{"id":8533,"date":"2025-09-19T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=8533"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:01:57","slug":"charlie-kirk-remembered-during-on-campus-vigil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/19\/charlie-kirk-remembered-during-on-campus-vigil\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk remembered during on-campus vigil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Turning Point USA (TPUSA)<\/a> at Troy held a prayer service for Charlie Kirk in the Trojan Center Ballrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students, faculty, and members of the Pike County community gathered to honor the TPUSA founder. Turning Point USA at Troy President Caitlyn Harris spoke about the assassination and Kirk\u2019s killer, Tyler Robinson.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe tragedy of Charlie\u2019s life being taken from us so suddenly is painful beyond words,\u201d Harris said. \u201cWe must also acknowledge the harder part.\u00a0We must pray for Tyler Robinson and his family, too. His actions brought us this tragedy, and we are left with anger, grief, and so many questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRobinson will have to answer the law for his actions and to the Lord on his judgement day. Even so, the gospel reminds us that God\u2019s love reaches every soul.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service included scripture readings and prayers for Kirk\u2019s family. Troy Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins also spoke during the service.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCharlie Kirk was a unique young man,\u201d Hawkins said. \u201cAt such a young age, he had such profound influence on America.\u00a0I\u2019m grateful that he lived, I\u2019m not grateful that we lost him. I am grateful that this is not the end of what he stood for.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

America\u2019s a great country and I think we\u2019ve been reminded of so much of what we sometimes take for granted.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris also spoke about salvation and condemned violence in relation to Kirk’s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJesus didn\u2019t just die for me, for you, for Charlie, he died for everybody,\u201d Harris said. \u201cThat\u2019s not limited to a political party or a single person.\u00a0Let us pray for his family as they endure this storm that they\u2019re going through. Let us guard our hearts from turning pain into hatred.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccountability will come, but harassment towards anyone is not the answer. We know that Charlie would not have wanted that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris said Turning Point at Troy will start holding meetings in the near future. Harris also said the meetings will be open to all Troy students, not just members of Turning Point USA at Troy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Turning Point USA (TPUSA) at Troy held a prayer service for Charlie Kirk in the Trojan Center Ballrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Students, faculty, and members of the Pike County community gathered to honor the TPUSA founder. Turning Point USA at Troy President Caitlyn Harris spoke about the assassination and Kirk\u2019s killer, Tyler Robinson.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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