She wants Candace Owens banned.
Evangelical leader Laurie Cardoza-Moore has called on churches to sever ties with Candace Owens following her controversial comments about Israel and the Jewish people, which led to Owens being denied entry to both Australia and New Zealand. Cardoza-Moore, who heads the nonprofit Proclaiming Justice to The Nations and is a vocal advocate for Christian support of the Jewish community, criticized Owens for remarks that many have labeled as antisemitic.
Owens’ statements, including her accusations of Israel committing genocide against Palestinians and her comments about the Holocaust, have garnered significant backlash. In a statement published by The Jerusalem Post, Cardoza-Moore described Owens’ rhetoric as deeply rooted in harmful historical Christian antisemitism, which has contributed to the persecution of Jews over centuries. She urged churches to distance themselves from Owens, stating that the “Candace Owens we once knew is no longer there,” emphasizing her hatred for the Jewish people and calling for a rejection of her ideas within the conservative Christian community.
The controversy began earlier this year when Owens left The Daily Wire, a conservative news platform founded by Orthodox Jew Ben Shapiro. Owens’ departure followed a series of public clashes, including a now-infamous incident in which she dismissed Nazi-era experiments on Jews as “bizarre propaganda.” She also faced widespread condemnation for likening the treatment of Muslims in Israel to the segregation policies of the American South, a comparison that was swiftly corrected during an interview.
Cardoza-Moore, who has produced multiple documentaries on Israel, also criticized Owens for promoting Holocaust denial and conspiracy theories. She condemned her reliance on outdated Catholic dogma that was previously rejected by the Vatican. Cardoza-Moore urged Christians to uphold the biblical principle of supporting Israel and to eliminate figures like Owens from the church community. She pointed out that Owens’ comments ignore historical facts, such as the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the fact that the Muslim Quarter predates Israel’s modern state.
The growing criticism of Owens has extended beyond Cardoza-Moore’s statements. In September, Dennis Prager, co-founder of PragerU and an advocate for Jewish-Christian relations, publicly addressed Owens’ rhetoric in a letter. Prager, who has a deep personal connection to Jewish heritage, criticized Owens for portraying Zionism as an “evil movement” and for singling out Israel as the only country to delegitimize, arguing that such views cross into antisemitism.