Kirk praised as US martyr at memorial where religion and politics merged
By Nathan Layne, Nandita Bose and Tim Reid
Glendale was called Arizona (Reuters) -Some, Charlie Kirk. Others said his death was a very important moment for the US
For the massacred conservative activist, the strong mix of politics and religion, which fascinated the commemoration ceremony in the afternoon of the Sunday, left suspicion that Kirk’s death raised him to iconic status for American right.
Apart from Phoenix, the event at the State Farm Stadium, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Kirk’s widow’s wife Erika and others led by the most powerful political and religious voices in the country attracted. His size, intensity and patriotic Pageantry overshadowed most of Trump’s own campaign rallies last year.
However, the effect of Kirk’s assassination on a Utah College campus on September 10 may have been shown in the most vibrant way by more than 63,000 normal people who fill the capacity of honoring and mourning him. Many lasted thousands of miles or flew to be there.
62 -year -old Cindy Warford said that he and his 13 and 15 -year -old grandchildren listen to Kirk regularly, who hosted a Podcast and speaking on university campuses. He said he was particularly shot hard about the death of the girls.
“I really feel that this generation is Martin Luther King or even 9/11 – I feel that we live.” He said. “This really impressed them, because Charlie was talking to them.”
In 1963, Warford talked about the assassination of democratic President John F. Kennedy, the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King JR in 1968, and on September 11, 2001 on the US targets in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
Very important moment for US conservatives
The merger of religiosity and his speech in the monument strengthened the perception that Kirk’s death was a galvanizing moment in their struggle against the left for the US conservatives.
Rob Hartz, a business analyst from Arizona in his 50s, described Kirk as martyrs for inspiring and conservative values.
Kirk, 31, directed Turning Point USA, a young voter participation organization for Republicans. It was well known among university students and conservative activists. However, Sunday showed that participation was a much larger figure than life for the right to death.
Most of them have gone in the United States, while Kirk disrupts the murder, they do not see him as a martyr. Black Americans see the public as a polar figure because it divides the LGBTQ communities with explanations about Muslims and immigrants.
On Sunday, most of the first speakers compared the service with a religious revival activity known for their passionate sermon and intense crowded reactions. Bible Scriptures were placed on the seats and Christian -themed music was often played.
Most people, most of the Trump fans and organizers, as requested, wearing a red, white and blue combination, began to line up in the pre -dawn hours.
When they entered the stadium, they saw two giant electronic displays of 26 feet -high feet width. Boring these screens were two American flags, each of which was 20 feet x 30 feet.
Kirk died for freedom, many of the audience says
Many people said that Kirk died of religious and political freedom.
“Look here,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “The President of the United States is here. The whole cabinet is here. I just came from abroad and every country I stopped gave us condolences to pass.”
Before the politicians went on stage, the crowd sang for a few hours and swung to groups playing the message of the Christian faith and prayed for Kirk and America.
In the corridors of the stadium, the framed pictures of Kirk and widow wife sat on the pedestals. Kirk products were for sale, including red baseball covers that respect Trump’s signature Maga Head Gear.
Trump and Vance said that the murder on a Utah College campus should trigger the examination of the left groups. A 22 -year -old technical university student was accused of the murder of Kirk. Inspectors told his romantic partner that he had killed Kirk because he was “enough hatred” in short messages.
“Charlie was a martyr for her beliefs. Charlie’s movement always intended to leave her behind, but no one expected it to happen soon.” He said.
58 -year -old Antonina Gagliano went from San Diego to pay tribute to Kirk. He said he didn’t know him well, but his son followed him online.
“The task will grow one hundred times,” he said.
(He reports by Nathan Layne, Nandita Bose and Regina Revazova in Glendale. He writes by Tim Reid; by Frank McGurty and Cynthia Osterman)
