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Coverage dated September 23, 2025

Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is not a martyr, while decrying racism and political violence

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Across the country, Charlie Kirk is remembered differently. Black pastors reject Kirk as a martyr, addressing racial issues and his political legacy.

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is not a martyr, while decrying racism and political violence (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Across the country, Charlie Kirk is remembered differently. Black pastors reject Kirk as a martyr, addressing racial issues and his political legacy.

  2. AL.com

    Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is no martyr: ‘How dare you compare him to Martin Luther King?’ (opens AL.com)

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    “Now, he did violently die, but he did not die for the faith. Not the faith that I know. Not for the Jesus I know.”

  3. NBC News

    Black clergy grapple with Charlie Kirk's rhetoric and his treatment as a hero (opens NBC News)

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    From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce Kirk's beliefs that some said conflict with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.

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