<sod>In speaking to the ''Baptist Press'', Chandler attempted "to clarify whether the nine people were in fact voted out of the church, Chandler said they initially left voluntarily."  He also told the Baptist Press: "I don't know how these folks voted," Chandler told Baptist Press. "And I never endorsed any candidate." But he admits he preached about the "unbiblical values" of John Kerry, particularly in regard to abortion and homosexuality.  He also claimed to have "mentioned two Republicans' names" as unbiblical examples.<ref name="Olsen"/>  He opined that he made "negative endorsements" but "never a positive endorsement" of a candidate.<ref name="Olsen"/> <eod>
<sod>In speaking to the ''[[Baptist Press]]'', Chandler attempted "to clarify whether the nine people were in fact voted out of the church, Chandler said they initially left voluntarily."  He also told the Baptist Press: "I don't know how these folks voted," Chandler told Baptist Press. "And I never endorsed any candidate." But he admits he preached about the "unbiblical values" of John Kerry, particularly in regard to abortion and homosexuality.  He also claimed to have "mentioned two Republicans' names" as unbiblical examples.<ref name="Olsen"/>  He opined that he made "negative endorsements" but "never a positive endorsement" of a candidate.<ref name="Olsen"/> <eod>