September 15, 2025 • 11 mins
1. Opening Context
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The host frames the event as having two main impacts:
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A spiritual revival in the U.S., with churches experiencing Easter/Christmas-level attendance.
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A political and cultural shift, with young conservatives standing up more boldly.
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2. Tribute to Charlie Kirk
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A pastor who was close to Charlie Kirk speaks at length:
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Ben describes Kirk as a rare figure—evangelist, apologist, and political strategist.
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Says Kirk felt called by God to defend and spread Christianity.
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Frames Kirk’s assassination as both martyrdom and part of spiritual warfare.
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Emphasizes Kirk’s kindness, optimism, and perceived risk to his life (Kirk allegedly told the pastor, “I think they’re going to try and kill me”).
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3. Political Response
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Mentions Vice President J.D. Vance hosting The Charlie Kirk Show from the White House in tribute.
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Stresses Kirk’s legacy of resisting leftist influence on children and education.
4. Backlash Against the Left
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The show highlights teachers and educators who celebrated Kirk’s assassination online.
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Conservative activists (e.g., Libs of TikTok, Scott Presler) are exposing these individuals, leading to firings, suspensions, and public accountability.
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The narrative portrays the left as violent, hateful, and complicit, while conservatives are uniting against this.
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Episode Transcript
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Heavenly Father, we come to you tonight in sadness, but
also with grateful hearts because we know that your truth endoors.
We know where our dear brother and friend, Charlie is.
We thank you that he is receiving his reward and
that he's heard those words that we all are started hear.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Well done. Who is a faerver?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 4 (00:25):
Good Monday morning. It's so nice to have you with
us on the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got
one major story for you, but it's two different aspects.
The sadness around the passing of Charlie Kirk after his
assassination is now turning into love and churches filled with
people seeking a higher call and answers from God, which
(00:46):
is exactly what Charlie would have won it. We're also
seeing accountability for those on the radical left, the extremists
that have been celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. But
first I want to talk to you about my friends
over at Patriot Mobile. You've got a lot of choices
for cell phone service, with new ones popping up all
(01:06):
the time, but if you want to make a difference,
and you want to stop giving your money to liberal companies, Well,
one way you can do that is by getting rid
of Liberal Mobile you probably have right now. That is
where hundreds of thousands of Americans are now coming together
and have made Patriot Mobile what they are today. They've
been in service now for thirteen years, and right now
(01:29):
is the best time ever to switch, because it's never
been easier. Now, before I tell you about that, I
want you to know why switching is so important. Because
every time you make a call, every time you send
a text, and every time that you pay your bill,
you're actually standing up for the values you believe in
your First and your Second Amendment rights, the rights of
unborn children, and you stand with our military, our veterans,
(01:51):
are wounded warriors, and our fallen soldier families. Because Patriot
Mobile takes about five percent of your bill every month
at no extra cost to you, you and they give
it back to these organizations that fight for our values. Now,
let's talk about switching. It has never been easier. You
can keep your same number, keep your same phone, or upgrade.
Patriot Mobile's got a one hundred percent US based customer
(02:14):
service team and literally they can now with technology, get
you activated in minutes from the comforty your home or
your office. You're second of contract or owe money on
your phones, no worries. Patriot Mobile has a contract buyout
program and this is how we win, folks by aligning
our spending with our values. Every dollar we spend matters. Now,
(02:35):
let me also give you a free month of service.
Go to Patriotmobile dot com slash ferguson. That's Patriot Mobile
dot com slash ferguson, or you can call them nine
to seven to two Patriot. Use the promo code ferguson,
and you're gonna get one month free service by switching today.
So again, Patriotmobile dot com slash ferguson. Use the promo
(02:58):
code ferguson. You'll get a free moon of service today
Patriot dot com slash ferguson or nine to seven to
two Patriot. It's a forty seven morning update and it
starts right now.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
There are two things that are happening right now in
this country because of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. One
is truly a spiritual revival we are witnessing right now
as attendance at church across the country in many places
was as high as it is on Easter Sunday and
Christmas Eve services. We are also witnessing a younger generation
(03:33):
who is now proudly standing up like never before for
what they believe in instead of being bullied into silence
by the radical left. We are also getting to know
the stories of Charlie Kirk and just how dedicated he
was to what he believed in. There's also a second
part of this story, and that is the accountability for
(03:54):
the radical left. We are witnessing now. Leftists who celebrated
Arlie Kirk's assassination are being held accountable, being fired at
a rapid rate, and conservatives are uniting to make sure
that these individuals, especially at high schools and colleges, are
no longer in a position to indoctrinate a generation to
(04:16):
believing that violence is the way to silence speech that
you disagree with. Before we get into all of that, though,
I want you to hear some truly inspiring words by
the pastor of Charlie Kirk and what he had to
say about Charlie, his friend and his passing. Listen carefully.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Charlie Kirk is irreplaceable.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Charlie Kirk is a once in a generation mind and
soul and anointing and heart. Charlie Kirk was a rare
combination of evangelist, apologist, and political strategist. One of our
most recent communications, he said, thank you.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
I have a ton of questions.
Speaker 5 (05:02):
I didn't ask for it, but I have become a
high profile defender of the faith.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
I need to be the best I can.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
I said, I'd be honored to serve for free, invisibly
as needed. You have an anointing to steward and it's massive.
Proud of you and pray for you and your family daily.
Charlie Kirk and I had been communicating. I was on
vacation with my wife and he was asking one week
could get together for a half day. He had a
bunch of questions about the Christian faith that he wanted
(05:31):
to wipe bard out, and I told him it would
be a great honor of my life to try and
serve him.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
He told me that he.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
Felt like God gave him this platform an opportunity so
that he could become an evangelist and apologist to the
next generation. He wanted to make it his primary message
and life work to proclaim the good news of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is evangelism, and then defend
it by answering criticism's questions and objections, which is called apologetics,
(06:03):
which means to defend the faith. Charlie Kirk stepped into
a level of spiritual warfare that I believe moved him
to the top of the enemy's hit list and to
some degree contributed to his assassination, his murder, and has
martyrdom today. And I do not use those words lightly.
Those are entirely accurate and fit the description of the
(06:24):
demonic activity that we saw today. Charlie wanted people to
meet Jesus Christ, and he wanted to do the best
job that he could presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
And as a result, Charlie was going to campuses and
he was proclaiming Jesus and he was answering questions. And
(06:44):
he was a generational master in doing what the Bible says,
and that is to give an answer to everyone for
the hope that you have with gentleness and respect. He
was a joyful, happy warrior. He had a great smile,
He was kind to his enemies. He tried to have
(07:04):
a good time, even when they were trying to give
him a bad time. His impact on this generation cannot
be overstated. I believe it is absolutely non hyperbolic to
say that he is the greatest conservative voice of this
generation alive on planet Earth. And one of the last
times I saw him was backstage. It was actually some
(07:27):
months ago, I believe, when JD. Vance was in town
and Charlie invited me to come meet JD in the
greenroom and hang out with him.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
And I walked in with a big smile.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
He gave me a big hug and he said, he said,
I need you to be praying for me, Pastor. I said, absolutely,
I pray for Charlie every day my wife and I have,
and for his beautiful family. He said, he said, I
think they're going to try and kill me. And he said,
if we lose, I think they're going to incarcerate me.
Here's a young man with a family who's willing to
(07:57):
sacrifice his own life and well being and the joy
he had with a wife whom he very much loved
and children that he completely adored for the sake of
selfless service and sacrifice out of love for others.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Charlie is was and will.
Speaker 5 (08:13):
Forever be one of the most significant men who walked
on planet Earth in his generation.
Speaker 4 (08:19):
You listen to Charlie's pastor there talking about how much
he wanted to prepare, how much he wanted to make
sure that he was prepared for the questions about the
Gospel about his faith being an apologist. That is how
much he cared about spreading the Gospel to the world.
There's also incredible things that have come out of this.
(08:39):
I'll give you an example of that that happened and
was just sent to me a moment ago. Jadie Vance,
the Vice President the United States of America, will have
the quote honor as he put out on social media
of hosting the Charlie Kirk Show. He said, please join
me as I paid tribute to my friend. Apparently he
will be doing this from the White House. There's also
(09:00):
part of what Charlie's legacy was, and it was an
important one, was making sure that the left didn't get
a hold of our children indoctrinate them the way they've
been doing it in such a radical way. And we're
now witnessing leftists who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination are being
fired at a rapid pace. Those leftists who celebrate the
assassination of Charlie are now facing serious consequences, consequences of
(09:24):
sunlight after they were excited that Charlie was murdered. Others
are being identified and called out, then placed on leave
or suspension. According to a running thread that keeps count
on social media platform x as you know, we understand
how extreme the left has become, but what we are
witnessing right now is that there are many who are
(09:45):
dedicating their time to exposing far left radicals, and one
of those groups, Libs of TikTok, is doing a lot
of the heavy lifting when it comes to pointing out
how much violence and hate are still brewing on the
left regarding Charlie. A teacher, for example, at King Elementary
School post a video online appearing to celebrate Charlie being assassinated.
(10:05):
This person teaches your children. Any comments and guess what
happened when that was posted about a teacher at King
Elementary School. There has now been accountability. There was another
post by another teacher at another high school in Maine,
and what happened there? She said, we're not offering sympathy.
Moments after Charlie Kirk was shot. This teacher has also
(10:28):
been exposed. Republican activist Scott Pressler is also creating a
database of such behavior and encouraging his followers to send
him any examples that they see online. Another Pennsylvania teacher
by the name of Susan another high school. One of
Presler's posts made it clear this is a woman who said, so, yeah,
I don't really care that someone shot him dead.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
F him.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
This is another teacher teaching your children, and so yes,
there is some accountability for the radical left that has
been creating the these killers, these monsters.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow
Heavenly Father, we come to you tonight in sadness, but
also with grateful hearts because we know that your truth endoors.
We know where our dear brother and friend, Charlie is.
We thank you that he is receiving his reward and
that he's heard those words that we all are started hear.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Well done. Who is a faerver?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 4 (00:25):
Good Monday morning. It's so nice to have you with
us on the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got
one major story for you, but it's two different aspects.
The sadness around the passing of Charlie Kirk after his
assassination is now turning into love and churches filled with
people seeking a higher call and answers from God, which
(00:46):
is exactly what Charlie would have won it. We're also
seeing accountability for those on the radical left, the extremists
that have been celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. But
first I want to talk to you about my friends
over at Patriot Mobile. You've got a lot of choices
for cell phone service, with new ones popping up all
(01:06):
the time, but if you want to make a difference,
and you want to stop giving your money to liberal companies, Well,
one way you can do that is by getting rid
of Liberal Mobile you probably have right now. That is
where hundreds of thousands of Americans are now coming together
and have made Patriot Mobile what they are today. They've
been in service now for thirteen years, and right now
(01:29):
is the best time ever to switch, because it's never
been easier. Now, before I tell you about that, I
want you to know why switching is so important. Because
every time you make a call, every time you send
a text, and every time that you pay your bill,
you're actually standing up for the values you believe in
your First and your Second Amendment rights, the rights of
unborn children, and you stand with our military, our veterans,
(01:51):
are wounded warriors, and our fallen soldier families. Because Patriot
Mobile takes about five percent of your bill every month
at no extra cost to you, you and they give
it back to these organizations that fight for our values. Now,
let's talk about switching. It has never been easier. You
can keep your same number, keep your same phone, or upgrade.
Patriot Mobile's got a one hundred percent US based customer
(02:14):
service team and literally they can now with technology, get
you activated in minutes from the comforty your home or
your office. You're second of contract or owe money on
your phones, no worries. Patriot Mobile has a contract buyout
program and this is how we win, folks by aligning
our spending with our values. Every dollar we spend matters. Now,
(02:35):
let me also give you a free month of service.
Go to Patriotmobile dot com slash ferguson. That's Patriot Mobile
dot com slash ferguson, or you can call them nine
to seven to two Patriot. Use the promo code ferguson,
and you're gonna get one month free service by switching today.
So again, Patriotmobile dot com slash ferguson. Use the promo
(02:58):
code ferguson. You'll get a free moon of service today
Patriot dot com slash ferguson or nine to seven to
two Patriot. It's a forty seven morning update and it
starts right now.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
There are two things that are happening right now in
this country because of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. One
is truly a spiritual revival we are witnessing right now
as attendance at church across the country in many places
was as high as it is on Easter Sunday and
Christmas Eve services. We are also witnessing a younger generation
(03:33):
who is now proudly standing up like never before for
what they believe in instead of being bullied into silence
by the radical left. We are also getting to know
the stories of Charlie Kirk and just how dedicated he
was to what he believed in. There's also a second
part of this story, and that is the accountability for
(03:54):
the radical left. We are witnessing now. Leftists who celebrated
Arlie Kirk's assassination are being held accountable, being fired at
a rapid rate, and conservatives are uniting to make sure
that these individuals, especially at high schools and colleges, are
no longer in a position to indoctrinate a generation to
(04:16):
believing that violence is the way to silence speech that
you disagree with. Before we get into all of that, though,
I want you to hear some truly inspiring words by
the pastor of Charlie Kirk and what he had to
say about Charlie, his friend and his passing. Listen carefully.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Charlie Kirk is irreplaceable.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Charlie Kirk is a once in a generation mind and
soul and anointing and heart. Charlie Kirk was a rare
combination of evangelist, apologist, and political strategist. One of our
most recent communications, he said, thank you.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
I have a ton of questions.
Speaker 5 (05:02):
I didn't ask for it, but I have become a
high profile defender of the faith.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
I need to be the best I can.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
I said, I'd be honored to serve for free, invisibly
as needed. You have an anointing to steward and it's massive.
Proud of you and pray for you and your family daily.
Charlie Kirk and I had been communicating. I was on
vacation with my wife and he was asking one week
could get together for a half day. He had a
bunch of questions about the Christian faith that he wanted
(05:31):
to wipe bard out, and I told him it would
be a great honor of my life to try and
serve him.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
He told me that he.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
Felt like God gave him this platform an opportunity so
that he could become an evangelist and apologist to the
next generation. He wanted to make it his primary message
and life work to proclaim the good news of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is evangelism, and then defend
it by answering criticism's questions and objections, which is called apologetics,
(06:03):
which means to defend the faith. Charlie Kirk stepped into
a level of spiritual warfare that I believe moved him
to the top of the enemy's hit list and to
some degree contributed to his assassination, his murder, and has
martyrdom today. And I do not use those words lightly.
Those are entirely accurate and fit the description of the
(06:24):
demonic activity that we saw today. Charlie wanted people to
meet Jesus Christ, and he wanted to do the best
job that he could presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
And as a result, Charlie was going to campuses and
he was proclaiming Jesus and he was answering questions. And
(06:44):
he was a generational master in doing what the Bible says,
and that is to give an answer to everyone for
the hope that you have with gentleness and respect. He
was a joyful, happy warrior. He had a great smile,
He was kind to his enemies. He tried to have
(07:04):
a good time, even when they were trying to give
him a bad time. His impact on this generation cannot
be overstated. I believe it is absolutely non hyperbolic to
say that he is the greatest conservative voice of this
generation alive on planet Earth. And one of the last
times I saw him was backstage. It was actually some
(07:27):
months ago, I believe, when JD. Vance was in town
and Charlie invited me to come meet JD in the
greenroom and hang out with him.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
And I walked in with a big smile.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
He gave me a big hug and he said, he said,
I need you to be praying for me, Pastor. I said, absolutely,
I pray for Charlie every day my wife and I have,
and for his beautiful family. He said, he said, I
think they're going to try and kill me. And he said,
if we lose, I think they're going to incarcerate me.
Here's a young man with a family who's willing to
(07:57):
sacrifice his own life and well being and the joy
he had with a wife whom he very much loved
and children that he completely adored for the sake of
selfless service and sacrifice out of love for others.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Charlie is was and will.
Speaker 5 (08:13):
Forever be one of the most significant men who walked
on planet Earth in his generation.
Speaker 4 (08:19):
You listen to Charlie's pastor there talking about how much
he wanted to prepare, how much he wanted to make
sure that he was prepared for the questions about the
Gospel about his faith being an apologist. That is how
much he cared about spreading the Gospel to the world.
There's also incredible things that have come out of this.
(08:39):
I'll give you an example of that that happened and
was just sent to me a moment ago. Jadie Vance,
the Vice President the United States of America, will have
the quote honor as he put out on social media
of hosting the Charlie Kirk Show. He said, please join
me as I paid tribute to my friend. Apparently he
will be doing this from the White House. There's also
(09:00):
part of what Charlie's legacy was, and it was an
important one, was making sure that the left didn't get
a hold of our children indoctrinate them the way they've
been doing it in such a radical way. And we're
now witnessing leftists who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination are being
fired at a rapid pace. Those leftists who celebrate the
assassination of Charlie are now facing serious consequences, consequences of
(09:24):
sunlight after they were excited that Charlie was murdered. Others
are being identified and called out, then placed on leave
or suspension. According to a running thread that keeps count
on social media platform x as you know, we understand
how extreme the left has become, but what we are
witnessing right now is that there are many who are
(09:45):
dedicating their time to exposing far left radicals, and one
of those groups, Libs of TikTok, is doing a lot
of the heavy lifting when it comes to pointing out
how much violence and hate are still brewing on the
left regarding Charlie. A teacher, for example, at King Elementary
School post a video online appearing to celebrate Charlie being assassinated.
(10:05):
This person teaches your children. Any comments and guess what
happened when that was posted about a teacher at King
Elementary School. There has now been accountability. There was another
post by another teacher at another high school in Maine,
and what happened there? She said, we're not offering sympathy.
Moments after Charlie Kirk was shot. This teacher has also
(10:28):
been exposed. Republican activist Scott Pressler is also creating a
database of such behavior and encouraging his followers to send
him any examples that they see online. Another Pennsylvania teacher
by the name of Susan another high school. One of
Presler's posts made it clear this is a woman who said, so, yeah,
I don't really care that someone shot him dead.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
F him.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
This is another teacher teaching your children, and so yes,
there is some accountability for the radical left that has
been creating the these killers, these monsters.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow
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