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The Shameful Christian Idolatry and Fraudulent Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
As news of his shooting first broke, the Jesus-washing of Charlie Kirk’s life by Conservative Christians began almost immediately.
My social media feed quickly flooded with urgent pleas of protection made by religious people for a supposed “warrior for Christ” and “devoted man of God.”
A pastor I once partnered with posted an emotional video calling Kirk a “man who loves the Lord, stands on the morals and the traditional values of the Bible, and believes in Jesus and is a follower of Christ”—and within minutes of Kirk’s death, announced a public prayer vigil to pray for Charlie Kirk’s family…
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