New York Daily News Article RatingSome Southern California church leaders pushing political extremes
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| "That's something that could be seen as pretty intrusive on religious freedom, even if under the rules it's permissible." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Other right-leaning churches have pushed back against the Black Lives Matter movement and spoken out in opposition of public schools teaching students about systemic racism." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "So Williamson said it's important to distinguish between discussing political issues -- such as Black Lives Matter, which his congregation would 100" | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "He also said execution is the just punishment for the ringleaders of this coup." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "American churches have always been political, taking stands on issues such as abortion rights or marriage equality." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Last month, Hotsenpiller's church hosted a Reawaken America Tour that featured a speech from My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, an outspoken Trump supporter who insists God will help overturn Biden's election." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Last month, Hotsenpiller's church hosted a Reawaken America Tour that featured a speech from My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, an outspoken Trump supporter who insists God will help overturn Biden's election." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "During a church service on Oct. 25 -- about a week before the General Election -- video shows Pedick inviting then-candidate and church member Michelle Steel on stage." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Before handing Steel a microphone to discuss her campaign, and then praying for her to get to Congress, Pedick said:I'm voting for Michelle Steel." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "When GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia came to Southern California in July, three secular venues canceled her plaed political rally over her support for far-right policies." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Four days after some of the rioters at the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol were seen carrying Jesus Saves signs, Pedick told his congregation that he'd been assured by trusted sources that a lot of things would happen before Joe Biden was sworn in as president on Jan. 20." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "She pointed out how speakers at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference made a gold statue of Trump and how others have spoken about his return to office as a Christ-like second coming." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Data suggests that White evangelical Christians account for a disproportionately high share of Trump's political supporters." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Trump was able to capture that sense of White grievance in a way that blends conservative Christian faith with patriotism, said Brink, of Chapman." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "It's the inverse of Black church support for Obama." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "I would encourage everybody to vote for Michelle Steel." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Leaders of some nondenominational churches in Southern California are using their pulpits to push hard for Trump-brand Republicanism." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "As California gears up for a recall election that could potentially oust Gov. Gavin Newsom, Thompson has no problem acknowledging where he stands." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "One driver of the Jan. 6 attack was the false claim -- launched by Trump and his supporters -- that he actually won the 2020 election." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "The Duke study found Black churches, which tend to lean liberal, have grown more politically active than their conservative counterparts, with a surge around opposition to Trump's anti-immigration laws." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Trump famously claimed during his 2016 campaign and after taking office that he'd totally destroy the Johnson Amendment." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "The IRS investigated the church after pastors spoke out against the Iraq War two days before the 2004 presidential election, which pitted then-President George W. Bush against Democratic candidate John Kerry." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Some also are promoting conspiracy theories, such as false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
56% : "That's something that could be seen as pretty intrusive on religious freedom, even if under the rules it's permissible."52% : Other right-leaning churches have pushed back against the Black Lives Matter movement and spoken out in opposition of public schools teaching students about systemic racism.
44% : So Williamson said it's important to distinguish between discussing political issues -- such as Black Lives Matter, which his congregation would 100% support -- and representing a political party or candidate.
41% : He also said "execution is the just punishment for the ringleaders of this coup."
36% : American churches have always been political, taking stands on issues such as abortion rights or marriage equality.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.