110. Ben Cremer - Politics and Faith, Extending Grace, and a Church Fused with Empire

Benjamin Cremer is a pastor who spends his time these days in the online space in the intersection of Christianity and politics. Having grown up in white Christian nationalism in the U.S.A. Ben now gracefully explores how faith in Jesus offers a critique to policies and ideologies that many Christians actively support. We talk about his upbringing, the changes in his faith, the costs of those changes on relationships, and how his more open understanding of God has given him the ability to better love others. We also discuss how he interacts with people by challenging their beliefs and ideas, while still holding grace for them, even when he feels their beliefs are causing harm, which makes it an encouraging, but also very challenging, conversation. Check out Ben's weekly newsletter, Into the Gray, and find him on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky.___Connect with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠downtoearthconversations.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or at:Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Strahan:Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strahan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/StrahanMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/commonerscommunion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@strahanmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@commoners_communion⁠