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In killing Kirk, the shooter may have awakened a sleeping giant — unleashing what could be the most powerful counterforce to woke ideology across all 50 states. Reports from Turning Point USA, the group founded by Kirk, have shown an explosion in demand.


President JD Vance told a reporter the shooter had be- come a victim of “left-wing political radicalization.” “It is clear. This is a per-


son who grew up in a pretty normal family, actually had a pretty good home life, who was radicalized by the far left, by the social networks of the far left, and the ideas of the far left, and got so far down the path of radicalization that he killed my friend,” he said.


DECLINE OF RELIGION: Isolation, Moral Uncertainty, Violence During the emotional climax of Kirk’s memorial, where Trump, Vance, and a full sta- dium of mourners gathered to honor the slain conservative leader’s life, his widow, Erika Kirk, approached the podium


and delivered a heartfelt plea for compassion through faith. “The answer to hate is not


hate, the answer, as we know from the Gospels, is love, the answer is always love,” she said. Speaking of the killer, she


said, “That man, that young man, I forgive him.” The heartfelt words from


the grieving widow received a standing ovation and were replayed millions of times across social media. Kirk’s life, and possi-


bly even more so his death, brought to the forefront of American consciousness the widespread decline in reli- gious values and its broader impact on American society over the past 20 years. Religion in America is de-


clining. Pew Research shows that U.S. religious affiliation


has decreased by 20 points since 2007, a change linked to greater isolation, moral un- certainty, and for many, lead- ing to acts of violence. The Rev. Judson Marvel,


senior pastor at Grace Presby- terian Church in Sierra Vista, Arizona, told Newsmax that this rejection of God and the belief that right and wrong are merely social constructs has caused the nation to face a spiritual reckoning. “The crisis lies in denying


that God created everything and that it is good, and in re- jecting the idea of a contrast between right and wrong,” said Marvel. “Once you dis- miss that, we lose these con- straints, and it can lead to po- litical violence.” Added Marvel, “We are witnessing the results of at least 200 years of accepting violence, which will lead to change and transformation, but it comes at the expense of God’s created order.” This absence of spirituality


also has caused a numbing ef- fect on the world’s conscious- ness, according to Savage. “People don’t believe in


a higher power or any con- sequences for their actions. They don’t believe in an af- terlife; they see themselves as gods,” said Savage. “They need to come back to


God — to the belief that there is a higher power,” he added. For many activists and politicians on the right, fear


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