So-Called Christian Publication Ripped for Thumbing Noses at Charlie Kirk While Praising George Floyd– www.westernjournal.com Plenty of legacy media outlets had atrocious coverage of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and his assassination on Wednesday. But a purportedly Christian media outlet rightfully drew a special degree of ire for their reaction to his tragic death. Christianity Today, founded by evangelist Billy Graham but run in more recent years by subversive woke evangelicals like Russell Moore, coughed up an article about the martyrdom of the Christian conservative hero entitled “Died: Charlie Kirk, Activist Who Championed ‘MAGA Doctrine.’” In a distant tone, the article described his career as a political activist and his cultural impact, as well as discussed his role in influencing the MAGA movement and the administrations of President Donald Trump. The piece largely overlooked his testimony to the Christian faith and his sincere desire to see young people trust in Jesus. Christian social media users quickly noticed the distinction between that coverage and the coverage of another high-profile death of a far less worthy man five years ago. Here’s Charlie Kirk rightly critiquing the water downed gospel message in America… pic.twitter.com/fwNB9tVs4V — J.C. Ryle (@JCRyle) September 12, 2025