'How You Die Does Not Redeem How You Lived' | Pastor's Sermon Goes Viral on Comments of Charlie Kirk's Death
Black pastors nationwide reject elevating Charlie Kirk as a hero due to his divisive rhetoric, with nearly 30,000 opposing mourning efforts through a public online database.
- Charlie Kirk, a conservative gun-rights activist, was assassinated on September 10 at Utah Valley University, sparking national reactions.
- The Trump administration lowered flags to half-staff and announced an intention to honor Kirk after his passing by presenting him with the nation’s highest civilian award.
- Rev. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor in Alexandria, delivered a powerful message condemning efforts to sanitize Kirk's history and highlighting the unequal public response to his death.
- Wesley stated, "How you die does not redeem how you lived" and declared, "There is nowhere in the Bible where we are taught to honor evil," amid applause.
- The event revealed cultural divisions over Kirk’s legacy, with sermons refusing to canonize him and highlighting broader issues of selective compassion and racial injustice.
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Charlie Kirk Is the Hero America Needs
Politics Charlie Kirk Is the Hero America Needs For all the differences between Kirk and Martin Luther King Jr., both men were peaceful champions for unity and a civil public square. Nordin Catic/Getty Images On September 10, Charlie Kirk was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University at an event hosted by the organization he founded at 18 years old, Turning Point USA. At the time of this writing, a man identified as Tyler Robinson ha…
Black Pastors Refuse to Canonize Charlie Kirk
Source: Brendan Hoffman / Getty The pulpit shook beneath him as Rev. Howard-John Wesley of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, stood behind the microphone. His face was taut with conviction. The choir stood robed in crimson and gold behind him. The sanctuary was alive with that electric stillness that falls right before the truth lands. And then he delivered it: “I am sorry, but there’s nowhere in the Bible where we are taught …
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