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Charlie Kirks wife forgives the killer

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strangerandstranger · 21/09/2025 23:22

To people who said her husband was hateful and what they preached was hateful, she just forgave the killer, as God would. Powerful speech.

The messed up young man who thought shooting man he didn't like was the answer, will go to prison and no longer be with his boyfriend. Erika Kirk no longer has her husband and her children have list their father.

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Plastictreees · 26/09/2025 11:41

BerylSnow · 25/09/2025 09:56

There ain't no love like christian hate.

Yes that’s certainly what is coming across!

BerylSnow · 25/09/2025 09:56

MsAmerica · 25/09/2025 03:57

Funny thing about "Christian virtues." In the U.S., it tends to be Republicans bragging about their Christianity - while displaying none of the traditional Christian values, such as compassion, charity, etc. It baffles liberals why fervent church-goers support such a vicious, godless man.

There ain't no love like christian hate.

ThatCyanCat · 25/09/2025 09:20

There are also pictures of her from a trump beauty pageant a d we all know what he was like at those.

Well, that much isn't her fault.

Tinytimmy123 · 25/09/2025 08:54

EK came from alot of money and she subsequently made alot of money before she met CK. There is even some dubious noise about her and trafficking children from Romania I think for organ donation or some such thing. There are also pictures of her from a trump beauty pageant a d we all know what he was like at those.

She has been asking for money from CKs followers since he died. She is surrounded by incredibly wealthy people. If they are so heartbroken for him and her why don't they donate to her?
I in no way condone any violence toward CK or anyone but her repeated theatrics and begging for money to me is a bit gross.

MsAmerica · 25/09/2025 03:57

5128gap · 24/09/2025 06:40

He was debated by some of the finest young minds of the UK, with a strong understanding and knowledge of their subjects. It would be unrealistic to expect unsubstantiated opinion based on belief to ever prevail when his usual advantages of control of the arena and the ability to intimidate were absent.
However, if he were the man he is purported to be I'd have expected an openess to learn from those with greater knowledge than he. The Christian virtues of humility and of generosity in acknowledging the knowledge of others.
Instead he showed anger and contempt and later avenged himself with insults to the UK.
CK did not want to talk. He only wanted to be listened to.

Funny thing about "Christian virtues." In the U.S., it tends to be Republicans bragging about their Christianity - while displaying none of the traditional Christian values, such as compassion, charity, etc. It baffles liberals why fervent church-goers support such a vicious, godless man.

Underthinker · 24/09/2025 21:12

Plastictreees · 24/09/2025 20:50

You are disingenuous and you have blindly defended Kirk, for your own agenda. You are clearly very agitated that you were unable to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes in the other thread, and have followed me onto this one to continue your incoherent and irrational nonsense.

You accuse others of hate, when I have never said I hate Kirk, I simply do not agree with him trying to mandate his misogynist beliefs into law. I’ve no interest in continuing any sort of dialogue with someone as intransigent and reality denying as yourself, so please stop re-railing threads by quoting me and bringing my name up repeatedly. Frankly, it’s creepy.

I posted on 2 threads about Charlie Kirk. I'm not "following you". Odd person.

Plastictreees · 24/09/2025 20:50

You are disingenuous and you have blindly defended Kirk, for your own agenda. You are clearly very agitated that you were unable to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes in the other thread, and have followed me onto this one to continue your incoherent and irrational nonsense.

You accuse others of hate, when I have never said I hate Kirk, I simply do not agree with him trying to mandate his misogynist beliefs into law. I’ve no interest in continuing any sort of dialogue with someone as intransigent and reality denying as yourself, so please stop re-railing threads by quoting me and bringing my name up repeatedly. Frankly, it’s creepy.

Underthinker · 24/09/2025 20:19

Plastictreees · 24/09/2025 19:32

This is the incongruence that was pointed out by many posters on another thread in which this poster continued to blindly defend Kirk. He’s using his wife’s account and is liberal and pro choice apparently, yet endorses someone who stands for forced pregnancies for women and girls even in instances of rape. Totally disingenuous.

No its my account.

I'm not blindly defending Kirk. I pointed out when some of the things said about him weren't exactly right.

Even if I had hated him, which I didn't, it would be more effective to make only true and accurate accusations, rather than a mixture of truths, half truths, and lies.

Plastictreees · 24/09/2025 19:32

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 17:13

I feel like I'm conversing with an absolute fraud here. You may well be a liberal, but the vast majority of posts I have read of yours scream anything but liberal.

This is the incongruence that was pointed out by many posters on another thread in which this poster continued to blindly defend Kirk. He’s using his wife’s account and is liberal and pro choice apparently, yet endorses someone who stands for forced pregnancies for women and girls even in instances of rape. Totally disingenuous.

Poetnojo · 24/09/2025 19:05

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 18:49

A) I think you're missing the context; and

  1. Are you the angry right winger from yesterday? Apologies if that wasn't you, but you're another one, anyway.

Sorry, but what was the context I missed with your "but", please enlighten me

Poetnojo · 24/09/2025 19:04

Angry?
Nope, not me.
Oh are you the one who accused me of being aggressive with an exclamation mark and everything but couldn't point out where I had shown any aggression?😂

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 18:49

Poetnojo · 24/09/2025 18:47

My point is that "But" you put in is very telling.
Left wing rable rousing is the antithesis of the "live and let live" not Charlie Kirk words

A) I think you're missing the context; and

  1. Are you the angry right winger from yesterday? Apologies if that wasn't you, but you're another one, anyway.
Poetnojo · 24/09/2025 18:47

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 18:36

Clearly. But, what's your point?

My point is that "But" you put in is very telling.
Left wing rable rousing is the antithesis of the "live and let live" not Charlie Kirk words

Jumpingthruhoops · 24/09/2025 18:44

strangerandstranger · 21/09/2025 23:28

Did you read the title. His wife talked of God and forgiveness. That's not hateful.

Edited

You're fighting a losing battle OP.
Most people commenting are likely basing their own 'views' on badly edited soundbites they've seen/heard and NOT entire clips, in context, which prove that the complete opposite is true of Charlie Kirk. But you can't reason with those who insist on living in an echo chamber...

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 18:36

Poetnojo · 24/09/2025 18:27

"But"?
No ifs ands or buts about it, it was the bullet and the left wing monster that killed him that was the very antithesis of "live and let live"

Clearly. But, what's your point?

Poetnojo · 24/09/2025 18:27

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 13:58

People who celebrate the death of others are rare, and wholly objectionable.

As far as Kirk is concerned, I agree with the notion of a defending people's rights to an opinion. But, when those opinions are as divisive and often hate-filled as Kirks, you're like no other liberal I've ever met. After all his views were the very antithesis of 'live and let live'.

"But"?
No ifs ands or buts about it, it was the bullet and the left wing monster that killed him that was the very antithesis of "live and let live"

EatMoreChocolate44 · 24/09/2025 17:54

She has a Christian clothing company, she has made her 'christianity' her business and profited from it so it makes sense she has to be seen 'to forgive'. She also supported the ideal that a woman's place is in the home raising a family while contradicting this by also running businesses, podcasts etc (bit like trump and his views on immigration but it's fine that his wife is an immigrant). Maybe she's genuine but the whole memorial looked like a farce. A complete turnaround from what she was saying when it first happened. Maybe she truly does forgive and if that's the case then yes that is a very difficult thing to do and I applaud her however I think it is wise not to take things at face value and to be skeptical considering her political views and her strong affiliation with Trump.

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 17:44

Coconutter24 · 24/09/2025 17:42

I don’t believe either of them have apologised to you or asked for your forgiveness?

It's not how forgiveness works. Did Kirk's killer ask for his wife's forgiveness?

Coconutter24 · 24/09/2025 17:42

MoFadaCromulent · 21/09/2025 23:44

I forgive Charlie for this hateful views and I forgive his wife for happily profiting off those hateful views

I don’t believe either of them have apologised to you or asked for your forgiveness?

Honkwiching · 24/09/2025 17:32

I don't really see that she had an alternative to a public proclamation of forgiveness. Charlie Kirk himself said that a certain number of deaths per year were an acceptable price to pay for second amendment rights. He no doubt never wanted or expected that he would be the one to die, but he believed that deaths such as his are a justifiable sacrifice for the right to bear arms.

His wife wants to continue to perpetuate his views by taking on his former campaign role herself. She risks alienating other gun rights activists if she suggests in any way that the killer shouldn't have been allowed a gun, or that any gun deaths constitute an unacceptable number. She is, of course, mourning the loss of her husband but she also can't suggest that his death should result in any kind of policy change to prevent further gun deaths through limitation of gun rights.

What therefore can she do but try to put the issue to rest with a public proclamation of forgiveness, which requires only that she say a few words, and therefore save herself from any awkward questions about whether her husband's death merits a conversation about gun reform.

Charlie Kirk shouldn't have been shot because nobody should be shot. Regardless of the fact that he personally was hateful, dangerous and cruel, there is no justification for murder. Gun reform should be enacted to save lives. Charlie Kirk didn't hold that view, however, and that has left his widow having to toe a careful line.

Leftleg · 24/09/2025 17:25

awkwardasfuck · 21/09/2025 23:24

U ok hun...

Yes thank you

Underthinker · 24/09/2025 17:21

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 17:13

I feel like I'm conversing with an absolute fraud here. You may well be a liberal, but the vast majority of posts I have read of yours scream anything but liberal.

What, do you think trans and ND people can't be straight and white?

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 17:13

I feel like I'm conversing with an absolute fraud here. You may well be a liberal, but the vast majority of posts I have read of yours scream anything but liberal.

Underthinker · 24/09/2025 17:10

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 17:07

How many people with diverse gender identities are straight white males?

A liberal, you say?

All the straight white male ones?

BerylSnow · 24/09/2025 17:07

How many people with diverse gender identities are straight white males?

A liberal, you say?