We are to believe that Charlie Kirk is at fault for his own murder/ assassination because of the way he spoke. This is a great example of the equivocation and profound lack of wisdom we see among many younger pastors– especially those within the social justice/ “woke camp”. But we also need to be wary of pastors that quote or reference the Gospel Coalition as an authoritative source. Where is the Christian worldview?:
HT: The Dissenter
TGC Council Member Jim Davis addressed Charlie Kirk’s assassination in his sermon, suggesting more “gospel sensitivity” could have prevented Charlie's murder and the response to it.
— Jon Harris 🌲 (@jonharris1989) September 30, 2025
Quote: “This kind of gospel sensitivity [Christ's compassion] could have spared our country a… pic.twitter.com/eMG0IHLQUn
Here is another example of woke pastors blaming Kirk. This is a guy at the previously conservative church that was subjected to a hostile takeover in northern Virginia we had featured months ago:
A friend flagged for me that McLean Bible (David Platt's church) did talk about Charlie Kirk this week. And while pastor Mike Kelsey strongly denounced his murder and those celebrating it (good), he went on to use Charlie as a negative example of how Christians engage… pic.twitter.com/AP3rquaghn
— Megan Basham (@megbasham) September 29, 2025
Fred Gregory submitted the following comment:
“Okay, I’ll give a try. First of all I fail to understand what Davis is trying to say. I did find his stance ( crossed legs ) off putting.
As for Kelsey’s remarks, he was simply wrong about Charlie Kirk. I have no way of testing his sincerity.”
Fred, I think Davis was saying that if Kirk hadn’t said the things he said, or if he said them differently, then he would not have been killed, and folks would not have celebrated his death. He called this a “gospel” issue, but it clearly is not. The gospel has to do with Christ dying to save sinners.
These guys bring a limp-wristed, effeminate version of Christianity that recoils at boldly speaking the truth.