Top 6 moments from Erika Kirk's CBS interview with Bari Weiss: 'Let the Lord use it'
2. 'You're sick'
Erika Kirk sternly rebuked those who took glee in her husband's assassination and warned that the internet has played a role in creating a toxic political culture.
Addressing the people justifying Charlie Kirk's murder on the basis of his beliefs, Erika Kirk said: "You're sick. He's a human being. You think he deserved that? Tell that to my 3-year-old daughter."@MrsErikaKirk sat down with @bariweiss for a CBS News Town Hall, just days… pic.twitter.com/8P31w4JQQR
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"You're sick," she said when asked what she would say to those suggesting her husband deserved to die because of his outspoken political views. "He's a human being. You think he deserved that? Tell that to my 3-year-old daughter."
"You want to watch in high-res the video of my husband being murdered, and laugh, and say he deserves it? There's something very sick in your soul, and I'm praying that God saves you," she said.
"I pray, because that is what is so wrong. The internet in this world has dehumanized us," she added, contrasting much of the vicious online discourse with her husband's willingness to have open conversations based solely on ideas.
She later noted that her husband's posthumously published book, Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life, emphasized the importance of taking time to step away from technology. She also revealed that she has personally deleted social media apps from her phone.
Responding to a recent poll by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and College Pulse, which found that 91% of undergraduates believe "words can be violence," Erika Kirk said Charlie encouraged civil dialogue and never incited violence during his open debates on college campuses.
"He never once said, 'Go after them because they're saying X, Y, Z and they deserve to die.' He gave them a microphone. He didn't take away a moment for them to speak back. He gave them a microphone. And what'd they do? They gave him a bullet in the neck. Totally different."
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com
