{"id":2489642,"date":"2025-09-22T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-courageously-shows-the-two-roads-before-america\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:29:46","slug":"erika-kirk-courageously-shows-the-two-roads-before-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-courageously-shows-the-two-roads-before-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk Courageously Shows The Two Roads Before America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ferika-kirk-courageously-shows-the-two-roads-before-america%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=2489642&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 article highlights the remarkable strength and forgiveness displayed by Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie kirk, as she publicly forgave the young man accused of assassinating her husband during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-virginia-awards-posthumous-degrees-to-three-murdered-football-players\/\" title=\"University Of Virginia Awards Posthumous Degrees To Three Murdered Football Players\">memorial service attended<\/a> by millions. Erika emphasized that her late husband sought to reach and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-forgives-husbands-killer-pledges-to-grow-turning-point-usa-in-his-memory\/\" title=\"... forgives ...\u2019s killer, pledges to grow Turning Point USA in his memory\">save young men<\/a> like his alleged killer and urged the world to respond to hate with love,reflecting Christian teachings.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to her message of love and forgiveness, the article describes how many on the political left reportedly reacted with hostility and even celebrated the murder, citing examples of insensitive social media posts and refusal by some Democrats to condemn the assassination in Congress. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >author criticizes left-wing ideology<\/a> for promoting division, grievance, and political hatred, contrasting it with Erika Kirk&#8217;s call for unity, love, and faith.<\/p>\n<p>The piece draws a stark comparison between public reactions to Charlie Kirk&#8217;s death and the violence and unrest following George Floyd&#8217;s death, portraying Charlie Kirk&#8217;s passing as sparking reflection and renewed faith instead of chaos. Ultimately, the article presents two divergent paths for America: one of redemption through love and faith, exemplified by Erika Kirk&#8217;s response, and another characterized by political hatred and division.  <\/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<div>\n<p>What strength. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/22\/100-million-witness-the-power-of-the-gospel-forgiveness-at-charlie-kirk-memorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika Kirk<\/a> prepared to lay her slain husband to rest, she stood before millions and God Almighty and did what Jesus would do. She forgave the 22-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/17\/sen-jim-banks-demands-answers-from-ceo-of-site-used-by-charlie-kirks-alleged-assassin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Utah man <\/a>accused of assassinating the love of her life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zFfdJyaUzTU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> through tears at Sunday&rsquo;s memorial service for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a packed State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On the cross, our Savior said, &lsquo;Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.&rsquo; That man. That young man. I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did. And is what Charlie would do.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love and always love,&rdquo; the mother of two young, now-fatherless children bravely testified to Christ&rsquo;s eternal commandment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Rejoicing in Hatred&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>In a world drenched in hate, Erika Kirk&rsquo;s very public act of forbearance was incredibly courageous. And it stood as an antidote to the left&rsquo;s poisonous rhetoric in the days following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascon-vows-efforts-to-transform-a-dated-approach-are-just-beginning\/\" title=\"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Vows \u2018Efforts To Transform A Dated Approach\u2019 Are \u2018Just Beginning\u2019\">cold-blooded murder<\/a> of the conservative civil rights leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Breaking: Charlie Kirk loses gun debate,&rdquo; Brandy Bryant, a man pretending to be a woman &mdash; also pretending to be a comedian &mdash; reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/charlie-kirks-assassination-mocked-liberals-citing-gun-views-2128232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X following Kirk&rsquo;s Sept. 10 assassination while speaking to Utah Valley University students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sadder and more sickening, the post racked up 45,000 reposts, 424,000 likes, and 12 million views in just a day, Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/charlie-kirks-assassination-mocked-liberals-citing-gun-views-2128232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported.<\/a> Kirk&rsquo;s alleged killer, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/16\/us-news\/tyler-robinsons-chilling-confession-to-trans-partner-about-charlie-kirks-murder-you-are-all-i-worry-about-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to investigators<\/a>, is steeped in far-left ideology and is romantically involved with a man identifying as a woman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Clemson University staff member allegedly posted on his Facebook page, &ldquo;In a world full of Charlie Kirks and Brian Thompsons, be a Tyler Robinson or a Luigi Mangione,&rdquo; according to screenshots posted by the Clemson College Republicans. The post refers to Kirk&rsquo;s alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/12\/he-may-have-pulled-the-trigger-but-charlie-kirks-suspected-killer-didnt-act-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assassin<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/luigi-mangione-new-york-state-charges-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused killer<\/a> of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, Mangione, who is charged with fatally shooting the CEO in the back. The Clemson employee was fired last week, as were <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/17\/clemson-profs-fired-after-abhorrent-posts-about-charlie-kirks-assassination\/\">two faculty members<\/a> who shared despicably callous comments on social media, The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/16\/clemson-fires-employee-who-allegedly-urged-others-to-be-like-charlie-kirks-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few of the myriad examples of liberals rejoicing in the murder of a political opponent, meeting hatred with hatred.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Left&rsquo;s Gospel of Division<\/h2>\n<p>Through all of the hatred, a widow now picking up the pieces of a shattered life urged the world to turn to love, particularly &ldquo;Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What we have unfortunately learned over the better part of the past two weeks is that the radical left in this deeply divided land of liberty is absolutely shackled to political hatred. Their leaders couldn&rsquo;t even wait until after Kirk&rsquo;s funeral before revictimizing his family with wretched political rhetoric. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans &mdash; far from the &lsquo;working tirelessly to promote unity&rsquo; asserted by the majority in this resolution,&rdquo; the profoundly ignorant Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/aoc-uses-house-floor-speech-smear-charlie-kirk-his-rhetoric-beliefs-were-ignorant-uneducated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spewed<\/a> last week on the House floor. The New York Marxist joined 57 other Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/19\/118-house-democrats-refuse-to-vote-for-resolution-condemning-charlie-kirks-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who voted against<\/a> a House resolution condemning Kirk&rsquo;s murder and political violence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/119\/hres719\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resolution<\/a> praised the life and work of a God-fearing man, offered condolences to his family, and urged all Americans to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-call-on-nation-to-reject-political-violence-in-jan-6-speech\/\" title=\"Biden Will Call On Nation To Reject ... In Jan. 6 Speech\">reject political violence<\/a>, recommit to respectful debate, uphold American values, and respect one another as fellow Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>AOC, her fellow &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; members <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/12\/ilhan-omar-is-a-walking-case-for-higher-u-s-citizenship-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ilhan Omar <\/a>of Minnesota and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/byron-donalds-rebukes-squad-member-over-fascist-slur-do-i-look-like-member-third-reich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rashida Tlaib <\/a>of Michigan, and dozens of other Democrats rejected the rejection of political violence. They clearly despise traditional American values and hold a seething hatred for anyone who does.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They are the followers of the cult of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/10\/school-equity-police-are-so-draconian-their-own-rules-get-them-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;antiracism&rdquo;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/06\/critical-race-theory-isnt-about-teaching-that-slavery-is-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;critical race theory,&rdquo;<\/a> a secular religion that deifies identity politics. Such ideologies value &ldquo;equity&rdquo; over equality, diversity over unity, inclusion by means of discrimination, and the gospel of grievance, which demands its believers and nonbelievers preach the lie that the United States of America is an oppressor land of white supremacy and systemic racism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Compare two iconic images in recent American history: Erika Kirk delivering the Good News of salvation to a sinful world of violence and hatred, and then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democrats in Covid masks, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/06\/08\/one-week-after-condemning-trump-church-photo-op-media-praises-pelosi-kneeling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">genuflecting<\/a> at the altar of George Floyd and cursing cops in the Capitol&rsquo;s Emancipation Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Note two major differences in the wake of the two incidents. George Floyd&rsquo;s death was followed by a flood of violence and destruction, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/25\/five-years-after-the-fires-the-myth-of-george-floyd-remains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">riots and chaos<\/a> in cities across the country. Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s death has been followed by reflection and reawakening &mdash; nothing short of an American faith and values revival. No burning buildings, no assaults on upholders of the law, no tit-for-tat political violence. A turning to the Lord, not a turning away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>John 3:16 <\/strong>&mdash; For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Two Roads Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, there are two Americas. Two distinctly different visions for the nearly 250-year-old republic that God has shed his grace upon. There are two roads: redemption or perdition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk made it clear where she stands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love and always love,&rdquo; Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s widow said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What strength.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erika Kirk forgives husband&#8217;s accused killer with grace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2489643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54802504067_0bcd1a51a2_k-e1758569012245.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5374,17741,54054,63117,50761],"class_list":["post-2489642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-america","tag-choices","tag-courage-2","tag-erika-kirk","tag-inspiration-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54802504067_0bcd1a51a2_k-e1758569012245.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489642","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\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2489642"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2489646,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489642\/revisions\/2489646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2489643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2489642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2489642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2489642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}