The assassination of Charlie Kirk deeply affected anyone with conservative values. Nick Freitas, a state delegate in Virginia, had a post on Facebook that was very meaningful.to me.
It’s not a civil dispute among fellow countrymen. It’s a war between diametrically opposed worldviews which cannot peacefully coexist with one another. One side will win, and one side will lose. Charlie tried to win that fight through argumentation, through discussion, through peaceful resolution of differences.
And the other side murdered him.
It’s a shame. If these two worldviews cannot coexist through discussion, conflict is inevitable. Nick continued: … They murdered him because he was effective. Because he was unafraid. Because he inspired others and made them feel like they had a voice, that they were not alone. And he did it at the very institutions which have fomented so much hatred toward conservatives.
There is a useful pattern to observe here. When the discourse from a good worldview is effective, the opposed worldview cannot defend against it. Instead, the world will produce lies to counteract it. If that does not work they will try to kill the messenger. In the New Testament, Paul had a worldview which the secular and Jewish world disliked. This culminated in a confrontation described in Acts. At Acts 24:5-8, it says: “We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him. By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him.”
Note, these were all lies from a non-Christian worldview. If the world wants to lie and kill to prevent a Christian perspective, the perspective of the Christian must stand firm and not allow defeat. Paul’s story continued from there. His testimony changed the world. I cannot help but think that Charlie’s influence has also changed the world.
As Nick continued in his post – I don’t want to stand in solidarity with the other side of the aisle. I want to defeat you. I want to defeat the godless ideology that kills babies in the womb, sterilizes confused children, turns our cities into cesspools of degeneracy and lawlessness… and murdered Charlie Kirk.
