Charlie Kirk was a toxic, damaged and consciously divisive Trump-puppet.
And automatically assuming his murderer was 'left wing' is lazy, presumptuous and quite possibly wrong. Trump's alleged assassination attempt was carried out by a young Republican supporter.

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Charlie Kirk: Christian or Follower of Christ?

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It is easy to claim the label of Christian. As an athiest with many years of Catholic seminary training, it seems to me that the title of “Christian” comes cheaply—conferred by baptism, church membership, or simply self-identification. What is far more costly is to follow the example of Christ himself, who lived in solidarity with the poor, touched the untouchable, comforted the weak, and defied the powerful who cloaked themselves in religion.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, many have rushed to declare what a “fine Christian” he was. But the deeper question remains: by what measure? Did he feed the hungry? Did he tend to the sick, clothe the naked, or welcome the stranger? Did he protect the powerless, as Christ did? Or was his Christianity defined more by ideology than by imitation?

He certainly seemed to be a faithful believer. He used words like “blessing” and discussed the importance of his faith. He even declared that “you cannot have liberty without a Christian population.” But is belief all it takes to be a Christian?

The uncomfortable truth is that modern Christianity often praises belief while excusing behavior. A person may be hailed as a faithful Christian without ever resembling Christ in word or action. This reveals a flaw not simply in individuals, but in Christianity itself: when the faith is reduced to mere identity, political loyalty, or doctrinal assent, it no longer demands the radical compassion and courage Christ embodied.

If one can be considered a “good Christian” without living as Christ lived, then the word Christian has been emptied of its meaning. The scandal is not that individuals fall short. We probably all fall short. The real flaw is that entire communities bless the fall and call it faith.

The distance between being Christian and being Christlike has become the defining gap of our age. Until that gap is faced honestly, Christianity will continue to produce adherents to the name of Jesus who remain strangers to his way.

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...While they tell us that immigrants are the problem.

Kirk wasted his life selling smoke to bigots.

MAGA Insurrectionists: Get those traitor flags at half-staff to honor your hero. The American flag should not move an inch to honor a bigoted @ssclown.

These photos of Trump from this morning are raising all sorts of alarm bells. What are they hiding from us?!

For several weeks in August 1817, the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was captivated by the appearance of a bizarre creature in its harbor. It began with a few sightings, but soon, hundreds of credible witnesses came forward with remarkably similar descriptions. They all saw a massive, dark-colored creature, perhaps 60 to 80 feet long, moving through the water with the vertical, undulating motion of a caterpillar. Its head was about the size of a horse's and was often held above the water. The creature was seen by people on shore, in boats, and even observed through a telescope by a group of respected local magistrates who submitted a formal report. The Linnaean Society of New England even launched a scientific investigation. The excitement reached a fever pitch when a small, strange snake was found on a nearby beach and was initially thought to be the serpent's offspring (it was later identified as a common black snake with a deformity). After a few weeks, the great serpent swam out to sea and was never seen in the harbor again. Was it a giant squid, a pod of dolphins swimming in a line, or something unknown? The Great Gloucester Sea Serpent remains one of the most well-documented and compelling mass monster sightings ever recorded. See less ...read more