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The Charlie Kirk effect Jean Wallace September 19, 2025 September 18, 2025

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Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

Charlie Kirk spoke to what mattered to him. Whether or not you believe in his beliefs, we can all applaud his courage to engage with those who disagreed with him. In a time of cancel culture, he took the risk. Sadly, it cost him his life.

I doubt there is one of us who can’t recall a time when we were hesitant to speak up for fear of retribution. If the “Charlie Kirk Effect” does one thing, I hope each of us will have the courage to engage with whom we may disagree. A few of my own Charlie

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