Charlie Kirk

To many, Charlie Kirk was a courageous Christian who lived as the disciple Christ calls all of us to be. To others he was a political activist who was too divisive. It's interesting to compare the different perspectives on Charlie offered by the media.

As a conservative, I felt the loss of Charlie Kirk personally. I never knew him, but I always admired his courage in visiting college campuses – where there is “no such thing as absolute truth” – to openly discuss the unvarnished truths in the Bible and Christian morality. He was the ultimate victim of cancel culture, but he always gave students a chance to speak “their” truth. Consequently, I was shocked by the way a family member described him after his assassination. She u

Conservative media portrays Charlie Kirk as a profoundly committed Christian; a Christian martyr who cherished Christ and his nation; a patriot; and an evangelist who practiced what he preached.   However, during a plea for non-violence, Martin Luther King Jr.'s son expressed strong disagreement with most of Charlie's statements. Additionally, when it was announced in the House of Representatives that a spoken prayer for Charlie would take place, there were vocal protests. Ch