{"id":2487846,"date":"2025-09-17T18:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlie-kirk-told-off-donors-who-wanted-him-to-keep-the-jesus-stuff-out-of-it-mentor-reveals\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:14:46","slug":"charlie-kirk-told-off-donors-who-wanted-him-to-keep-the-jesus-stuff-out-of-it-mentor-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlie-kirk-told-off-donors-who-wanted-him-to-keep-the-jesus-stuff-out-of-it-mentor-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk Told Off Donors Who Wanted Him to &#8216;Keep the Jesus Stuff Out of It,&#8217; Mentor Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcharlie-kirk-told-off-donors-who-wanted-him-to-keep-the-jesus-stuff-out-of-it-mentor-reveals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2487846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ballad-of-clairton-an-all-american-city-in-mourning-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The ballad of Clairton: an all American City in mourning - Washington Examiner\">article honors<\/a> the late Charlie Kirk, emphasizing that while he was widely known for his role in conservative politics, his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >true legacy lies<\/a> in his unwavering Christian faith.Following his assassination in Utah, those close to him highlighted how every aspect of his life and work was rooted in Christianity. Dr. Frank Turek, a Christian apologist, shared that despite pressure from donors to separate his political activism from his Christian message, Kirk firmly refused, stating, &#8220;Without Jesus, we&#8217;re nothing.&#8221; Kirk viewed his political work as secondary to his mission to promote Jesus,famously saying,&#8221;Politics is peanuts compared to Jesus.&#8221; The article draws parallels between kirks dedication and the teachings of C.S. Lewis, noting that Christians who focus on heavenly goals often make the greatest impact on the world. Ultimately,Kirk&#8217;s commitment to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christians-used-to-have-a-seat-at-the-table-director-of-american-underdog-on-christian-comeback-in-hollywood\/\" title=\"\u2018Christians Used To Have A Seat At The Table\u2019: Director Of \u2018American Underdog\u2019 On Christian Comeback In Hollywood\">faith made<\/a> him a target,but his example serves as a call to prioritize spiritual conviction above all else.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The late Charlie Kirk rose to prominence in conservative politics, but history should remember him first as a Christian martyr.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, since Kirk&rsquo;s assassination in Utah one week ago, those who knew him best have described him as a man whose every word and deed flowed from his Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in a video posted Tuesday to YouTube, Dr. Frank Turek &mdash; a prominent Christian apologist, author, and radio host &mdash; d Kirk&rsquo;s bold reply when pressed by donors to abandon his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-christian-students-remember-charlie-kirk-legacy-fondness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> message.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donors would come up to him and say, &lsquo;Hey, Charlie, we love all this conservative stuff. But keep the Jesus stuff out of it,&rdquo; Turek recalled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know what Charlie told them?&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;&lsquo;Give your money to somebody else, because without Jesus, we&rsquo;re nothing,&rdquo; Kirk told them. &ldquo;This is all about Jesus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Turek noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/tpusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turning Point USA<\/a>, the nonprofit founded by Kirk, took in more than $100 million in annual donations.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Kirk would not deny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/signs-revival-searches-jesus-bible-near-time-highs-church-construction-exploding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a> to keep his mammoth organization funded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven,&rdquo; Jesus said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2010%3A32-33&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 10:32-33<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Kirk considered politics merely tangential to his mission.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He said recently, &lsquo;Politics is peanuts compared to Jesus,&#8217;&rdquo; Turek recalled. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s important, but it&rsquo;s peanuts compared to Jesus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view Turek&rsquo;s comments in the YouTube video below. The relevant segment began around the 9:20 mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVaxvKtw5NQ?si=WQTnom38F1rugO33\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In short, Kirk put Jesus above all else. For that reason, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-da-reads-text-messages-make-suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-motive-clear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evildoer killed him<\/a>, while many other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-celebrated-charlie-kirk-assassination-fired-rapid-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evildoers celebrated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton reportedly said following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April 1865, &ldquo;Now he belongs to the ages.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Kirk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-lawmakers-just-made-it-easier-to-commit-election-fraud\/\" title=\"MI Lawmakers Simplify Process for Election Fraud\">story &#038;mdash<\/a>; even his earthly story &mdash; does not end there.<\/p>\n<p>In &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChsSEwiGmPzbvuCPAxVNYUcBHX21F9AYACICCAEQABoCcXU&amp;co=1&amp;ase=2&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwuKnGBhD5ARIsAD19RsZvvlFJWLVvT8bPfYSjqSB3kDyhhNBf33BXU4pAHGX7GkoI1i3niPMaApapEALw_wcB&amp;cce=2&amp;category=acrcp_v1_33&amp;sig=AOD64_0109UbvpKrN8u-htCH0go6D1Tuug&amp;q&amp;nis=4&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiP1fXbvuCPAxU0MVkFHV59IXkQ0Qx6BAgMEAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mere Christianity<\/a>,&rdquo; legendary Christian author C.S. Lewis explained how Christians can do the most good in a fallen world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next,&rdquo; Lewis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samizdat.qc.ca\/vc\/pdfs\/MereChristianity_CSL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;The Apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English Evangelicals who abolished the Slave Trade, all left their mark on Earth, precisely because their minds were occupied with Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Aim at Heaven and you will get earth &lsquo;thrown in&rsquo;: aim at earth and you will get neither.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk showed us how to aim at heaven and change the world in the process.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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When asked to exclude references to Jesus to maintain funding, Kirk reportedly told them, &#8220;Give your money to someone else because without Jesus, we are nothing; this is all about Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2487847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-Kirk-America-fest-2024.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44291,50410,5131,50471,15674],"class_list":["post-2487846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-charlie-kirk","tag-controversy-2","tag-donors","tag-jesus-2","tag-mentor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-Kirk-America-fest-2024.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2487846"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487850,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487846\/revisions\/2487850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2487846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2487846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2487846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}