I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST The #1 Driving Force Behind Political Violence in America
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Apr 28, 2026 A look at rising political violence and the manifesto behind a recent assassination attempt. Discussion of how critical theory’s oppressed/oppressor language and intersectionality can justify conflict. Calls for teaching logic, biblical truth, and character-based judgment as alternatives. Covers why unlikely political alliances form and the four contentious issues churches face today.
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Survey Shows Left More Open To Political Violence
- Political-violence survey shows sharp ideological gap with 25% of very liberal respondents saying violence is sometimes justified versus 4% of very conservative respondents.
- Frank Turek ties this to recent events like the White House Correspondents' Dinner assassination attempt and uses the data to ask what worldview explains the gap.
Critical Theory Frames Justification For Violence
- Frank Turek identifies critical theory's oppressed/oppressor framework as a root cause that normalizes silencing and even violence against perceived oppressors.
- He argues the manifesto of the alleged attacker used that language, illustrating how theory can motivate action.
At The Event Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed
- Frank Turek recounts being at a Utah Valley University event where Charlie Kirk was shot about 12 minutes into a Q&A and rushed to the hospital.
- He describes Charlie's immediate death, surgeon's remark they couldn't have saved him, and Erica Kirk's trauma leaving the scene.