Conservative Radio Host Warns Against ‘You Don’t Hate Them Enough’ Posts After Charlie Kirk Killing
Conservative radio host Erick Erickson warned his right-leaning followers not to give in to hate and anger in the aftermath of the killing of Charlie Kirk – a popular MAGA influencer and close ally of President Donald Trump.
“I’m seeing people on the right, many of them professing Christians, pronounce ‘you don’t hate them enough.’ It seems to me that’s what got us to this point,” began Erickson, referring to the horrific Wednesday shooting of Kirk at college campus event.
“Many of them do hate us. Some of my rightwing friends on here are not Christians and have, for a long time, insisted we need to embrace the methods of the left. Some of my Christian friends have agreed. But Christianity conquered the world by being the opposite of worldly hate and I don’t think now is a good time to give that up,” Erickson continued, adding:
People on the left often tell us we cannot love the sinner without also loving their sin. Now, some in the church are claiming we need to hate both the sin and the sinner.
Being a light in an increasingly dark world and drawing others to us will be more effective than reciprocating. Just last week, Charlie Kirk gave an interview and said, “You have to try to point them towards ultimate purposes and towards getting back to the church, getting back to faith, getting married, having children…I’m trying to paint a picture of virtue of lifting people up, not just staying angry.”
He concluded by warning his followers not to be to tempted by revenge, “Beat the left by seeking the welfare of the community in which you live. Get married. Have children. Pray for your community. There, you will find your welfare.”
“The world says to seek retribution. Faith says to let Christ take care of retribution. You love God and your neighbor. This problem we face is bigger than you. It is not bigger than God. So be wary of those who call you away from our better angels. It is what this evil wants,” Erickson concluded.
Anger on the right over Kirk’s shooting led to a wave of wild rhetoric and calls to “war,” including Elon Musk posting, “If they won’t leave us in peace, then our choice is fight or die.”
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