Editing Jesse Lee Peterson (section)

== Views ==
Peterson condemns the Democratic Party, opposes Muslims serving in government, and says that racism does not exist. Instead, he believes that every conflict is a spiritual "battle between good and evil". He has spoken out against Kwanzaa<ref>[https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/9316 Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson: Kwanzaa -- "Racist Holiday from Hell"], ''History News Network''</ref> and Black History Month. He has also described the NAACP as a "hate group".<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/cnn/cnn-peterson-called-naacp-hate-group On CNN, Peterson called NAACP “a hate group”], ''Media Matters for America''</ref>

Peterson's views have been described by various authors as being consistent with [[white supremacy]], and it has been suggested that white nationalists are encouraged by his rhetoric and compelled to promote him, because Peterson's blackness reduces the shock value of opinions that would be considered outrageous if a white person had expressed them.

He has called Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela an "evil man" and said that South Africa was better off under [[Apartheid]].<ref>[https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jesse-lee-peterson-lauren-southern-nelson-mandela-was-evil-south-africa-better-under-apartheid/ Jesse Lee Peterson & Lauren Southern: Nelson Mandela Was Evil, South Africa Better Under Apartheid], ''Right Wing Watch''</ref> In 2020, he called then-U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] "the Great White Hope".

Peterson opposes sex outside marriage. During an interview with former SlutWalk organizer Amber Rose, Peterson responded to the question "if women are sluts what does that make you?" by stating men are "slut makers".<ref>[https://globalgrind.com/4266580/a-message-for-amber-rose-when-you-argue-with-a-master-troll-you-will-be-trolled/ A Message For Amber Rose: When You Argue With A Master Troll, You Will Be Trolled], ''Global Grind''</ref>

Peterson stated in a 2012 sermon that "one of the greatest mistakes America made was to allow women the opportunity to vote."<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rev-jesse-lee-peterson-women-vote-greatest-mistakes-america-made-article-1.1075372 Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson says women getting the vote “one of the greatest mistakes America made”], ''New York Daily News''</ref> He stated that women "can't handle power in the right way", that they "have no patience", and "don't have love". Political analyst Kirsten Powers confronted Peterson on Sean Hannity's program on Fox News, accusing him of using his status as a pastor to preach hatred and fear of women.

In 2013, Peterson called Trayvon Martin a "thug". CNN host Piers Morgan called Peterson's comments "quite offensive".<ref>[https://www.mediaite.com/tv/rev-jesse-lee-peterson-to-piers-trayvon-was-thug-not-innocent-little-kid-tip-toeing-through-the-tulips/ Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson To Piers: Trayvon Was ‘Thug,’ Not ‘Innocent Little Kid, Tip-Toeing Through The Tulips’], ''Mediaite''</ref>

In 2015 on right-wing commentator Sean Hannity's show, Peterson defended [[Michael Slager]], a white nationalist from North Charleston, South Carolina police officer who killed Walter Lamar Scott, an unarmed black man by shooting him in the back. Peterson criticized "angry black folks in this country" who disobey instructions of police, while Hannity pushed back against Peterson and called the killing "cold-blooded". Upset, fellow panelist Leo Terrell abruptly walked out of the interview prematurely.<ref>[https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2015/04/11/black-man-defends-white-officer-shooting-walter-scott/ Black man defends White officer shooting Walter Scott], ''New Pittsburgh Courier''</ref> In 2017, Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the killing.

In 2018, Peterson compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the [[Ku Klux Klan]], saying that each could be described as an "agitative organization founded by... black lesbians and black homosexuals."<ref>[https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/05/04/piers-morgan-cuts-mic-pastor-making-disparaging-remarks-black-lives-matter/ Piers Morgan Cuts Mic on Pastor Making Disparaging Remarks About Black Lives Matter], ''Atlanta Black Star''</ref> 

In 2019, Peterson called activist Andrew Yang a "communist" and "beta male" for his universal basic income proposal. Peterson said Yang, an American born in New York, "should go back to China or wherever he came from."<ref>[https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jesse-lee-peterson-andrew-yang-should-go-back-to-china-or-wherever-he-came-from/ Jesse Lee Peterson: Andrew Yang ‘Should go Back to China or Wherever he Came From’], ''Right Wing Watch''</ref>

In 2019, a person who was considering marrying a woman who had a previous child conceived by [[rape]] called Peterson's radio show and was told by Peterson: "Do not marry a woman...who already has children. It's bad enough on kids when they don't have both parents, it's worse when a so-called step-parent steps in ... they want their natural father and natural mother, and especially their natural father."