“When will it end?”

That was the question a legacy media commentator asked after conservative talk show host and thought leader Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Another lamented, “Is this how we solve our political differences in America?” From the shattered stained glass of Annunciation Catholic School to the crowded fields of Butler County, Pennsylvania, the heartbreaking answer is too often yes.

And yet evil, whether it slinks across a rooftop or slams into twin skyscrapers, is not new. Two thousand years ago, the prophet Hosea watched his own nation, awash in idolatry, turn its back on God and declared a warning from the Lord, “For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind…”

The admonition was as timely then as it is now. Lawlessness, violence, and bloodshed have become so frequent in American life that very little shocks our collective conscience. Yet the assassination of 31-year-old Charlie Kirk, as he peacefully engaged in dialogue on a university campus, is a loss that has stunned millions of Americans across the political spectrum.

As with tragedies before, the responses are predictable — calls for gun control, demands for more government programs, and appeals for prayer. I, too, call for prayer. Not because prayer is a slogan to calm emotions, but because genuine prayer positions us to hear God — and when we listen, He reveals the way forward.

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Harmony can often be a difficult prospect. This one might challenge your spiritual dynamic, and is really meant to punch some holes in the fleshly doctrinal boats:

Jesus, directing this statement to His disciples,

Luke 17:10
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

I can only imagine what we are called if we do less than those things we are commanded, if we do all and are still then directed by our Lord, by our Lord no less, to call ourselves "UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS."

Gotta love a good non positive confession, huh?

Now where the rub comes in is here, oh unprofitable servants:

Matthew 25:30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Hmmmm? And all the disciples reading these Words of His start to wonder how they are going to talk their way out of this one.

Patrick Freivald wrote Kirk was 'interrupted by a bullet to the neck' and called him 'bad garbage'​

A New York high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after mocking the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, drawing swift backlash from parents and the community.

Patrick Freivald, a physics and robotics teacher at Naples Central School District, in Facebook posts reviewed by Fox News Digital wrote that Kirk was "interrupted by a bullet to the neck" and sneered, "Good riddance to bad garbage."

Freivald’s post mocked Kirk’s final moments in detail. "Charlie Kirk, who said that gun violence is a price worth paying for his version of the 2nd Amendment, spent his last coherent moments baselessly blaming transgender people for gun violence and arguing for stripping them of exactly those rights."

"The aspiring Goebbels was interrupted by a bullet to the neck which quickly cured him of HVLD*, and shortly thereafter he became a good Nazi**," he added. "Good riddance to bad garbage."

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I suppose there isn't much more to add - that's the question. They never talk about Christ or share their walk with Him. They basically try to get as far away from the preacher and the front as possible. But maybe it's just 'cos they are anglo-saxon. But is the grace of God stronger than their stand-offishness? It doesn't help that preachers don't give the gospel of atonement, although our Wesley hymns teach otherwise. But even the small group that I know are Christians and have had an encounter with Him, only really get exercised when their denomination isn't promoted or the physical building isn't maintained. The people are overwhelmingly nice, and that's part of my problem. most of my life has been in manifestly evangelical churches and there have been numerous breakups, either theologically or over practice and priorities, because people actually believe things.
What do you think?

This word “encouragement” is not just about being comforted or praised, but it includes biblical exhortation, appeal, entreaty, counsel, and a holy urging to obey God and his commandments and to live holy lives, pleasing to God. It is an exhortation to one another to leave our lives of sin behind us and to follow Christ in the way that he has planned for our lives. And as the body of Christ, we are to be doing this with one another, so that we are not led astray by false teachings, and so we are not deceived by sinful desires.

[Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

And this word consolation, or comfort, also means the same as the word encouragement, which includes exhortation (appeal, urging, counsel). And this word “fellowship” has to do our participation, our partnership, our contribution to our walks of faith in the Lord Jesus via obedience to our Lord’s commands, and via us putting sin to death daily in our lives. And, in the body of Christ, it involves us in community, in partnership, in joint participation with one another in walking the walk God has for us to walk.

Affections have to do with our hearts, with tender mercies, and with sympathy and empathy with others in their sufferings or in their needs, i.e. feeling with them in their difficulties and in their misfortunes in a compassionate and caring manner. But this is not for us to coddle people in their sins who are knowingly and deliberately and habitually doing what they know is evil against other people. There we need to speak the truth in love to them, and tell them that Jesus died to free them from addiction to sin.

And with regard to us within the body of Christ being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, and intent on one purpose, this is not about marketing schemes and goals and business plans. But this is about us all having the mind of Christ, maintaining the love of Christ, united by his Spirit, and intent on God’s will and purpose that he has for our lives as those who profess the name of Jesus. And there we turn to the Scriptures where we learn what those things are so that we can do them together.

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

And we are not to be selfish people who think only of ourselves and what we want out of life without regard for others. And we are not to perform for an audience, either, hoping to get attention and acclamations, like the Pharisees. With humility we are to regard one another as more important than ourselves and our own desires, and we are to care about others and their concerns, and their hurts, and for their welfare, i.e. for what is for their good, in the eyes of God, and for their spiritual benefit and Christian growth.

And, again, this does not mean that we make compromises in areas that are against the Scriptures and what they teach us with regard to how we are all to live as followers of Christ. We hold fast to holiness, righteousness, moral purity, honesty, and faithfulness, and to the gospel truth as taught by Jesus and by his New Testament apostles, in their biblically correct context. So we don’t make room for willful sin and for disobedience, but we lovingly correct what is evil among us so that we all live holy lives, pleasing to our Lord.

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

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Holy Lives, Pleasing to God
An Original Work / September 14, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

I grew up with Charlie Kirk. No, I don’t mean that we went to school together or lived on the same street as kids.

Charlie grew up in the suburbs outside Chicago, while I spent much of my life in Carroll County, roughly 20 miles west of Baltimore. Charlie was only a year my senior. He and I grew up in the same America. We were close to the same age when the cataclysmic September 11 attacks took place. We were around the same age when Barack Obama rose to sudden prominence and popularity and took the White House. We both watched the same conservative pundits, and both became involved with grassroots campaigns. We were both raised Christian, but did not really invest in our faith until early adulthood. We are both husbands and both fathers.

In some ways, I could have been Charlie, and Charlie could have been me.

I imagine that a lot of young men feel much the same way. In fact, I know that a lot of young men feel much the same way. Charlie was all of us, but he was also the best of us. Where the rest of us were prone to in-fighting and bickering, obsessed over our “original” ideas and fought to make sure that we got credit for them, lost our tempers easily and dismissed opposing viewpoints with a derisive wave of the hand, Charlie built coalitions and friendships, gladly gave credit to the great thinkers who shaped his worldview, and always invited others to sit down and talk, to have a conversation. He was all of us in the sense that each of us could see something of ourselves in him, but he was the best of us in that he could always inspire the rest of us, despite minute political disagreements, to want to be better men.

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Peace in Christ.

Again, if we keep His daily sacrifice…..ALWAYS bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, then the life also of Jesus is to be made manifest (SHINE) in our body….in our mortal flesh. This is the manifestation of the Son of man towards the people of the outside world. The Son of man will then be revealed in this world.

This shining of His light is towards those people of the outside world who are sitting in deep darkness who will SEE it and believe.

Not all of them will…but a “great multitude” ….a “cloud”...of them will believe into Him when they will SEE His light shining through us. The Son of man comes upon a “cloud”…a cloud of eyewitnesses of His light....the LIGHT OF LIFE.

2Co 4:10-11
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest (SHINE) in our body.
(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest (SHINE) in our mortal flesh.

He gives His flesh (as His life manifests in our mortal flesh) for the LIFE OF THE WORLD. We manifest His life in our mortal flesh (that is, His flesh) so that they may see the light of life (His light) through us and be saved.

Joh 6:51 KJV
(51) I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

We lift up the Son of man by the keeping of His daily sacrifice (dying to the sin) in our mortal bodies which will draw all unto Him.

They will come to Him through us as we will shine His light towards them IF we lift Him up from out of the earth.

Joh 12:32-33 KJV
(32) And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
(33) This he said, signifying what death he should die.

This keeping of the daily sacrifice of the Lamb in our mortal bodies is the lifting up of the Son of man so that all may see Him through us.

The Son of man must be lifted up so that they (the people of the outside world who are in darkness) shall SEE His light shining through us.

When He appears to them (through us), we appear with Him in glory towards the people of the outside world who will believe after seeing. They will then see and praise God.

John 3:14-21 KJV
(14) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
(15) That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For God so love the world (in this manner) that He gave (gives His presence to us) His only begotten Son so that whoever (in the outside world) believes into Him should not perish but have an age-lasting life.

By the keeping of His daily sacrifice, we receive/manifest His presence now in this world and are instrumental in the shining of His light to the people of the world who are in darkness.

(16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

That through Him the world...the people of the outside world who are in deep darkness... might be saved.

(17) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
(18) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

We are instrumental in shining His light into this world. As Jesus said, we are the light of the world (through Him.) We shine His light to this dark world. We become children of light.

Not all shall see it and believe. Some will hate the light. The Father will draw those among them to that light. One will be received yet another will be rejected.

(19) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
(20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
(21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Yet, right now the world does not see His light shining as His people have no knowledge of the truth of the gospel. The earth became without form (without the form of Christ) and void (void of the knowledge of the glory of God.) We....His people...currently do not have His light shining towards them because of a lack of knowledge.

The “princes of this age”...our church rulers... are not preaching the truth of the gospel to us as they have no understanding of it. They only “serve” for their own belly (the "god of this age") and have no understanding of it as a result.

1Co 2:6-8 KJV
(6) Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
(7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

NONE of the “princes of this age”….our church rulers…know it…for if they had known it they would not be CRUCIFYING (this is a NOW thing) the LORD OF GLORY. Our Lord had already risen to glory so that we might have His life and glory now in this mortal body.

His glory is not being revealed to the people of this world because of their ignorance of the truth of the gospel of which they are not preaching to their congregations and so are preventing His life from being made manifest to this world . The people of this world are not being saved now as a result.

(8) Which none of the princes of this world (AGE) knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified (CRUCIFYING) the Lord of glory.

We are to change our minds about this so that the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. We shall then receive the promise of His presence now in this mortal body so that the world might be saved. God shall then send His Son to us....sending Jesus Christ to us. When He shall appear, we shall appear with Him in glory.

The unbelievers in the man-based churches will scoff when they will hear this: "Where is the promise of His coming (PRESENCE)?" They do not know that they are currently under His wrath and are perishing away to the grave without understanding. They are currently not manifesting His presence to the world.

When we receive the promise of His presence we shall shine His light and then the believing (of the light) people of the world will produce good things towards us…. “refreshing” us ....instead of bring forth “thorns and thistles” towards us.

Act 3:19-20 KJV
(19) Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
(20) And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

But right now, the Holy One and the Just is being denied. His life is not being made manifest to this dark world. The Prince of life is being “killed” from this earth as His life is not being made manifest in the mortal flesh of anyone. The Son of man is being given up into the hands of sinners who are preventing His life from ever appearing in this earth so that the world may be saved (who will then SEE Him through us and will believe.)

Act 3:14-17 KJV
(14) But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
(15) And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
(16) And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

But we have done this in IGNORANCE…as do our church rulers…the “princes of this age” who extinguish His life from ever appearing in this world.

(17) And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

There is forgiveness for this because we are doing this in ignorance of the Word of Truth which has not been preached to us so that we may know.

Tyler Robinson's transgender partner is being 'extremely cooperative' with the FBI, sources tell Fox News Digital​

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin lived with his transgender partner, senior-level FBI officials told Fox News Digital.

Bureau officials confirmed that Tyler Robinson, 22, was in a "romantic relationship" with the unnamed person, who is a male transitioning to a female, and that they shared an apartment in Saint George, Utah. Those FBI officials told Fox News Digital that Robinson's partner is fully cooperating with the FBI's investigation.

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There is a lot of evidence that Charlie Kirk was leading his family towards the Catholic Church; not least of all, his public call to venerate the Mother of God.

The news of Charlie Kirk’s murder has had a shocking impact in the world of faith and politics. Known widely as a conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk often appeared in the public eye as a firebrand commentator, someone eager to spar in debates over politics, culture, and the future of America. Yet, beneath the sharp-edged persona, there was another side to Kirk that deserves careful reflection: his surprising sympathy for the Catholic Church and his willingness—uncommon among evangelicals—to speak with respect about its ancient treasures of faith.

Veneration of Mary​

One of the most striking examples of this came when Kirk addressed the question of Mary. He began with a frank admission: “Let me first say I think we as Protestants and evangelicals under venerate Mary. She was very important. She was a vessel for our Lord and Savior.”

This was not typical evangelical rhetoric. For centuries, Protestant communities have been cautious about Marian devotion, often fearing it detracts from Christ. But Kirk’s words revealed a humility—an openness to recognize that something had been lost.

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It seems like there are a LOT of instances of racialized threats and calls to violence.


It was a white guy who shot him. Super white.
Why are they fighting back and against whom? They don't even know if they can be angry at a leftist about this yet.

Edit:
Here's one
“White men fight back” Protests erupt in Huntington Beach in wake of Charlie Kirk murder - BeachGrit

Other examples exist.

Are we to believe there isn't racism going on here?


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A 45-year-old Iraqi Christian who fled his homeland to escape Islamist persecution was stabbed to death in Lyon in southern France on the evening of Sept. 10.

He was reportedly livestreaming a video on TikTok in which he spoke about his faith. The attack has shocked local Christian communities and drawn calls for clarity on the motives behind the killing.

According to local newspaper Le Progrès, the victim, identified as Ashur Sarnaya — who was disabled and used a wheelchair — was returning to his apartment building when a man, apparently waiting for him, struck him in the neck with a knife. Emergency services, alerted shortly before 10:30 p.m., found him in cardiac arrest and were unable to revive him.

Born in 1979, Sarnaya had lived in the building with his sister for more than a decade after fleeing the advance of the Islamic State in Iraq in 2014. Neighbors described him as “a vulnerable person who didn’t walk and never caused any trouble.”

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Hello,
Im a muslim and an artist, I want to write and draw a story taking place in some fictional medieval europe.
I could read as much bible as Id want but I dont think I could understand without asking what this faith means on a daily basis ? Like for exemple, what little things makes you think of Jesus or God, when do you look for them in your heart?
Sorry if this is a bit confused Im trying to understand it with my own experiences as a muslim but I dont think I can just rebrand my faith in my characters with christianity as its something different, please enlighten me, write however much you want about your faith Im really curious! And if you have recommandations of what verse exactly to look into I would like it too thank you!

Looking over the first handful of entries, it seems their idea of what constitutes “supporting political violence” is… extremely broad.

CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry.

In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

A 45-year-old Iraqi Christian who fled his homeland to escape Islamist persecution was stabbed to death in Lyon in southern France on the evening of Sept. 10.

He was reportedly livestreaming a video on TikTok in which he spoke about his faith. The attack has shocked local Christian communities and drawn calls for clarity on the motives behind the killing.

According to local newspaper Le Progrès, the victim, identified as Ashur Sarnaya — who was disabled and used a wheelchair — was returning to his apartment building when a man, apparently waiting for him, struck him in the neck with a knife. Emergency services, alerted shortly before 10:30 p.m., found him in cardiac arrest and were unable to revive him.

Born in 1979, Sarnaya had lived in the building with his sister for more than a decade after fleeing the advance of the Islamic State in Iraq in 2014. Neighbors described him as “a vulnerable person who didn’t walk and never caused any trouble.”

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A good take on things, IMO, from Jamelle Bouie:

A trio of Austrian nuns have defied the church in Salzburg to return to their former convent home.


Sister Bernadette, 88, Sister Regina, 86, and Sister Rita, 82 insist they were wrongly placed in a nursing home in December 2023.

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Before, I begin, I have to state that it is horrifying & sad to hear about the killing of Charlie Kirk, and we should pray for all those affected by his death especially his family members.

However, Mr. Kirk who claimed to be a Christian made some inflammatory statements in the past that would certainly enrage people especially when it came to race. Essentially, some of Mr. Kirk's statements and comments go against Col 4:6"speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt" because Jn 1:17"grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ":

( Credited Reference: Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’ )

On race​

If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 23 January 2024​

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If you’re a WNBA, pot-smoking, Black lesbian, do you get treated better than a United States marine?​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 8 December 2022​

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Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 19 May 2023​

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If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 3 January 2024​

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If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called racists. Now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us … You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 13 July 2023​

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Charlie Kirk in his own words: 'Prowling Blacks go around for fun to target white people' – video​

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Charlie Kirk in his own words: 'Prowling Blacks go around for fun to target white people' – video​

On debate​

We record all of it so that we put [it] on the internet so people can see these ideas collide. When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence. That’s when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil, and they lose their humanity.​

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– Kirk discussing his work in an undated clip that circulated on X after his killing.​

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Prove me wrong.​

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– Kirk’s challenge to students to publicly debate him during the tour of colleges he was on when he was assassinated.​

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On gender, feminism and reproductive rights​

Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge.​

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– Discussing news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement on The Charlie Kirk Show, 26 August 2025​

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The answer is yes, the baby would be delivered.​

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– Responding to a question about whether he would support his 10-year-old daughter aborting a pregnancy conceived because of rape on the debate show Surrounded, published on 8 September 2024​

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We need to have a Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor. We need it immediately.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 1 April 2024​

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Charlie Kirk in his own words: 'A Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic' – video​

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Charlie Kirk in his own words: 'A Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic' – video​

On gun violence​

I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.​

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– Event organized by TPUSA Faith, the religious arm of Kirk’s conservative group Turning Point USA, on 5 April 2023​

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On immigration​

America was at its peak when we halted immigration for 40 years and we dropped our foreign-born percentage to its lowest level ever. We should be unafraid to do that.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 22 August 2025​

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The American Democrat party hates this country. They wanna see it collapse. They love it when America becomes less white.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 20 March 2024​

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The great replacement strategy, which is well under way every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 1 March 2024​

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On Islam​

America has freedom of religion, of course, but we should be frank: large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 30 April 2025​

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We’ve been warning about the rise of Islam on the show, to great amount of backlash. We don’t care, that’s what we do here. And we said that Islam is not compatible with western civilization.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 24 June 2025​

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Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America.​

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– Charlie Kirk social media post, 8 September 2025​

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On religion​

There is no separation of church and state. It’s a fabrication, it’s a fiction, it’s not in the constitution. It’s made up by secular humanists.​

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– The Charlie Kirk Show, 6 July 2022​

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Dani Anguiano contributed reporting.​

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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook declared in financial forms that her Atlanta property would be used as a “vacation home” and not her primary residence, according to documents obtained by NBC News that appear to undercut allegations of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte and President Donald Trump, who has moved to fire Cook, have accused the central bank board member of passing off the property as her main residence for financial gain. Cook has repeatedly denied the allegation, and administration officials have not provided definitive evidence supporting their claims.

A loan summary from the Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union in May 2021 reads: “Property Use: Vacation Home.” Additionally, public records in Fulton County, Georgia, reviewed by NBC News show that no tax exemptions available for a primary residence were sought by Cook.

A second document obtained by NBC News, Cook’s “questionnaire for national security positions," which was submitted to the Biden administration in late 2021 and later the Senate, lists a question that reads: “Please list all of your interests in real property, including additional homes, vacation homes, rental properties, and interests in trusts that may hold property.”

Cook responded by writing “2nd home” followed by the address of the Atlanta property.

The FHFA and the White House did not respond to requests for comment Friday evening on the documents, which were first reported by Reuters.

Lisa Cook's bank documents appear to contradict Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations

President Donald Trump is seeking to remove Cook, a board member at the Federal Reserve, over claims that she falsified financial forms regarding a secondary home.

www.nbcnews.com

The WH doesn't want to talk about it, now. But it's not going away.

I asked Grok a question about the Unite The Kingdom rally. It began by mentioning that it is organized by "far-right Tommy Robinson". (I'll leave out some verbiage to keep this brief.)

I then asked why it said Tommy is far-right when he's not far-right. It said because that's how the media and a couple of organizations describe him. I asked "wouldn't it be more appropriate and fair to give his name without prefixing it with a subjective adjective?" The AI agreed with me that it would be, and said it would refrain from doing so in the future.

I was impressed with both the AI and myself. Did little old me just influence Grok to change its evil, woke ways to a small extent? Nope. I went back about an hour later and asked "Who is Tommy Robinson", and it began with he is a "far-right" activist. Why did Grok lie to me?

(For the fun of it I also asked "Who is Bill Ayers", and it did not anywhere include the words "far-left".)

What was it called again?

Thr what states of America?

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/donald-trump-care-less-fox-interview-video-b2825880.html

Well, now he's just said what his critics knew all along.

How is it helpful for thr UNITED Statea to have a leader actively voicing rhat he has no interest in teying to lead a divided nation?

How can it POSSIBLY bode well for the future of your country?

We who profess faith in Jesus Christ must be godly in our conduct, in accord with God’s word. We must work for what leads to peace, but never at the compromise of the teachings of the Scriptures, or of holiness, or of moral purity, or of the gospel message. Sympathetic, yes, caring about one another and one another’s needs and concerns, but never to the extent to where we give others who profess faith in Jesus Christ free reign to continue in deliberate and in habitual sin against God and against one another.

And kindhearted is never lying to people to make them feel good, for lies are not kind. The truth, spoken in love, is kind. And humble, that is the opposite of being proud and conceited, but it is not backing down on biblical truth and only saying what makes people feel good so that they will not accuse us of being proud. And if someone speaks evil against us, we are not to speak evil against them. We can speak truth, in love, but the point here is not to get even with those who speak evil against us, but rather to show them love.

But love is not all this mushy-gushy stuff that only speaks what we know people want to hear. Jesus and his New Testament apostles were loving, caring people, but because they loved people, they spoke many hard truths to them, not because they liked hurting people, but because they felt great compassion for them and they wanted to see them be free from their slavery to sin to serve God with their lives. For to bless people is to speak to them what is spiritually beneficial for them, even if they reject the message.

So, we conduct ourselves according to the teachings of the Scriptures, not according to humanistic philosophy. We love people the way God truly loves and not according to human flesh and selfish purposes. So we keep our tongues from speaking what is contrary to God’s word, i.e. we refrain from speaking lies, and we become those who speak truth. We must not be those who compromise with evil for our own worldly pleasures, but we must turn from evil and do what is good in the eyes of the Lord, in the power of God.

And, again, seeking peace is never at the compromise of truth, godliness, righteousness, and holy living. For to be at peace with God we must be those whose lives are surrendered to the Lord to do his will, who are walking in obedience to his commands, and for whom sin is no longer our practice. For the righteous, in the eyes of the Lord, are not those who merely give lip service to God, but they are those who are living righteously, for whom righteousness is their practice, not just their profession with their lips.

And, on that note let me mention here that when the Scriptures talk about the sinners, as opposed to the righteous, it is referring to those who make sin their practice vs those for whom righteousness is their practice. So not everyone on this planet is a sinner, i.e. one who practices sin, yet this does not mean that the righteous will never sin, but sin is not their practice. Were we all born sinners? Yes! But by faith in Jesus we are to die to sin and now walk in obedience to his commands, by his grace, in his power and wisdom.

For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, but the face of the Lord is against those who are doing (practicing) what is evil in his sight. So, if sin is what we practice, and not righteousness, holiness, and obedience to our Lord, then we will not inherit eternal life with God, regardless of what faith in Jesus Christ we might profess with our lips. For Jesus said it is not those who call him Lord, but it is those who do his will who will inherit eternal life with God. And all who refuse will be cast out into utter darkness. Believe this!

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Words by Adelaide A. Pollard, 1907
Music by George C. Stebbins, 1907

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,
As in Thy presence humbly I bow.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me I pray!
Power, all power, surely is Thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o'er my being absolute sway.
Fill with Thy Spirit till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!

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Humble in Spirit
An Original Work / September 13, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Directed toward men but well worth the time for all Catholics for catechesis. Very interesting about relics @48 minute mark. The guest, Charles Fraune, also has a couple of great books on the subject.