By now, you’ve probably seen the gruesome video. Moments after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death, up-close videos of his shooting circulated on social media, plastered across every platform. It’s the second video showing a graphic murder that has gone viral in the past month: Kirk’s shooting and the stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on...
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Charlie Kirk became an icon of free speech and Christianity
Charlie Kirk hosts Miles Smith IV on Ash Wednesday. Courtesy | The Charlie Kirk Show I did not know much about Charlie Kirk when his handlers asked me to do a quick spot on his show at the beginning of Lent this year. What I did know I was indifferent to; he was loud, partisan,...
Kirk let God triumph over politics
Perhaps the most popular among the scores of newly viral Charlie Kirk clips is his answer when asked what he’d tell a wounded man with 30 seconds to live. “In 30 seconds you are going to meet eternal judgment, and there’s only one way that you can get bailed out of that. It’s not all...
After Eden: A culture of death claims Charlie Kirk
The only proper response is, “Oh, my God.” On Wednesday afternoon, Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead. The conservative commentator was answering questions from students at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University when someone fired at him. Footage showed Kirk’s neck jerk backward. He was taken to a hospital and,...
What the Right gets wrong about dating and marriage
If Charlie Kirk is right, the clock is ticking: Get married before your 30th birthday or your bloodline dies with you. The right-wing commentator made a stir online with his recent comments on the right age for women to get married. “In their early 30s, they get really upset, because they say, you know, ‘The...


