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'I hope this is going to raise up an army of young people'
Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, said the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk indicates the Left wants to silence their opponents, but urged Christians to follow Kirk’s example by remaining unafraid.
"I think what the assassin was wanting to do, no question, has backfired," Graham told The Christian Post in a phone interview. "And what the Left is wanting to do is to shut the mouths of anyone who's willing to speak out."
Graham expressed hope that Kirk, who was allegedly assassinated last week in Utah by a 22-year-old with leftist political views, will have an impact for Christ even in the wake of his death.
"I hope this is going to raise up an army of young people who