Intolerance assaulted our First Amendment yesterday.
Charlie Kirk was murdered as he did what good people should do—debate openly, honestly, and passionately.
He was known by all to be sincere, educated, spiritual, and a proud husband and father of two little girls. He was murdered live, in front of everyone, to intimidate and silence.
The Enemy of Open Debate
Their hate for truth, democracy, open debate, and freedom is not hidden.
You see it daily in biased headlines, talking heads on TV, and even celebrities paid to parrot propaganda. We allowed them to speak because of free speech. We respected the law. We didn’t burn cities when we disagreed.
But here’s the problem: we allowed it without countering it.
We didn’t push back on lies.We didn’t fight slander with facts.Charlie did. And he paid with his life.
A Turning Point
Now the damage is clear. Hate, evil, and violence are no longer shadows. They are out in the open—incited by falsehoods and fueled by intolerance.
We hoped for spirited debate. We wanted to live together in a world of shared respect. But we’ve been met with something else: rage, lies, and destruction.
We—the good—have tolerated the intolerant.
The Call to Act
This is not a call to arms, violence, or hatred. Good people do not act that way. Evil and the deranged do.
- Do not accept lies disguised as moral authority.
- Do not allow speech to be silenced under the guise of “good manners.”
- Do not let culture, spirit, or faith be erased just to appease those who despise them.
Shine for Charlie
Charlie was one of the brightest minds, a candle of faith, a voice of democracy. He cannot be replaced.
But together, we can shine brighter and stronger than ever before. Only then can the world see his light. Only then can good preserve freedom, democracy, and the First Amendment.
Today is a turning point. They are the threat to democracy. We are democracy.