In light of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination , Dallas Jenkins, creator of the hit biblical drama “The Chosen,” is encouraging people to avoid “inflammatory rhetoric” and turn to “the teachings of Jesus.”
During an interview with The Christian Broadcasting Network, Jenkins revealed he was on set, wrapping up filming for Season 6 of the biblical drama, when he heard the “upsetting” and “shocking” news that Kirk had been fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.
“(Kirk) was killed for things that he said, not for anything that he’s done,” Jenkins said. “It’s obvious he was killed for his beliefs.”
Jenkins noted he has heard rhetoric from both sides of the political spectrum that attempts to “demonize the opposition,” which he believes can l