Usually, after writing a post, I start thinking about my next topics. But after the last 3 posts discussing the murder of Charlie Kirk, I was unable to get my mind off the tremendous amount of vitriol directed at him, even in death. I did some more research on Kirk. And some more thinking about it. My initial thought returned to the issue of when murder stopped being universally condemned, and might even be something to celebrate. I thought, do those people celebrating have no understanding of, or appreciation for, the 10 Commandments?
What is often interpreted as "thou shall not kill," was explained by commentator Dennis Prager as "thou shall not murder." Because killing was always permitted, such as in cases of self defense. Has the country become less religious? Kirk's murder is likely to cause some awakening of religiosity on the part of Christian young people. And, for some time now, the orthodox Chabad Lubavitch movement has been the fastest growing sect within Judaism. Because Chabad offers teachings in Judaism, not politics. The Chabad Rabbis offer meaning.
Okay, maybe fewer people think about the 10 Commandments. But what about our Constitution? If you are accused of a crime, what about the right to a fair trial by a jury of your peers? Clearly, these people do not believe in the First Amendment, a right that Charlie Kirk was exercising when he was shot down. What about not losing your right to life and liberty without due process of law? Do all these people no longer care about the Constitution either? Don't they say it is the Right/Republicans who don't believe in the Constitution? I wonder how many of these people who have been gleeful after Kirk's death oppose the death penalty. If even after a trial and appeals, they oppose a convicted murderer being put to death. Do they not see the irony in any of this?
I was sad to see that a local teacher piled on with the celebrating. I know her and her husband from when our kids were in school. As reported in the local paper, she posted this: "Sorry, not sorry. Karma is a bitch. Real Christians, real people of faith, would never support this fake Christian who was so un-Christ like and full of hatred for people of color, LGBTQIA+ people and women...Please unfriend me if you ever supported the filthy Nazi propaganda-spewing racist misogynist who got what he deserved yeseterday."
This made me think - I have already compared the thinking of the Left (not classic liberals) to radical Isalamists. How exactly does this celebration of death, of murder, differ from the celebrations we saw by Hamas and many people in Gaza, after the rape, torture and murder of Jews in Israel after October 7? Anybody? Is this why the Left supports Hamas? Could it be because both groups are on the side of evil?
In the 3 prior posts, I explained that I did not know that much about Kirk. I did a little research into his beliefs before posting. Recall that in Part I of the prior posts, I pointed out that Stephen King had to apologize for accusing Kirk of making a comment that Kirk said someone else had made. I began to wonder how often that had happened. After all, the Left does have a habit of taking sound bites out of context.
Then, lo and behold, the self-esteemed New York Times had to issue a correction about Kirk. Here was the Times in an online post: "A correction was made on September 11, 2025. An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his podcast. He was quoting a statement from a post on social media and went on to critique it. It was not his own statement." Was there an apology in there somewhere?
It was apparent to me that I needed to find a reliable (hopefully) fact checker in order to find out what is true and what is myth?
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