EVIL FROM THE WOMB: THE ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK AND THE CULTURE THAT PRODUCED IT

Charlie Kirk — a generational voice of the conservative movement — was assassinated Wednesday while hosting one of his famous campus discussion events.

We may not yet know the shooter’s name, but we do know the deeper cause. Radical leftists bear great blame for engaging in inflammatory rhetoric that amounts to assassination prep. And Republicans bear responsibility, too, for letting it come to this.

Before Kirk died at the hands of an assassin, leftist radicals had already tried to kill Rep. Steve Scalise, President Donald Trump (twice), and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Each time, Republicans condemned the violence, but then moved on. Each time, the left learned they could push further without consequence.

Mike Cernovich put it bluntly on X: “The weakness of the GOP led us to this moment. A mass shooter attempted to murder dozens of Republican congress members. Few people even know this happened. Republicans ‘just took it,’ as they always do. And now Charlie Kirk is dead. Recognize what time it is or resign.”

He’s right.

Evil Is Not New

Scripture reminds us that evil is not a modern invention. It is rooted in human nature. “The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies” (Psalm 58:3).

This is more than poetry. It describes reality: sin and evil take root early, and when they are unchecked, they manifest in hatred, lies, and violence.

Today we see that reality in politics. The radical left does not merely disagree with conservatives. It dehumanizes us. It conditions followers to believe that Republicans are so vile, they deserve elimination. Once you cast people as subhuman, it is only a matter of time before assassins emerge.

A Trail of Warnings

The killing of Charlie Kirk did not appear out of nowhere. The pattern is undeniable:

• 2012: Floyd Lee Corkins opened fire at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., later admitting, “I don’t like these people, and I don’t like what they stand for.”
• 2017: A Bernie Sanders supporter nearly killed Rep. Steve Scalise and attempted to massacre dozens of Republican congressmen at a baseball practice.
• 2022: A radical traveled to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home, armed and prepared to assassinate him.
• 2024: Not once, but twice, attempts were made on President Trump’s life during campaign rallies.

Now, in 2025, Charlie Kirk is dead.

Each time, Republicans condemned the violence but failed to uproot the culture producing it. Evil thrives when it is never named, never punished, never confronted.

The Left’s Discipleship in Hatred

Psalm 140:1-2 cries out: “Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.”

That’s what the radical left has been doing for years. They stir up hatred against conservatives with a steady drumbeat of rhetoric. Politicians wink at Antifa mobs. Media figures excuse political violence when it’s directed at Republicans. Radical activists cheer when someone like Kirk is murdered.

This is not random madness. It is discipleship in evil — a culture training people to believe that silencing conservatives through violence is justified.

Republicans Must Face the Hard Truth

The harder truth is that Republicans have allowed this culture to grow.

Each time conservatives were targeted, our leaders offered “thoughts and prayers” and moved on. They never confronted the poisonous roots of the violence. Weakness, as always, emboldened evil.

A Turning Point

On Wednesday night, President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office. His words stood out from the usual platitudes:

“My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it.”

That is the decisive recognition of evil we need. Because this will not stop until the entire network subsidizing political violence is confronted — Antifa cells, Soros-funded NGOs, media mouthpieces who justify terror, and politicians who normalize hatred of Republicans.

A Moment of Reckoning

Charlie Kirk’s death cannot become just another tragedy on an ever-growing list. It must be the line in the sand. The psalmist warns, “Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes” (Psalm 36:1). That is exactly what we face today: a movement that has lost all fear of God, of law, of justice.

If we continue to treat evil lightly, we will see more coffins. If we finally confront it with truth and strength, Charlie Kirk’s death can mark a turning point.

Evil is real. It has been with us from the womb. And unless we deal with it at the root, it will consume us.

Charlie Kirk’s life and death demand nothing less than a reckoning.
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