Inside Charlie Kirk’s megachurch memorial service

Sep 23, 2025 - 18:00
Inside Charlie Kirk’s megachurch memorial service
An image of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is projected on a screen ahead of his public memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. AFP via Getty Images.

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According to a rough transcript of Charlie Kirk's memorial service, the word "martyr" was uttered less than 10 times. But to the 90,000-plus people watching live in Glendale, Arizona, and the 100 million who reportedly watched the livestream, it didn't have to be stated so explicitly. As every speaker at the four-hourlong service repeatedly exhorted, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder had died as a faithful servant of Christ, bringing the gospel to college students to save them from the spiritual darkness of the left.

But to the emissaries from Trumpworld, Kirk was also a political ally in charge …

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