When free speech collides with hate

My friends,

Last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk was not only an act of pure evil—it was also a window into what decades of lies, propaganda, and dehumanization have done to our nation.

The shooter didn’t choose Kirk at random. Reports say he had rejected the worldview of his own conservative family, leaving behind digital trails of hatred. His bullets were engraved with messages like “Hey fascist catch,” “Bella Ciao,” and grotesque internet memes. This wasn’t random. It was ideological. It was spiritual. It was evil.

And the story didn’t stop with the trigger. Online, many openly celebrated Charlie’s death. Some mocked his wife and children. A so-called “pastor” in California even expressed glee. Others joined in with cruel memes and taunts.

Now, internet sleuths are exposing those who cheered Kirk’s murder, sending their posts to employers. Some have already been fired or suspended. That raises the question: Is this accountability—or just another form of cancel culture?

Here’s the truth: Free speech protects you from government censorship. It doesn’t protect you from consequences. Employers, schools, and communities have every right to hold people accountable when they cross moral lines. But we should be careful not to create a culture where angry mobs hunt down their enemies in the name of “justice.”

Yes, Charlie Kirk was controversial—but only to those who are confused, who hate truth, and who despise the Gospel. He preached Christ. He spoke truth. And that made him a threat to those who hate both. That reality should sober us—but it should also strengthen us.

In the face of rage, our calling is not despair. It is to carry forward the truth Charlie lived and died proclaiming: our only hope is in Jesus Christ. Amen and amen.

My friends, the anger that led to Charlie Kirk’s assassination didn’t start last week. For years, we’ve watched our culture drift from faith, from truth, and from the basic respect neighbors should have for one another.

Today, we see bullets engraved with internet memes — evidence of a generation drowning in irony, rage, and emptiness. Free speech is a gift from God, but it’s also a responsibility. We can use our words to tear down — or to build up.

The Founders believed liberty requires virtue, because without virtue, freedom collapses into chaos. And as we head toward Constitution Day this week, maybe that’s the reminder we need most. Not bitterness. Not rage. But truth spoken with conviction — and grace.

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