Why Jesus Has Nothing to Do with the Second Amendment

Faith, politics, and the dangerous confusion of authority

When Charlie Kirk declared he was willing to die for his beliefs, he joined a long tradition of American figures who tied personal conviction to public life. He wore a bulletproof vest to events, fully aware that polarizing speech attracts adversaries. In this, he resembled past leaders—Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr.—men who also faced mortal risk fo…