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Charlie Kirk
A Lament, and a
Call to Action
~ Colonel John Eidsmoe, Chairman
of the Board
Plymouth Rock Foundation -
September 10, 2025
The assassination of Charlie
Kirk today is a tragedy on every
level: a young life cut short, a
wife and small children left
without
a husband and father, an
outstanding conservative
Christian
leader cut down.
My heart is breaking because of
this.
But as a soldier, duty compels
me to focus on the ongoing
battle.
That, I am confident, is what
Charlie would want us to do, and
what God wants us to do.
"The king is dead, long live the king."
In
command instantly transfers to the next in rank.
Who will, who can, take
the
The plain answer is, no one.
No
one has Charlie Kirk's unique
that made him the leader he was.
But
take up his mantle of leadership.
God is not calling you to copy his style; none of us can do that.
But He is calling upon you
to
to becoming the
best Christian activist you can
I'm an old soldier. In a few weeks I'll be 80.
I will fight
to my last
And so, with God's approval I
hope, I'm calling upon each of
you,
and especially the young people,
to raise up 1,000 Charlie Kirks
to reinvigorate the conservative
Christian movement with your
own unique qualities. Please
pray and ask God to show you
what
He would have you do.
In this way, we can say of Charlie Kirk, as God said of Abel,
"He
~ Colonel John Eidsmoe, Chairman
of the Board
Plymouth Rock Foundation -
September 10, 2025
