Love thy neighbor as thyself

Reconfirming one’s principles… (A reflection from September 10^th, 2025)

Where are we going as a society? With the passing of Charlie Kirk, regardless of one’s political standpoint, a life was taken for merely practicing his first amendment right. I am saddened that some critics react as though it has been a relief. Yet, Charlie’s speech was rooted on defending Christian values that so many of us are too afraid to defend. For example, the roles of a man and woman in holy matrimony, the beauty of creation through raising a family, and the protection of the unborn.

In my 46 years of existence, I began to realize that as a stronger surge in feminism increased, the wholesomeness of the family declined. Rather than strengthening women, we have dissolved the family, created a culture of death, and reduced the value of men. In an ironic turn of events, we women have degraded ourselves by defending pro-choice movements and various liberal ideologies that bear no fruit. Through abortion we have not only ended future (unborn) women’s rights, but we have also allowed all parties involved to not take responsibility for their actions. Essentially saying, you may use my body for one purpose, and we can absolve ourselves of any outcomes that may result from this. Rather than encouraging women to stand firm in holiness and grace and patiently wait for the correct and long-term partner to share parenthood with.  

To emphasize the seriousness of the decline in family, we look back in time. As a child of the 80’s, it was not uncommon for me to hear some mothers within my circle say phrases like, “I wish you were never born, or you see, this is why I didn’t want to be a mom,” to their own children. There was also an assumption that all marriages were doomed to fail if one was not successful in their own marriage or raising children. Therefore, a cloud of jadedness was cast. “Why bother? Why get married and have children if it’s all doomed to fail.” In my confused heart it made absolute sense to never raise a family, but I couldn’t deny that Christ had placed so many people in my life to encourage me to stand firm and hold on to His plan. I was mocked by many for my self-discipline of abstinence before marriage. It would mean many years of loneliness, mockery, rejection, and desperation. Despite my chosen undertaking, I knew God’s plan was worth the wait.

How does this all tie into the death of Charlie Kirk? Well… simply…. values. God, family, and then country. We have much to learn from this incident. It has reconfirmed my need to hold on to Christ to my very last breath and that I am nothing without His love. It reconfirms that I want to raise my children with values of dignity, self-worth, selflessness, purity as much as possible, and forgiveness when mistakes are made. And… that I will continue to pour forth my whole self into motherhood because it has been a true investment not just in my children’s physical well-being but in their spiritual well-being. Moreover, we can encourage our children to seek what is morally correct and to behave with conduct that will provide them with self-respect, respect for others, and true freedom with a clear conscience. God bless.