When a man known for calm debate is gunned down, we can no longer pretend the "culture war" is just words. Charlie Kirk's murder marks the moment when violence became the Left’s argument.
Thank you, Sarah, for your insightful words. I usually rush to read the work you put out, but I was so pained last week by what happened that I felt I couldn't read. It's still difficult to believe what happened. RIP Charlie Kirk.
As always Sarah, thank you for an insightful read; a read profoundly sad and discouraging, yet hopeful and promising tucked within the pages. These young people will find courage and strength in this ugliness. Their faith and trust in Christ will be the propelling push.
There are thousands of young people who looked up to Charlie Kirk. He taught them well with a joyful heart sweet smile and often with a dash of fatherly stern thrown in. Most absorbed his brief teaching with eager anticipation and understanding. He clarified for them when they did not. There were the usual hooligans of course too brainwashed to see the light or to listen. They were the minority. We older adults listened and watched with amazement at such a young man who started at age 17, who knew Scripture verse and number from Genesis to Revelation and everything in between. He was a scholar without the degrees and promptly had no embarrassment admitting it, when youngsters feeling full of themselves right in or out of high school or college
tried shaming him. He did not preach only shared with those who may not have ever heard, or for others hearing with new-found ears about God’s love, how we each fit into His perfect plan and what He wants for us. His words were convincingly accepted by many and understood. Charlie had such a way of communicating.
So that is the hope I feel for the future with these young people, now engaged with a clearer vision and excitement to share with others as Charlie shared with them. Through this horrific tragedy, emboldened young adults will find hope again carrying on Charlie Kirk’s legacy; changing hearts and minds one day, one speech, one friend encounter at a time. I do not believe the bullet won. We mustn’t let it. Let us keep them all in prayer.
Charlie Kirk rejected an offer earlier this year from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrange a massive new infusion of Zionist money into his Turning Point USA (TPUSA) organization, America’s largest conservative youth association, according to a longtime friend of the slain commentator speaking on the condition of anonymity. The source told The Grayzone that the late pro-Trump influencer believed Netanyahu was trying to cow him into silence as he began to publicly question Israel’s overwhelming influence in Washington and demanded more space to criticize it.
In the weeks leading up to his September 10 assassination, Kirk had come to loathe the Israeli leader, regarding him as a “bully,” the source said. Kirk was disgusted by what he witnessed inside the Trump administration, where Netanyahu sought to personally dictate the president’s personnel decisions, and weaponized Israeli assets like billionaire donor Miriam Adelson to keep the White House firmly under its thumb.
According to Kirk’s friend, who also enjoyed access to President Donald Trump and his inner circle, Kirk strongly warned Trump last June against bombing Iran on Israel’s behalf. “Charlie was the only person who did that,” they said, recalling how Trump “barked at him” in response and angrily shut down the conversation. The source believes the incident confirmed in Kirk’s mind that the president of the United States had fallen under the control of a malign foreign power, and was leading his own country into a series of disastrous conflicts.
Like you and so many others, I am mourning the loss of Charlie Kirk. I pray for his wife and young children, who must navigate this world without a husband and a father. But while the overwhelming majority of attacks have been left-wing extremists against conservatives and, yes, cheered on by left-wing media, we must never forget that liberals and progressives have also been attacked by right-wing extremists: Arizona's Gabrielle Gifford in 2011; pipe bombs were sent to Obama, the Clintons, and other Democrat leaders during President Trump's first term in office, and Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband (and even the family dog) were shot and killed, while two others were critically injured only a few months ago. If we only highlight what one side of the political divide is doing, and I know in our anger and grief that is so easy to resist right now, we add fuel to an already roaring fire. We cannot dehumanize either side as we are all: Democrat or Republican, black or white, Christian, Muslim or Jew made in His image. Again, thank you for your kind words about Charlie, your deep faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and your always insightful words!
Islam's goal is worldwide conquest by ANY means. Wake up! Islam is not a religion it's an insane murder cult. They slaughter each other sunni vs shia. They murder their own children, especially girls. There is no moderate islam. We don't dehumanize them they did that themselves.
PS we are doing it again, Christendom. It’s imprinted in all our souls those of us with the Christ spark and we are multiplying exponentially. This is literally written in God’s creation in our celestial heavenly stars. NCSWIC 🙏🏼💕
God bless you Sarah. Concise, factual and with heart. Soothing to my soul. I really am grateful for your sensibilities in all you convey. Thank you for your time in all you do.
Thank you, Sarah, for your insightful words. I usually rush to read the work you put out, but I was so pained last week by what happened that I felt I couldn't read. It's still difficult to believe what happened. RIP Charlie Kirk.
As always Sarah, thank you for an insightful read; a read profoundly sad and discouraging, yet hopeful and promising tucked within the pages. These young people will find courage and strength in this ugliness. Their faith and trust in Christ will be the propelling push.
There are thousands of young people who looked up to Charlie Kirk. He taught them well with a joyful heart sweet smile and often with a dash of fatherly stern thrown in. Most absorbed his brief teaching with eager anticipation and understanding. He clarified for them when they did not. There were the usual hooligans of course too brainwashed to see the light or to listen. They were the minority. We older adults listened and watched with amazement at such a young man who started at age 17, who knew Scripture verse and number from Genesis to Revelation and everything in between. He was a scholar without the degrees and promptly had no embarrassment admitting it, when youngsters feeling full of themselves right in or out of high school or college
tried shaming him. He did not preach only shared with those who may not have ever heard, or for others hearing with new-found ears about God’s love, how we each fit into His perfect plan and what He wants for us. His words were convincingly accepted by many and understood. Charlie had such a way of communicating.
So that is the hope I feel for the future with these young people, now engaged with a clearer vision and excitement to share with others as Charlie shared with them. Through this horrific tragedy, emboldened young adults will find hope again carrying on Charlie Kirk’s legacy; changing hearts and minds one day, one speech, one friend encounter at a time. I do not believe the bullet won. We mustn’t let it. Let us keep them all in prayer.
Dear Sarah
Excellent.
I will publish.
Bless you
Mark
Amen.
This is probably why he was eliminated
Charlie Kirk rejected an offer earlier this year from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrange a massive new infusion of Zionist money into his Turning Point USA (TPUSA) organization, America’s largest conservative youth association, according to a longtime friend of the slain commentator speaking on the condition of anonymity. The source told The Grayzone that the late pro-Trump influencer believed Netanyahu was trying to cow him into silence as he began to publicly question Israel’s overwhelming influence in Washington and demanded more space to criticize it.
In the weeks leading up to his September 10 assassination, Kirk had come to loathe the Israeli leader, regarding him as a “bully,” the source said. Kirk was disgusted by what he witnessed inside the Trump administration, where Netanyahu sought to personally dictate the president’s personnel decisions, and weaponized Israeli assets like billionaire donor Miriam Adelson to keep the White House firmly under its thumb.
According to Kirk’s friend, who also enjoyed access to President Donald Trump and his inner circle, Kirk strongly warned Trump last June against bombing Iran on Israel’s behalf. “Charlie was the only person who did that,” they said, recalling how Trump “barked at him” in response and angrily shut down the conversation. The source believes the incident confirmed in Kirk’s mind that the president of the United States had fallen under the control of a malign foreign power, and was leading his own country into a series of disastrous conflicts.
https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/charlie-kirk-refused-netanyahu-funding
Like you and so many others, I am mourning the loss of Charlie Kirk. I pray for his wife and young children, who must navigate this world without a husband and a father. But while the overwhelming majority of attacks have been left-wing extremists against conservatives and, yes, cheered on by left-wing media, we must never forget that liberals and progressives have also been attacked by right-wing extremists: Arizona's Gabrielle Gifford in 2011; pipe bombs were sent to Obama, the Clintons, and other Democrat leaders during President Trump's first term in office, and Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband (and even the family dog) were shot and killed, while two others were critically injured only a few months ago. If we only highlight what one side of the political divide is doing, and I know in our anger and grief that is so easy to resist right now, we add fuel to an already roaring fire. We cannot dehumanize either side as we are all: Democrat or Republican, black or white, Christian, Muslim or Jew made in His image. Again, thank you for your kind words about Charlie, your deep faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and your always insightful words!
Islam's goal is worldwide conquest by ANY means. Wake up! Islam is not a religion it's an insane murder cult. They slaughter each other sunni vs shia. They murder their own children, especially girls. There is no moderate islam. We don't dehumanize them they did that themselves.
PS we are doing it again, Christendom. It’s imprinted in all our souls those of us with the Christ spark and we are multiplying exponentially. This is literally written in God’s creation in our celestial heavenly stars. NCSWIC 🙏🏼💕
God bless you Sarah. Concise, factual and with heart. Soothing to my soul. I really am grateful for your sensibilities in all you convey. Thank you for your time in all you do.