The left sets themselves against God because they cannot deny that “what can be known about God is plain to them” (Romans 1:19). Thus, they know their refusal to acknowledge who He is, ask for forgiveness, and submit to His Son Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will lead them to “receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error” (Romans 1:27).

If anyone had doubts before Charlie Kirk’s assassination about whether the left or the right is responsible for most political violence in America today, the jury has now delivered its verdict.

A student at Texas state university mocked Charlie Kirk and reenacted his killing. A NOAA employer in Boulder, CO celebrated Kirk’s death. A supporter of U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who is running for the Democrat nomination for governor of New Jersey, held up a sign saying, “It’s a Turning Point. Sorry, Charlie.”

As John Daniel Davidson describes, this recent violence from the left is nothing new:

The 2017 mass shooting of Republican lawmakers during a congressional baseball practice was carried out by a left-wing Bernie Sanders supporter. In the 2020 BLM riots, at least a half-dozen people were killed and thousands more injured amid widespread violence and destruction. In June 2022, an armed would-be assassin was arrested outside the home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

These events, taken together, portray a pattern of political violence emanating from the left. Many of us didn’t need the reaction to Charlie Kirk’s murder to see this, but the fact that so many still fail to see it suggests we should take a closer look at what is driving the left toward violence against fellow humans.

At its heart, the most obvious driver of progressive violence is anger—often blunt, unreflective rage—directed against conservatives and Christians who defend traditional marriage, the created distinction of male and female, the protection of unborn babies, the use of science in medicine and energy, and racial unity. In progressive circles, opponents are sometimes cast in apocalyptic terms: their views are framed as “crimes against humanity” and existential threats to civilization.

At first glance, the left’s anger seems to be emanating from a very disparate group: white liberals, blacks, gays, the transgendered, multinational elites, rich, poor, and more. What is it, then, that brings together these people from all different walks of life, economic circumstances, and agendas? I believe the common denominator is their hatred of God and His people.

We’ve seen multiple public displays of this hatred in the mocking of God. For instance, the Los Angeles Dodgers giving a community heroes award to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during a ball game at Dodger Stadium. Or the “fake last supper” during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony that mocked the last supper of Christ as portrayed in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the same name.

We also see the hatred of God and His people as a theme among many Charlie Kirk haters. “What’s Charlie Kirk’s ***** legacy!!!! The hate for everything not Christian and White!!,” was recently posted on X.

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