Political violence? It's Satanic

After the shocking assassination of Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk, I described the violence not merely as immoral and un-American but also as Satanic. A friend objected to that word. I stand by it - and here’s why.

The Bible explicitly defines murder as the way of the Devil (1 John 3v10-12). But when it comes to political violence in particular, Satanic is the only word I know that can describe the combination of calculated self-idolatry with senseless self-sabotage.

When a health-care executive was murdered, some, mostly on the left, cheered and wrote songs and memes of devotion about the alleged killer. When a former speaker of the House’s husband was attacked with a hammer, some, mostly on the right, laughed and castigated the victim.