'Christ is king' becomes a loaded phrase in US political debates, especially on the right

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Kaylor said the phrase is often used as "a declaration of Christian nationalism " asserting that "the nation should be brought under the dictates of Christ.
51% : The Vatican has diplomatic relations with Israel and has also recognized a state of Palestine.
48% : That itself is a sharp break from what was once a near-consensus of pro-Israel sentiment among Republicans.
48% : Advertisement Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican who chairs the Religious Liberty Commission, announced Prejean Boller's removal from the panel after the meeting.
45% : A recent Catholic convert, she said she opposes a popular evangelical view that modern-day Israel exists in fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
40% : Other Catholics on the Religious Liberty Commission noted that Jesus and his followers were Jews and that a seminal 1965 Vatican document rejects antisemitism and the blaming of all Jews, including those alive today, for Jesus' crucifixion.
35% : The controversy connects to a larger schism on the right, with some conservatives pushing back against an increasingly vocal faction whose denunciations of Israel, critics say, often combine with blatant antisemitism.
33% : She also has denounced the war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran.
31% : Controversy spotlighted at religious liberty hearing Advertisement A recent meeting of the Religious Liberty Commission, a group President Donald Trump created and appointed, put the phrase and related controversies in the spotlight.
11% : During the Israel-Hamas war, popes Francis and Leo denounced the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas and Israel's massive military response, with Leo demanding a halt to Israel's "collective punishment" of Gaza's population.

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