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The Roys Report

Charlie Kirk’s Assassination and the Danger of Demonization

The Roys Report

Julie Roys

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Christianity

4.6714 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, anti-bullying expert Paul Coughlin explains how demonization can lead to physical harm and urges people to respect the dignity of their opponents.  

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's no doubt that Americans are more polarized than ever before.

0:09.0

Many liberals are quick to call Trump a fascist, and many conservatives think nothing of calling Democrats baby killers.

0:16.0

But in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, many are questioning if we've gone too far and if our moral indignation hasn't crossed a line into dangerous demonization.

0:26.6

Dr. Anthony Bradley, a Christian scholar and research professor at Kuyper College, posted this the day Charlie was killed.

0:33.6

Charlie Kirk's assassination is straight out of this Haight book. If you believe that people are

0:38.9

evil, it justifies eliminating evil by any means necessary, which includes death. Hight predicted

0:45.3

this because Americans demonize those with whom they disagree. But this disturbing trend of demonizing

0:51.8

others isn't just between Democrats and Republicans.

0:55.1

We see this between the many tribes and the church, between fundamentalists and charismatic,

0:59.9

reformed and non-reformed, or even between those who support my work and those who don't.

1:06.0

You know, enough is enough with people consuming the demonic evil content that Julie Royce puts out.

1:12.6

Is there a tie between dehumanizing language and harmful actions?

1:16.6

And if so, how should we as Christians engage with both those who hate us and with those whose behavior we despise?

1:24.6

Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and

1:29.6

restoring the church. I'm Julie Roy's. Well, joining me today is Paul Cochlin, an author speaker and founder of the

1:49.2

Protectors, an anti-bullying organization. He's also a friend of the Roy's report and spoke at

1:55.0

our Restore conference in 2022. So, Paul, welcome. It's a pleasure to speak with you again.

2:01.7

Great to be with you again. Thank you.

2:03.8

Well, Paul, you reached out to me shortly after Charlie Kirk's assassination, and you really wanted to speak into this cultural moment.

2:11.4

Would you explain why you're so concerned with what you're seeing right now?

2:15.8

Well, you know, given the background that we have with bullying, I've been an expert witness

2:20.3

and legal cases, and we've been battling bowling for over 20 years now, and it just can't

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