The uneven and unhinged have always been susceptible to the delusional and fantastical, but the normalization of the abnormal is now getting people killed and threatening the lives of far too many.
Case in point:
On Thursday, police arrested Jacob Wenske, 26, for threatening to assassinate Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, the slain Turning Point USA founder.
Erika Kirk is now CEO of the organization. In the months since her husband’s murder, she’s been subjected to an ongoing stream of grifters lobbing baseless accusations, countless conspiracy theories and downright wicked and evil commentary.
This latest attack comes just ahead of a planned three-day Women’s Leadership Conference in San Antonio where Mrs. Kirk is scheduled to speak.
The would-be assassin shared the motive for his planned attack on social media. In part, here is what he wrote:
“Death to Erika Kirk and every single speaker there! America will live on without those scum on this earth. Every Christian nationalist shall perish in the bombing that will take place at every single Turning Point rally and event.”
So, in addition to Erika Kirk, who are these supposed “Christian nationalists” slated to speak at the June event?
Podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey, Riley Gaines, Kayleigh McEnany, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kristan Hawkins and Judge Jeanine Pirro, to name just a few.
None of them are so-called Christian nationalists, but many may not know that thanks to the reckless, relentless and irresponsible fanning of the term these last few years.
Socially conservative patriotic Christians are tagged with the term because media and radical activists see the labeling as an effective tool to degrade, diminish and hopefully derail their activism. It’s become a slur, and even some Christians are falling for the nonsense.
To be clear, a true Christian nationalist would be someone who puts their allegiance to their country in front of their Savior, Jesus Christ. It might even be someone who elevates a politician to the same level as God. It’s a distorted and disordered prioritization of things.
It happens – but it is rare.
Charlie Kirk was often called a “Christian nationalist” by detractors simply because he recognized that America’s founders were driven by their faith and a sense of Divine destiny. But Charlie Kirk did not worship America – he worshipped Jesus, a prophet and King whom he believed had blessed the United States of America.
Deliberately or irresponsibly tossing around the term gives license to radical or mentally unstable actors. In their sick minds, it justifies violence and encourages them to right what they perceive to be wrong.
The mislabeling of Christian patriotism as Christian nationalism isn’t just a mischaracterization. It’s now proving to be a dangerous and even deadly tactic that must be stopped and called out.
Please join us in praying for the protection of Erika Kirk and all Christian believers who are responding to God’s call on their lives to engage culture in the public square.
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