I feel like I would be neglectful if I did not mention Charlie Kirks assassination. At 31 years old, a father, a husband, a son… I have seen so much hate this week that I feel ill this morning. To actually rejoice in the death of a person, to me seems like pure evil! But I don’t want to talk about the shooting, I want to talk about the Christian response.
I remember back on September 11, 2001 at 7:46 AM CDT, we all stopped our day, stood in shock and could not believe the hatred we saw playing out as not just one but three planes caused death and destruction…. But wait, there were FOUR PLANES!! The heroes in one plane subverted the some of that evil, at least the plans of killing those on the ground. They sacrificed their lives to divert into a field… How many heroes were there? Thousands! As a nation pulled together in solidarity, UNITED under one flag… but now divided… This makes me sad.
Fast forward to May 2, 2011, U.S. forces assassinated a man in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Did Osama Bin Laden get wept over? Did he have an outcry over his death? No, people rejoiced and celebrated, over a human that was snuffed out in the name of justice. Why are these two deaths so different, and more importantly, why do we not all agree these deaths are both a tragedy?
I can’t speak for you, but I can challenge you. Look at the death of Osama. Look at the life of Osama. He was so filled with “Vitriolic” hate and he wanting those who don’t agree with him to be murdered… and what’s more, he actually wanted them suffer in pain that ultimately ended in death.
I will make a bold claim: The child who killed Charlie Kirk was the same type of person as Osama. There is little difference aside from the fact that Osama would have joyfully killed this boy and this boy probably knew little to nothing about 9-11.
So why do I call Kirk’s assassin a boy? Because of his ignorance? YES!! Because he was heavily influenced by a narrow minded, non inclusive ideology. Where difference of opinion means you should murder in cold blood a person you disagree with? An Ideology where if you don’t agree with another person, THEY SHOULD DIE??
My entire life I have lived by code, that code is simple: “sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me” in simple terms, If you come after me physically, I will use equal or greater force to protect myself and my family, you choose the level of force you want me to protect myself with. If its words, great, I don’t really care what words you use, you do not have control over me with mere words, I control that, not you! Say what you will, you are not that important that I will surrender my demeanor over words. But may God have mercy on your soul if I need to protect my family, physically.
So to speak about Kirk’s murderer and Osama, I do not rejoice in the punishment that is fitting for a murderer. But, we do need to face the consequences of our actions, not our thoughts. But, if thoughts become action, a swift correction needs to take place.
These men that are so stirred by words, like Kirk’s murderer and Osama, are part of a bigger picture and it has to do with “thought police”. They have been so influenced by mere words that they take action against a person for words they feel are hurtful, on the same level as murder, therefore, murder is justified…
The term “Useful idiot” comes to mind from an interview I watched once with a member of the KGB. It simply means that this useful idiot does the “dirty work” blindly. Convinced by words to carry out tragedy and hate. They are easily manipulated and don’t really think things through. Motivated by hate, they simply respond to emotional stimuli and perform the tasks they are told to do. They don’t really know why they think they way they do, they just do… This was the person Charlie Kirk loved and was ministering to, those that thought hate over opinion deserves death. Charlie never spoke a hatful word, sure he was human, maybe he got excited, but never hated anyone. If you don’t believe me? Verify for your self, look up the full clip of what he said rather than some 2 second sound bite from the news outlet you trust, break down the rhetoric you are fed, look it up for your self, prove me wrong!
Did you rejoice in Kirk’s murder? Did you rejoice in Osama’s death? Did you weep over the thousands that Osama murdered? Will you rejoice when justice is served to a man that murders in cold blood? Or will you weep for a lost soul, turned over to torment for eternity? I do not rejoice in the end of a human life, but id do rejoice in justice. The termination of life? No, but I do rejoice in justice. I weep for the lost souls, BUT I rejoice in evil coming to an end.
If you are reading this and feel like Charlie’s words justify his death, I want you to know, I will be praying for you. If you rejoice in the death of a murderer, I will also pray for you. If you rejoice in justice, I will pray with you. If you are reading this and don’t care, I will pray that you see a reason to care.
I do not wish for any to go to hell but rather that all come to know Jesus.
In prayer either with you or for you this week. C.