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Sanctifying Idolatry: The Praise of Charlie Kirk

by Ram ben Ze’ev



Sanctifying Idolatry: The Praise of Charlie Kirk
Sanctifying Idolatry: The Praise of Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, a young Evangelical firebrand, was assassinated in Utah. His death has triggered an extraordinary wave of sanctification, with media outlets elevating him almost overnight to the level of a saint. What is most troubling, however, is not the idolatrous exaltation of the nations, but the eagerness of Jews—including Jews in Israel—to join in this chorus of praise.


By applauding Kirk, they are not honouring Israel; they are sanctifying idolatry.


Time and again, we are warned in the Torah not to add, subtract, or deviate from the word of G-D. As it is written: “You shall not add anything to what I command you or take anything away from it, but keep the commandments of the L-RD your G-D that I enjoin upon you” (Devarim 4:2). And again: “Be careful to observe only that which I enjoin upon you: neither add to it nor take away from it” (Devarim 13:1). Yehoshua repeats the warning: “Do not deviate from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go” (Yehoshua 1:7).



And yet, Jews in every corner of the globe—and tragically, even in Israel—fall into the same pit of error: they grovel before anyone who utters even the faintest word of “support” for Jews, even when that support is poisoned with idolatry and disdain.


Kirk is being praised as a supposed friend of the Jewish people, but his so-called “support” for Israel was conditional, disingenuous, and ultimately self-serving. Yes, he visited Israel. Yes, he mouthed the words “I support Israel as a home for Jews.” But listen carefully: his support was always framed in the same deceitful manner Evangelicals use—as a landlord coveting property, not as a brother in covenant.


Even more glaring was his criticism of “the government of Israel,” as though somehow the government could be divorced from the people it protects. The government is Israel’s shield; its men and women bleed daily to preserve Jewish lives. To claim support for Jews while denigrating the government that guards them is illogical, dishonest, and ultimately hostile.


But the deeper issue is this: Kirk’s version of “support” was tied to his Evangelical mission, one that seeks to attach idolatry to Judaism. His “support” was never love for Israel, but a backhanded attempt to graft his faith onto our covenant. And yet, far too many Jews applauded him. Far too many Jews grovel for crumbs of acceptance from those who undermine G-D’s word.



This is the same error I warned against more than five years ago in my 2020 article, “Judeo-Christian Divide.” Then, I wrote: “The problem in Judaism today is this tendency to allow Christians to associate their idolatry with Halakhah. There is no Judeo-Christian tradition—it’s a divide, that should remain, at least until they cease their practice of idolatry.”


And still the mistake persists. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the wake of Kirk’s assassination, invoked the false phrase “Judeo-Christian” as he praised Kirk. This is not leadership—it is surrender to a dangerous illusion. As I have written before, “We are not to praise even the good that we find in the idolatry or we will come to also praise the bad.” What clearer example could there be than the sanctification of Charlie Kirk, a man whose life’s work embodied everything antithetical to the Torah? By praising him, Jews blur the line that must never be crossed: the line between serving the One true G-D and exalting those who preach idolatry.


And here lies the great tragedy: the Torah has warned us in no uncertain terms. We are told not to add to the commandments, not to take away from them, and not to deviate from them either to the right or to the left. Yet by embracing the false notion of a “Judeo-Christian” heritage, Jews add something foreign to Torah. By ignoring the clear prohibition against idolatry, they subtract from Torah. And by lauding Kirk, they deviate far to the left, praising that which should be rejected.



Christians have fabricated a new “Torah,” one in which they elevate man to the Divine, discard the commandments regarding dietary laws, and mimic our holy days with practices rooted in paganism. Their entire structure mocks the Torah while pretending to honour it. Yet too many Jews are eager to grovel for their approval, as though validation from idolaters carries more weight than fidelity to G-D.


This is not just a political miscalculation; it is a spiritual betrayal. And the cost will not be measured in headlines, applause, or diplomatic handshakes. The cost will be the slow erosion of Jewish souls, as our people align themselves with those who oppose the very word of G-D.


We must remember: Torah is eternal. Its warnings are clear. Its truth does not shift with politics, media cycles, or the praise of idolaters. Our task is not to sanctify idolatry but to stand firm in covenant with the One G-D of Yisrael, without deviation, without addition, and without subtraction.



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