Kirk's Rise as a Christian Hero Exposes the Faith's Perilous Path
Attempts to sanitize Kirk demonstrate a perilous consensus among many Christians to make the faith the bedrock of authoritarianism.
In the weeks since Charlie Kirk's rise, American Christians have chosen strange epitaphs to memorialize the popular conservative pundit.
"If Charlie Kirk lived in the biblical times, he would have been the 13th disciple,"
said U.S. Troy Nehls in a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. Pastor Mark Driscoll dubbed Kirk "an evangelist" in remarks to his congregation, while Cardinal Timothy Dolan compared him to St. Paul.
This consensus among Christians exposes a perilous path, where the faith is used to support authoritarianism in the United States.
The fight against American authoritarianism requires an organized effort to shift this Christian consensus, as what is accepted as normal or correct is not a law of nature.
Author's summary: Kirk's rise exposes a perilous Christian consensus.