The Making of a Martyr: How Charlie Kirk's Assassination Became a Call to Arms for the Christian Nationalist Movement

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https://globalextremism.org/post/the-making-of-a-martyr/



The gunshot that killed Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, changed everything. The conservative activist’s assassination tornadoed through America’s Christian nationalist movement, which reeled at the loss of one of its greatest warriors in a battle for the soul of America.

Kirk evolved from a secular conservative activist when he founded Turning Point USA (TPUSA) into a theological architect of Christian dominance, embracing the New Apostolic Reformation’s (NAR) Seven Mountain Mandate, which demands Christian control over seven spheres of society: government, education, religion, family, business, media, and entertainment. Kirk built his growing empire along those lines.

Turning Point Action seized electoral battlegrounds across the country. Churches nationwide welcomed Turning Point Faith’s expanding presence. Turning Point Academy worked to reshape education to conform to Christian values. The organization’s media arms — including the news outlet Frontlines — pumped content across every available platform. At the grassroots level, local TPUSA chapters trained ambitious young Christians, purporting to mold them into the next generation of business leaders through programs focused on leadership principles and financial responsibility. Each division served a specific conquest target.

Kirk’s murder is now a rallying point for the network of Christian nationalist supporters he’d cultivated over those years. Sean Feucht, the controversial Christian nationalist worship leader, tried to seize control of the narrative. Lance Wallnau — the intellectual architect whose Seven Mountain theology had provided Kirk’s framework — lent weight to emerging martyrdom claims. Rob McCoy, the California megachurch pastor who’d partnered with Kirk to build TPUSA Faith, brought institutional credibility. Andrew Wommack, whose Colorado-based televangelism empire generates over $100 million annually, offered one of the movement’s largest platforms at the Truth & Liberty conference held the day after Kirk’s death, and where Kirk had been scheduled to speak.

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