Charlie Kirk's Dangerous Truth: The Gospel of the Kingdom in America
Opinion Piece By Joe McElroy
Some call Charlie Kirk’s murder an assassination, others a martyrdom. I say it’s tragically both, inseparable. The facts we know as of now reveal a chilling truth: seemingly, a professional sniper’s long-range rifle shot, fired from an elevated position over 100 yards away, struck his neck with precision, targeting his vocal cords. This was no missed headshot, no crazed lone gunman’s wild shots. It was a deliberate, calculated, coordinated act, likely funded and planned for maximum impact on a public stage, with phones recording to broadcast the horror worldwide. Charlie’s voice was his weapon, fusing the Gospel of the Kingdom, a government, with a call to restore our republic. He acknowledged that this nation is built upon common law, which is an outgrowth of Scriptures, which our Founders’ vision etched in our state constitutions. Why him and not some revivalist or “mega church” leader? Because he correctly fused the Gospel of the Kingdom and our government, which is something this “modern religious system” rejects. His transformative work met youth where they were, turning campus opposition into crowds of support, threatening the kingdom of darkness in ways the current “system” doesn’t. Charlie's style and actions were reflective of Jesus' ministry instead of this “modern system” of compromise.
But let's reflect deeper: is this partly our fault too? Not that we are to blame for these acts of wickedness, but what if there were 1,000 Charlies? Evil can't kill us all. As the Virginia Constitution declares, "[F]ree government rests, as does all progress, upon the broadest possible diffusion of knowledge." Courage is contagious through the duplication and multiplication of bold voices like his. Could Charlie's death have been prevented if more of us were willing to be as courageous in declaring the truth publicly?
This isn't about Democrat vs Republican or liberal vs conservative; it's about TRUTH, good vs evil, right vs wrong, and morality vs immorality. Romans 8:19 speaks of creation groaning for God’s sons; I believe Charlie was one of these “sons,” his voice a trumpet, a weapon. 2 Timothy 1:7 declares we’re given not a spirit of fear but power, love, and a sound mind. Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Charlie was outspoken about his love for God and was certainly called “according to his purpose.” He responded to that calling. Not just a hearer of the word, but a doer of it (James 1:22).
This calling is not unique to Charlie, although he was certainly anointed for public speaking and debate. This calling is a general calling for all those who claim to be “in Christ.” The First Amendment protects fearless speech; it's first for a reason, because the uncompromising truth, spoken with love, brings transformation and restoration. But this doesn’t guarantee that there won’t be hardship and tribulation.
This calculated strike aimed to silence his voice forever. This wasn’t just an attack on Charlie. This was an attack on all image bearers of Christ. Rather than respond with fear or violence, what would happen if Charlie's voice was amplified and multiplied peacefully? I believe it will be.
May Charlie’s wife, Erika, and their children experience the peace and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and be blessed abundantly for his obedience to the Gospel of the Kingdom and the sacrifice that cost them all so dearly.
Joe McElroy (@SOG217 on X) is a husband and father, deeply committed to faith, family, and restoring America’s Republican form of government. A passionate student and advocate for biblical principles found in the common law, he educates on the sovereignty of “We the People,” under God, emphasizing state constitutions, fundamental principles of law, and holding government servants accountable to their office of public trust according to the grants and reservations of power expressed in the text of the constitutions, especially through township-level action.