Welcome to Breakpoint this week, where we're talking about the top stories of the week from the Christian Worldview.

Today we're going to talk about the continued cultural fallout after the murder of Charlie Kirk, including concerns about free speech and the shooter's motives.

We have a lot to get to this week. We're so glad you're with us. Stick around.

Welcome to Breakpoint this week. From the Colson Center for Christian World View. I'm Maria Bear, alongside John Stone Street, president of the

Colson Center. John, last week we devoted most of the show to the news of Charlie Kirk's murder,

and there have been a lot of cultural fallout since then. Of course, people are still reacting to the news of Charlie Kirk's murder. And there have been a lot of cultural fallout since then.

Of course, people are still reacting to the news and dealing with it morning. There have been a lot of

vigils. His memorial service is going to be in Arizona this coming weekend. But there have been

a lot of developments in the investigation since then as well. And with a lot of worldview implications. And so I wanted to talk with you about that to start the show this week. We've of course

found out a lot more this week about the shooter, Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man in Utah,

and text messages have been now released as part of the investigation between him and what most

news media are still calling his roommate, which is incredibly confusing. Because in the text

messages themselves, Robinson is calling this person my love and whatever. It was a boyfriend who

allegedly was transitioning socially to look like a woman.

So there was some trans ideology likely involved here. And in the text messages, Robinson says,

you know, I just, I had to do it. I had an opportunity. Charlie Kirk had too much hate and you can't

negotiate with that kind of hate, basically.

It's been one thing to watch news media and some politicians, particularly people on the ideological left, try to grapple with this.

But just the news itself of these text messages is incredibly scary and troubling.

I think this was a lot of people's suspicion at the front end,

given how outspoken Charlie was as a conservative commentator and as a Christian,

it seemed likely that ideology played a big role, and now we know that it did.

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