Home Opinion 4 reflections on Charlie Kirk’s assassinationAmericans are still reeling from the news that an unknown assassin shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday afternoon, as he answered questions from quizzical students at an event at Utah Valley University. Perhaps there are grounds to question Kirk’s method and tone, but these were not ultimately what made him enemies. By its very nature, political violence — of whatever affiliation — threatens the very core of our republic. This crisis demands conviction, not cowardiceThe death of Charlie Kirk brings Americans to a moment of decision. Political violence is the result of a moral void, one which only the Gospel of Jesus Christ can fill.