Vice President J.D. Vance spoke Sunday at a memorial service for Charlie Kirk. “Charlie suffered a terrible fate, my friends. We all know it. We all saw it, but think it is not the worst fate,” Vance said. “It is better to face a gunman than to live your life afraid to speak the truth.” “It is better to be persecuted for your faith than to deny the kingship of Christ.” “It is better to die a young man in this world than to sell your soul for an easy life with no purpose, no risk, no love, and no truth,” Vance said. “For Charlie, we will speak the truth every single day. For Charlie, we will rebuild this United States to greatness.” “For Charlie, we will never shrink, we will never cower, and we will never falter – even when staring down the barrel of a gun. For Charlie, we will remember that it is better to stand on our feet defending the United States of America and defending the truth than it is to die on our knees.” “For Charlie, we must remember that he is a hero to the United States of America and he is a martyr for the Christian faith,” he said. “The evil murderer who took Charlie from us expected us to have a funeral today – and instead, my friends, we have had a REVIVAL and celebration of Charlie Kirk and of his Lord Jesus Christ!” “I always felt a little uncomfortable talking about talking about my faith in public,” Vance also said. “I have talked more about Jesus Christ in the past two weeks than I have my entire time in public life.” “For every hateful voice celebrating his murder, there are a thousand people mourning it and fighting for his legacy every single day…He would tell me to put on the full armor of God and get back to work.”
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