Rev. Benjamin Cremer

If you’re new to my page, welcome! My desire is for authentic dialogue, especially as we navigate through difficult topics at the intersection of Christianity and politics. I write about topics like these in a weekly newsletter, which you can find here: benjamin-cremer.ck.page/profile

Imagine telling the Pope to “stay out of politics” then broadcasting yourselves reading the Bible over the nation and holding a worship service in D.C. to “rededicate the nation to God” and somehow not see the blatant hypocrisy.

Jesus' harshest words weren't directed towards "sinners." Jesus' harshest words were directed towards those who used their religion as a tool of oppression and self serving power. Jesus' harshest words were directed towards religious hypocrisy. May we remember this.

Evangelical Christian leaders literally gathering around a gold statue of the president and celebrating it, all while raging against any accusation of idolatry. This is what idol worship looks like.

Imagine calling Renee Good and Alex Pretti “domestic terrorists” and calling immigrants “animals” then turning around and telling people they need to “tone down their rhetoric.”

It is a broken Christianity that says “God protected him!” when a president survives and “thoughts and prayers” when school kids die. A god who only protects the powerful and not the vulnerable is an idol.

I just can’t imagine wanting an entire secure ballroom for one man and not wanting gun reform for every child in America.

@pooptraindepot Incorrect. God would not make us stewards of creation if we could not do anything about it. That’s like saying we shouldn’t plant a garden for food, because it’s in God‘s hands.

@Brcremer Admitting we can’t do anything about it cuz it’s in Gods hands 🙌

Christians should be the loudest voices advocating confronting climate change, not its biggest deniers. If we truly believe that God created all things, called it good, and called us to be stewards, then acknowledging and confronting climate change is the only faithful response.

@DavidAFrench @highbrow_nobrow “So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” -Matthew 23:28

One of the saddest and most disturbing realities of the second Trump administration is the gap between the administration’s Christian rhetoric and its corrupt and lawless actions. The administration wants all the benefits of religion and none of the burdens. It wants to be seen as godly while acting godlessly. I’m reminded of Jesus’ words in Matthew 15: “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” nytimes.com/2026/04/23/opi…

Reading the entire Bible and broadcasting it to the entire nation while actively taking food, healthcare, clean water, clean air, shelter, due process, and basic human dignity away from people is the exact kind of religious hypocrisy Jesus raged against.

No amount of reading the Bible publicly can compensate for a heart that is committed to hate.

One of the biggest lies we Christians have come to believe is that the best and most effective way to address the pressing issues of our time is to gain more control over others rather than become more compassionate towards others. This is the opposite of the gospel of Jesus.

Paula White comparing the president to Jesus was met with applause. The Pope calling for peace and ending the war was met with condemnation. Beware of any Christian movement that measures loyalty to God by loyalty to the president.

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Sean Hannity said that he was no longer Catholic in 2019. How many times is he going to leave the Catholic Church?

When you worship violence, someone calling for peace will sound like a sinner.