's largest liquid religious wealth with estimates between 265 and 400 billion dollars, funded by a highly centralized tithing system and a massive investment portfolio overseen from Salt Lake City, Utah. The Department of War's June 2026 decision to slash its recognized Christian church designations from over 200 to 31 excluded the LDS Church entirely. Leah, who was born and raised in Salt Lake City, notes there is no real separation of church and state in Utah and frames the exclusion as a political power play rather than a theological determination.
Sacrifice to Moloch. The ancient Canaanite practice of offering firstborn children to the god Moloch in exchange for prosperity, wealth, and a better life. Referenced throughout the Old Testament as one of the abominations that provoked God's judgment. Leah draws a direct line from this practice to modern abortion, noting that the justifications are functionally identical: the sacrifice of children for the promise of a better quality of life.
The Fallen Technologies of the Watchers. Referenced in the Book of Enoch, the Watchers were angelic beings who descended and gave humanity heavenly technologies that were then corrupted and used outside of God's design. Leah connects this to Owen Benjamin's framework on words as spells, language as technology, and the question of whether corrupted heavenly technologies can be restored to the purposes God originally intended.
Scriptures for Further Study
Genesis 6:5. The wickedness of man was great in the earth and every intention of his heart was only evil continually.
2 Timothy 1:7. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Matthew 6:33. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Ecclesiastes 1:9. There is nothing new under the sun.
Galatians 1:11-12. Paul declares his gospel came by direct revelation from Jesus Christ, not from any human source.
Acts 5:15. The sick were carried into the streets so that Peter's shadow might fall on them and they would be healed.
Genesis 4:10. The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
If this episode stirred something in you and you are tired of a church that skips what is actually happening in the world, start where Leah and Malaine close: get in your prayer closet. Seek Jesus first. Then go make a difference in your community. Coach the team. Check on the single mom. Prayer walk the school. The world changes when believers stop spectating and start stewarding what is right in front of them.
Subscribe to our Substack at <a href="https://faithonthefringe.substack.com">https://faithonthefringe.substack.com</a> for expanded teaching, community conversation, and deeper dives into the topics we covered today.
#FaithOnTheFringe #Genesis6 #NephilimExplained #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianDiscernment #BibleProphecy2026 #SupernaturalBiblicalTheology #KingdomTheology

The Bible is stranger, darker, and more glorious than you were taught. Let's talk about it.

Faith on the Fringe is where Leah Steele Barnett and Malaine Lea Butler explore the supernatural biblical worldview that most modern churches have quietly shelved. Spirit-Filled. Bible-Obsessed. Slightly Unhinged.

The Divine Council. Fallen Watchers. The Nephilim. Pre-flood history. Spiritual warfare with real teeth. We bring the scholarship, the Spirit, and zero religious performance.

We are not doom-scrolling through Revelation or building bunkers. This is a Kingdom-forward conversation rooted in the belief that God's story is bigger, wilder, and more victorious than mainstream theology has made room for.

For the believers who never stopped asking questions. For the Christ-followers who want the whole Bible, not just the comfortable parts.



MEET THE HOSTS OF FAITH ON THE FRINGE

LEAH STEELE BARNETT

Faith-led cultural commentator, AI educator, and host of The Culture Cast operating at the intersection of technology, culture, and Kingdom stewardship. She examines cultural deception, belief systems, and power structures through a biblical lens. She is pattern-oriented, allergic to hype, and built for the kind of theology that doesn't flinch. On The Fringe, she brings the research, the receipts, and a refusal to let comfortable doctrine go unchallenged.

MALAINE LEA BUTLER

Deliverance-driven disciple of Jesus Christ who walked out of the New Age and into radical transformation through the power of the Gospel. Host of Kingdom Talk and founder of Eden House, she creates space for raw, deep, and confrontational conversations that call hearts into full surrender and freedom in Christ. On The Fringe, she brings fire, spiritual authority, and zero tolerance for religious performance.

The Bible is stranger, darker, and more glorious than you were taught. Let's talk about it.
Faith on the Fringe is where Leah Steele Barnett and Malaine Lea Butler explore the supernatural biblical worldview that most modern churches have quietly shelved. Spirit-Filled. Bible-Obsessed. Slightly Unhinged.
The Divine Council. Fallen Watchers. The Nephilim. Pre-flood history. Spiritual warfare with real teeth. We bring the scholarship, the Spirit, and zero religious performance.
We are not doom-scrolling through Revelation or building bunkers. This is a Kingdom-forward conversation rooted in the belief that God's story is bigger, wilder, and more victorious than mainstream theology has made room for.
For the believers who never stopped asking questions. For the Christ-followers who want the whole Bible, not just the comfortable parts. 
MEET THE HOSTS OF FAITH ON THE FRINGE
LEAH STEELE BARNETT
Faith-led cultural commentator, AI educator, and host of The Culture Cast operating at the intersection of technology, culture, and Kingdom stewardship. She examines cultural deception, belief systems, and power structures through a biblical lens. She is pattern-oriented, allergic to hype, and built for the kind of theology that doesn't flinch. On The Fringe, she brings the research, the receipts, and a refusal to let comfortable doctrine go unchallenged.
MALAINE LEA BUTLER
Deliverance-driven disciple of Jesus Christ who walked out of the New Age and into radical transformation through the power of the Gospel. Host of Kingdom Talk and founder of Eden House, she creates space for raw, deep, and confrontational conversations that call hearts into full surrender and freedom in Christ. On The Fringe, she brings fire, spiritual authority, and zero tolerance for religious performance.