Tucker Carlson tells Charlie Kirk memorial that the real solution is Jesus

Speaking at the memorial of Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson emphasised that Jesus is the solution, not political ideology.

Carlson followed White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and used much of his reflection to point out that while Kirk was politically motivated and deeply engaged in driving political change, his message was fundamentally a gospel one.

Carlson reflected that “the main thing about Charlie and his message” was his desire to bring the gospel to the country. Citing the difference between the gospel and politics, Carlson said, “Politics is at its core a process of critiquing other people and getting them to change. Christianity… starts with repentance. Christianity calls upon you to change.”

Carlson also mentioned the Our Father, noting that the prayer calls upon us to forgive others, but that this is preceded by “a request for our forgiveness.” He explained that Christianity demands personal repentance and that through that, we learn to forgive other people. Carlson said this is the “only solution” and that “the only change that matters is when we repent of our sins.”

Carlson, who has known Kirk since Kirk was 18, has been at the forefront of highlighting the Christianity within the political activist’s message since his assassination on 10 September. Carlson appeared yesterday on Kirk’s own podcast in an episode entitled Tucker Carlson Remembers the Faith of Charlie Kirk. Joined by Frank Turek, Andrew Kolvet, and Blake Neff, Carlson reflected that “there was no one in public life who talked about Jesus more than Charlie Kirk.” The group also noted that the legacy of Kirk’s faith supersedes denominational divides.

Tucker Carlson was baptised into the Episcopal Church but raised mostly in a secular family. He still identifies with the Church but has taken issue with some of its more liberal approaches to morality. Carlson has also spoken of his admiration for Catholics, noting in an interview with LifeSiteNews that “a lot of my closest friends are Catholic – they’re the most fervent, sincere, on-target Christians I know.”

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