What do you write about, when it’s been a couple of weeks since the
assassination of Charlie Kirk? I guess the easy thing would be to totally ignore it and write about the blessing of cooler temperatures in Havasu, or something equally unconnected to what is on the minds of almost everyone. I don’t think I can do that, so here it goes.
I did not personally know Charlie Kirk, so I am writing as someone who viewed him from a distance. These are my opinions based on what I saw him do and heard him say. Perhaps he was one of the biggest frauds ever in the history of the world and had everyone fooled… but I doubt it!
Charlie’s secular life’s work was that of being an agent of change to young people, particularly on college campuses. In his debates he listened, but he also tried to change minds. The vast majority of the ideas he held were very well thought out, researched, and were based firmly in truth, and on the ideals set forward by our constitution. On these beliefs, Charlie was unwavering. Charlie used logic, in the kindest way possible, to prove whatever point he was trying to make. With some, he didn’t seem to mind making them squirm just a bit… “What is a woman?” “What species is a fetus?” Charlie was trying, and succeeding, in arguing against the liberal ideas being taught on college campuses. At the very least, his Turning Point USA group helped conservative students find their voices and realize they were not alone. For this, he was vilified and murdered.
Charlie also spoke a great deal about Christian values, and his faith. Typically, he didn’t do this in his debates on campus because he was often dealing with people to whom Christian teachings are unimportant. But when asked about his beliefs from a Christian perspective, he was very outspoken. What he said about putting God first, family second, and the rest of the things in your life third, made a lot of sense. “Get married young and have lots of kids” made a lot of sense too! Did I agree with everything he said and believed? No, but he stood for biblical truth as he understood it. For this terrible offense, he was vilified and murdered.
Should anyone treat murder lightly? Of course not! The murder of ANYONE is a terrible thing! Should we hate the “gloaters” who said things like “He deserved it?” Absolutely not! But we should PITY THEM! To have their minds so twisted, so depraved, that they think the murder of another human being, Charlie or a preborn infant, is not only justified, but something to be celebrated is both sad and disgusting! If someone treats the taking of an innocent life so flippantly, their moral compass (or lack thereof) certainly must be examined, and so must their sanity.
Has this heinous act accomplished what the shooter intended? Has it silenced the message of Charlie Kirk? Absolutely not! If anything, the message has been amplified. The silence is being filled. A Turning Point USA spokesman has stated that Charlie’s Memorial service has been streamed over 100 million times! The message is going out. Young people are sitting behind tables on college campuses all over. I just read that the Oklahoma Superintendent of schools has made the promise that every high school in Oklahoma will soon have a Turning Point USA Chapter. More importantly, those who watched his videos, or have watched and attended his memorial service have heard the Gospel!
You aren’t Charlie Kirk… Neither am I. But God can use you and me to speak His truth and turn other toward Him!
Going forward, right beside you,
John
