"But it is not enough to merely make vague condemnations of killing and “hate.” Kirk’s assassination shook people to their core, precisely because it was a political and religious killing. " . . .
"American pews were full the Sunday after the brutal open-air assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The reminder of the fragile briefness of life and the stark display of evil in the murderous act understandably coaxed many backslidden church-goers back to worship.
"The naysayers believe this won’t stick. It’s up to American pastors to prove them wrong.
" 'If your church refused to mention Charlie this Sunday, it’s time to find a new one,” activist Isabella De Luca wrote on X this past Sunday morning. Dozens of others echoed her.
. . . "Pastors who refuse to speak out against such a public display of evil should not be surprised when their pews return to empty next Sunday. Those who filled the pews this past Sunday did so because the senseless killing they witnessed left them longing for an eternal faith in Kirk’s Heavenly Father.
"A pastor’s words in the pulpit illuminate the antidote which Jesus Christ offers to this darkness. Pastors have an opportunity here to show that all hope is not lost because the Lord, the Comforter of the widow and the orphan, is also a just God who will punish the evildoer.
"But it is not enough to merely make vague condemnations of killing and “hate.” Kirk’s assassination shook people to their core, precisely because it was a political and religious killing. The motivations of the killer, as of this writing, point to a driftless man who was thoroughly marinated in sexually degenerate online communities." . . .
Sarah Wilder is a writer and commentator on culture and the family. Formerly a reporter at the Daily Caller, her work has been published in Chronicles Magazine, The Federalist, and The American Mind.
*Beware if a church becomes political, you can get this.
Politics in the Pulpit; Cal Thomas . . . "Politicians and preachers should mostly stay in their own lanes. Where Scripture speaks clearly to a contemporary issue, including marriage, gender, abortion and the wisdom found in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, I'm ready to listen. But don't let me hear who the pastor prefers in the next election. I am not without information and neither is anyone else if they take the time to do research.
"Religious people have an absolute right - indeed the country needs them - to express their views in the public square. Many of our Founders exercised that right and the principles found in the Declaration of Independence and other documents reflected their worldview. And yes, colonial preachers frequently based their sermons on politics, praising or denouncing politicians. But that exception shouldn't create a rule." . . .
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