EPISODE · Jun 23, 2026 · 1H 9M
OUTRAGE: How to Feed the Machine
from Blessed Are the Canceled · host Brenna Blain & Josh Butler
In today’s episode, “Outrage: How to Feed the Machine,” you’ll get an inside look at how the attack on Josh was more organized than it first appeared, driven by a particular tribe with a pattern of misrepresenting and digitally swarming dozens of Christian leaders.We’ll explore how social media got hijacked by outrage marketing, how online bullies learned to weaponize anger to build a platform, and why mobs are a terrible vehicle for justice. And we’ll dig into a theology of anger. Why does God get angry? When is anger good–and when does it become destructive? How do we learn to use it well?Your anger can become fuel to build up God’s world rather than to burn it down.-- Blessed Are the Canceled is a podcast about how being rejected, mocked, and discarded can become a pathway into the presence of God. Through personal stories, Scripture, and theology, the show explores shame, betrayal, forgiveness, exile, and spiritual formation. 🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts📬 Read along on Substack🎧 Season One Soundtrack Playlist on Spotify Edited by Ryan Biermann Theme music by Tents Intro music by Orchid Rainbow If you found this episode meaningful, consider subscribing and sharing it with someone who might need it. #BlessedAreTheCanceled #ChristianPodcast #FaithInSuffering
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In today’s episode, “Outrage: How to Feed the Machine,” you’ll get an inside look at how the attack on Josh was more organized than it first appeared, driven by a particular tribe with a pattern of misrepresenting and digitally swarming dozens of Christian leaders.We’ll explore how social media got hijacked by outrage marketing, how online bullies learned to weaponize anger to build a platform, and why mobs are a terrible vehicle for justice. And we’ll dig into a theology of anger. Why does God get angry? When is anger good–and when does it become destructive? How do we learn to use it well?Your anger can become fuel to build up God’s world rather than to burn it down.-- Blessed Are the Canceled is a podcast about how being rejected, mocked, and discarded can become a pathway into the presence of God. Through personal stories, Scripture, and theology, the show explores shame, betrayal, forgiveness, exile, and spiritual formation. 🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts📬 Read along on Substack🎧 Season One Soundtrack Playlist on Spotify Edited by Ryan Biermann Theme music by Tents Intro music by Orchid Rainbow If you found this episode meaningful, consider subscribing and sharing it with someone who might need it. #BlessedAreTheCanceled #ChristianPodcast #FaithInSuffering
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