WHO WAS CHARLIE KIRK?
There have been many different reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk last Wednesday (10/9/25.) He was a figure well known as a Trump ally and supporter within the USA, but outside the USA he was much less known, as he had no official government position. Often seen as a divisive figure, he clearly claimed to have a strong Christian faith. His faith often seemed to be fuel his passion and drive in politics. Even as his bereaved wife gave her short statement following his death, the foreground banner displayed ‘may Charlie be received into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving Savior.’
But different opinions quickly appear when we look at how his Christian faith seemed to inform his political beliefs. Whilst many Christians would agree with an anti-abortion stance, and might stand against the advance of a trans-agenda, or agree with the principle of male headship, something about the hard extremity of his views, and the lack of grace and compassion within his views, made them all feel christian-in-name-only. It didn’t exactly feel like Jesus with the woman at the well.
Perhaps most explosive of all were his views on race. Although never making an outright statement of racial superiority, he denied the existence of white privilege in American society, was casual with his derogatory language in relation to black people, and sought to present those pursuing racial justice as pursuing a boring woke agenda. Apparently those views are un-American, un-Christian and just for Democrats. He genuinely seemed to think that non-white Americans hadn’t experienced any racial prejudice in their current/recent national history.
WHAT ABOUT THE UK?
For me, I see clear parallels with what is happening in the UK. Many people in the UK feel that the issue of migration is out of control, with large numbers of asylum seekers, large amounts of resources to support them, and the uninvited imposition of society becoming more multi-cultural. As a result, the UK is also experiencing a rise in support for right wing political views, that we should protect and prioritise a traditional, white majority, western mindset. In this sense we are facing similar challenges and having similar reactions to our American friends, just with Reform UK and Unite the Kingdom, instead of a strong right wing Republican party seeking to Make America Great Again.
For Brits, this is summed up in the emergence of the English St George’s cross flag being flown, painted, or paraded in different roundabouts and streets, or by protesting outside asylum seeker hotels. And like many of Charlie Kirk’s arguments, this is all presented as reasonable political action and heart-warming national pride.
WHAT IS THE OUTCOME HERE?
Just because I didn’t mean to hurt my friends feelings, doesn’t mean I don’t recognise it, say sorry when it happens, and try not to do it again. Any adult, or child for that matter, knows this. And the trouble is, while many people may have legitimate grievances and honourable intentions, the tone, the lack of compassion, and the lack of consideration for ethnic minorities, means that – whatever your motivation – almost all of this activity comes across as racist. Maybe not to us as white people, but certainly to non-white ethnicities who have faced explicit and/or implicit prejudice throughout much of their lives. It’s a statement that our desire for a white western society is more important than how you feel and your place in the UK. Ouch! This is the feeling of the vast majority of people from different ethnic minorities that I have asked about this. We may not have a racist bone in our bodies, but our actions are conveying a very different message.
CONCLUSION
I have made many mistakes in my life, and at many times acted in a sexist or racist way. I’m sorry for that. In terms of my current political views, I believe that our asylum-seeking process is unsatisfactory and most likely being exploited by many, and I also think that’s wrong. But my views on politics need to be carefully managed and should never take precedence over the God’s basic instruction that we honour Him, and love our neighbour. For those reasons, while I grieve the loss of his life, I refuse to be associated or positively connected with the so called Christian actions of Charlie Kirk. And likewise I refuse to be associated or connected to the so called patriotic displays of the St Georges Cross flag here in the UK. We cannot pretend these things are not hurtful, unwelcoming, and damaging to individual people of ethnic minority, as well as causing increasing division in our multicultural societies. Whatever our heart motivation, and whatever the legitimacy of our concerns, in today’s political climate I’m afraid all this just stinks of white supremacy.
Jonathan Adams
Hope Church, Luton.
An article SUPPORTIVE of Charlie Kirk
An article AGAINST idealism of Charlie Kirk
An article containing some of his more extreme STATEMENTS
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