Charlie Kirk’s Death and America’s Crisis of Truth

As my family and I processed the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I was struck by a sobering realization: many of our fellow citizens would support—or even commit—violence against people like me simply because of our beliefs. The widespread approval of killing a man who used only words to express his views raises troubling questions about the direction of our nation. This mindset isn’t distant or foreign—it’s here, among people we see and interact with every day.

Even in my own small town and across the state, some have openly supported this murder and celebrated what they believe it achieved. To recognize that your neighbor might see you as an enemy worthy of destruction is deeply unsettling.

But what, exactly, do they oppose? Is it limited government? Lower taxes? A desire to avoid foreign wars? I doubt it. The deeper issue is that many conservatives acknowledge a higher power, while many on the left reject God altogether and elevate the self above everything else. In much of today’s culture, the individual has become supreme. This shift erases objective morality. Phrases like “my truth” replace absolute truth and God’s authority. Don’t like how you were created? Redefine yourself with drugs and surgery. Disagree with someone’s behavior or standards? The problem is their “lack of understanding.” Even life inside a womb can be discarded if it inconveniences the self.

When the self is raised above God, people begin to believe they have the right to control the world around them.  In their minds the self becomes godlike, granting them absolute authority over their own world.  Words they dislike become threats that must be silenced—even if by violence. Someone who declares their self-perception as truth may decide that anyone who doesn’t affirm it is expendable. This mindset grants individuals the supposed right to erase others to preserve their own comfort.

As Christian conservatives, we believe God alone is supreme, and His authority governs our lives and our world. When God is removed and man is enthroned in His place, people begin to assume power over the fate of others. The growing support for these tragedies reveals how quickly this way of thinking is spreading. And as it does, such events will only become more common.

So how do we move forward as a nation, knowing that the person beside you in the grocery store might cheer—or even participate in—violence against you simply for your words? We have lost our way. My prayer is that we return to a country that values life, honors truth, and respects our fellow man; if we fail, we too will spiral into the chaos that has destroyed nations before us.