The evangelical Christian faith on display at Kirk’s memorial shaped his politics

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Items are displayed in the makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA on Thursday in Phoenix. (Joe Raedle | Getty Images)Charlie Kirk’s evangelical faith was on display at his memorial service this weekend in Arizona. Vice President Vance said that he talked more about his faith in the two weeks since Kirk’s assassination than he had in his entire public life. In an interview six years ago with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network, Kirk said his faith had deepened around the time he got out of high school and founded Turning Point USA. So you cannot have liberty if you do not have a Christian population.”Soon after Kirk’s death on Sept. 10, evangelical leaders were already labelling him a martyr.