- December 4, 2025
Dear Editor:
In response to and in rebuttal to the letter to the editor with high praise and admiration for Charlie Kirk authored by the vice chairman of the Volusia County Republican Party, there is a vastly different perspective of Charlie Kirk shared by many. The abhorrent nature of his death is of course not in dispute and Kirk’s fundamental right to hold and express his views isn’t either. But to suggest his values and views are anything but antithetical to what this country should and does stand for is just plain wrongheaded.
There is a very reasonable basis, supported by Kirk’s own quotes, to conclude he was promoting ideas rooted in white supremacy and Christian Nationalism. And he lectured that ideology and divisiveness to college campus crowds of young followers. Kirk was, and again supported by his own troubling comments, not only racist, but was xenophobic, homophobic and misogynistic. He also trafficked in the idea that Christianity has a directive to take total control of our society. Yes, a mandate and yes, full control… and with Christian leaders at the helm of America in God’s new kingdom. The concept goes by the name “The Seven Mountain Mandate”, somewhat reminiscent of the dystopian theocratic “Gilead”.
It is easy to research and substantiate Charlie Kirk’s disturbing philosophy because most were videoed and/or recorded. Simply type Charlie Kirk along with the descriptive bigoted terms referenced above into a search engine, and sure enough, there it is. And as such, it is both befuddling and concerning that the letter’s author and the political party he represents apparently hasn’t done so. Or even worse and more disturbing, maybe they actually have.
Charlie Kirk is heading towards martyrdom in conservative circles, seemingly irrespective of what he really represents. The Republican Party and Charlie’s fans are hitching their cart to a dangerous horse… actually a Trojan horse, disguised as American values, but in reality, is loaded with hateful, divisive and harmful rhetoric. And that it is something America should never embrace and hopefully never will.
Pat Rahill
Ormond Beach
