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For Rev. David Engelhardt Charlie Kirk Not only is a national figure—he is a friend, disciple and man whose faith has fueled his public mission and his private life.
“Charlie is an incredibly powerful man. His name, Charlie Kirk, means a powerful church, and I always tell him, ‘Charlie, you strengthen the church all over the country…'” Engelhardt said in his tribute to the murdered conservative activists on Thursday.
“He is not shy about his beliefs. He is not shy about it, afraid that it will offend people. That’s why he is a hero because he is brave and he doesn’t demean others’ positions, but he is a strong believer.”
Charlie Kirk spoke on stage before he spoke with then-presidential candidate JD Vance during the Chase Chanse Chande Campe event at the Turning Point Action in Generation Church in Mesa, Arizona on September 4, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images)
The two met for the first time in 2020 Severe special infectious pneumonia pandemicWhen Kirk challenges Enghart to reopen his church.
The pastor claimed that his church became the first in New York to reopen its doors – he said Kirk encouraged pastors nationwide to follow measures to defend truth and freedom.
General view of the mourners outside Pretoria during the assassination of American youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk during an event at Orem University in Utah, Utah, general opinion of the mourners outside Pretoria during the assassination of American youth activist and influential Charlie Kirk. (Phil Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)
Now, after a shocking assassination by the co-founder of the United States University of Utah Campus On Wednesday, Engelhardt mourned with others in Kirk’s closed circle – they said he changed his life and the people he lives in and made others better.
“Heroes are hard to get. Now we don’t have many heroes, Charlie is a brave hero. He is a victim, a leader, and he represents the truth.”
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He added that this courage has lasting results: “I think this is the beautiful fruit of America’s turning point and the thousands of young people being so profoundly influenced. ”
Kirk’s death saddled many, irritated and disturbed many, and inspired a series of tributes and messages of sympathy.
On Thursday afternoon, authorities released a photo of an interested person that was still relaxing.
