Charlie Kirk: the Harsh Truth of Reality

Charlie Kirk was a man who played a huge role in the spread of Christianity and conservative ideas. Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA at the young age of 18, when most people would be graduating from high school and preparing to attend college. This organization was founded with the goal of educating and training students to promote ideas from the Constitution, like principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government. With all these ideas being central to the function of the United States, and schools often not teaching extremely important classes like government and basic civics, (in California we are taught “Ethnic Studies” instead of history, freshman year) Charlie Kirk and his organization, Turning Point USA, have helped to educate millions throughout the United States. 

Whether it was his radio show or his many books, including The College Scam and Stop in The Name of God, Kirk was not afraid to push back on the ideals of liberalism, ranging from LGBTQ to affirmative action. He showed no fear when criticizing and often exhibited his disgust for particularly evil ideas. Whether he was at college campuses debating with students or anyone willing to exchange ideas, or on YouTube videos on channels like Jubilee, people would often criticize him, or call him names like fascist. Regardless, Kirk remained steadfast, refusing to let the insults or ideas of the world affect his purpose and continuing to follow God’s word. In 1 Corinthians 15:58, the Apostle Paul states, “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”

Kirk is the embodiment of this verse, remaining steadfast in his beliefs about leftist ideas, even if it meant millions of liberals throughout the country despised him for being too harsh, for even as people screamed insults at him, Kirk stood strong, refusing to waver.  

All Christians throughout the country should aim to be similar to Charlie Kirk, in being fearless in spreading the gospel, but also in speaking your mind about leftist ideals regardless of how people around you may react, because God tells us that we will face difficulties in our lives for what we believe, but we must continue to push through. Jesus Christ said “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Whether you are in agreement or disagreement with the ideas of Charlie Kirk, we should all strive to be similar to him in this way: his ability to stay respectful during disagreements was solid gold; and his ability to remain steadfast and fearless in spreading political theory underpinned by the Gospel was unmatched. Kirk did this by taking the time to explore the other side, because without understanding liberal ideas, he could not speak on whether right-wing or left-wing ideals are correct and moral. 

Prior to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I had seen him through apps like YouTube Shorts, debating at places like college campuses, and I’d see people calling him things like fascist and bigot for defending his beliefs. After his assassination, I’ve still had similar exposure through apps like YouTube and news websites, but also in new ways, like discussions in classes at school about his assassination, why we think it happened, etc. Some of the discussion included people saying that even though they may have disagreed with his beliefs, he didn’t deserve to be assassinated, but there were others who said that he kind of brought it on himself by speaking the way he did, and even a few people stating that he deserved it, which I personally find ridiculous and shocking. Whether you agree or disagree with him, everyone has the right to share their beliefs without being killed, and I feel like if this continues, it’s leading to a United States where people will be muzzled due to fear of physical harm, almost like a fascist society, which I find extremely ironic, as leftists called Charlie Kirk a fascist.

Charlie Kirk started his own daily 3-hour radio show in October of 2020. There is so much more he has done for the conservative world, from books like Campus Battlefield to his and Jerry Falwell’s Falkirk Center for Faith; this was dissolved in 2021, but he started Turning Point Faith, which is an online school. He has convinced thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States through all these outlets previously mentioned and made a huge impact in the conservative world.

The message that Charlie Kirk gave to my generation was that you should look into Christianity, not only because it completely turns lives around, like how it turned his life around, but also because it helps us stay in reality, (it’s God’s world after all) when there are all these leftist lies about being able to change sex, while also screaming fascist! fascist! at people, and preventing them from speaking. Charlie Kirk gave the message that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, so we should spread His Word.

The political assassination of Charlie Kirk should be understood as a message to Christians that the promised eternal life from faith in Jesus’ dying on the cross for your sins doesn’t come easy. In fact, Jesus said that you may be persecuted or even killed for your faith and beliefs (Matthew 5:11-12), like it seems Charlie Kirk was, yet you must continue to push through, because spreading the word of God and helping other people come to Jesus is so important that it’s worth being persecuted or even dying for. The way we can act upon Charlie Kirk’s assassination is by spreading the Gospel without fear or persecution from friends, family, or people whom you’ve just recently met. 

Another way to act upon this while growing as an American citizen is to try to show those around you that leftist ideals are evil, leading to murdering a man with two children and a wife over beliefs that they disagree with (and they are leftist ideals, for at recent No Kings protests, how many were caught on camera gloating and ridiculing Kirk?).

Charlie Kirk always remained calm, whether debating about less serious topics like the greatest basketball player of all time, or more serious topics like abortion rights, and whether it is murder or not. His political assassination should be seen by all Christians as making him a martyr, for he died speaking of the beliefs that brought him into salvation. Those Christians who try and soften the bite of his rhetoric should perhaps spend more time in the Word. Charlie Kirk did so many things for us Christians, likely bringing tens of thousands of people to Jesus, and so we should all strive to spread the gospel like he did, even if you just share with friends and family, which can quickly lead to a chain reaction as they spread their faith to their friends and so on, eventually leading to hundreds of people coming to Christ just from sharing with friends and family even if you don’t physically see it. 

Another way that Charlie Kirk’s assassination can be acted upon is by debating with others like he did, almost as a form of protest against political violence, whether at college campuses or even just at home with friends or family who may disagree with you. This will help his legacy live on.

Romans 12:2 tells all Christians not to conform to the patterns of the world.  “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Kirk refused to conform to the world and he was assassinated.