Showing how at least some liberal elites are already in retreat when it comes to reconsidering their own role in the country’s toxic political climate following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, CBS News Sunday Morning led off with correspondent Robert Costa turning to none other than liberal historian and President Biden speechwriter Jon Meacham to warn America’s “in a dangerous place.” Why, you ask? As per Meacham’s explanation, some Americans feel called to violence because they believe parts of the country do not view them as equals. Costa began with a softball: “What’s the state of the American soul today?”     Meacham huffed America’s “in a dangerous place” as this will be a moment we would not want “to see replicated” even though “there’s never been a once-upon-a-time in American history.” He continued by explaining the rise in political violence as having occurred anytime “there is an existential question — who is an American,” “[w]ho deserves to be included in ‘we the people,’ or ‘all men being created equal’?” “When that is in tension, when we don’t have common agreement about that, then, if you look at it historically, violence erupts,” he added. For his part, Costa said Kirk “had his critics, who called him an incendiary voice” and thus “the latest convulsion in a divided country.” Meacham’s remarks here did not exactly square with his past rhetoric that turned up the temperature, viewing the right as an existential threat: “We do not want to be in a place where because you disagree with someone, you pick up a gun. That is not what the country can be. And if it is, it’s something different. It’s not the America we want.” Telling Costa we must “see each other as neighbors,” the former Newsweek editor insisted we must recommit to “the American covenant” of peaceful debate (click “expand”):     MEACHAM: When we lose the capacity to engage in argument and dissent and debate peaceably, we are breaking faith with the American covenant. And the American covenant is that we live in contention with each other, but we’re not at each other’s throats. COSTA: What can political leaders do to keep that covenant? MEACHAM: Make the case. Tell the story. What do you want the country to be? And this is why history matters, I think, more than ever, because there’s not a hell of a lot going on in the present that you want to say, “Yeah, we want more of that,” right? You want to tell the story of Omaha Beach. You want to tell the story of the Pettus Bridge. You want to tell the story of Gettysburg. Because those were moments where imperfect people actually created a more perfect union. It’s not that they were superhuman. Quite the opposite. COSTA: They got through it. MEACHAM: They got through it barely. COSTA: But even if Americans can just barely carry on this weekend, Jon Meacham says we must. MEACHAM: If they could do it, then we can, too, if we decide that this country is about a more perfect union, it is about dissent, it is about respecting each other, and it is not about hunting each other down. Using his historian credentials, Meacham has done plenty to further this poison and coarsening, painting those on the right as not only wrong, but evil (and thus tempting to crazies). Rewinding to January, Meacham invoked the second inauguration of President Trump to on par with Pearl Harbor in its destructive nature.Two days earlier, he ruled Trump’s reelection showed Americans who voted for him were “out of compliance” with the Declaration of Independence (which he also voiced in 2023). Those are quite serious! But, wait, there was more! Meacham stumped for Biden in media appearances by arguing the “patriotic” thing for Americans to do would be to vote for the then-Democrat nominee, Joe Biden. In 2022, Meacham tied those who supported President Trump on January 6 to having fallen to the same evils of temptation that befell Adam and Eve. Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Meacham painted Republicans as threats to the country’s survival. On CNN, he said voting Democrat would be like supporting Abraham Lincoln and, over on MSNBC, he called it the most important singular moment since the Civil War. Back in 2020, Meacham said American lives are not safe with President Trump in the Oval Office, that Trump’s presidency has been a “reign of terror” America must end, called Trump voters “lizard brain” “white guys,” and suggested he’s dumber than his springer spaniels. He’s also shown a disdain toward the Founders (despite having made millions writing books about them). On October 22, 2019, he went full Nikole Hannah-Jones in declaring America was formed to “protect slavery.” Meacham hasn’t shied away from incendiary rhetoric that ascribed the worst possible motives. Speaking on HBO in March 2018, Meacham compared Trumpism (and thus its followers) to modern-day Klu Klux Klan members with George Wallace in the lead. Three months later, he would double down on ABC’s The View. Skip ahead to January 2019 and he said a Trump address to the nation on illegal immigration was akin to words emanating from a KKK Convention. And back in January 2016, Meacham compared Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to dog feces. If Meacham was serious about tone and respect, then he should start with himself. To see the relevant CBS transcript from September 14, click here.

Stories of renewed religious fervor have flooded the internet since Charlie Kirk's assassination.The September 10 murder of Kirk was captured on video from multiple angles for all in the world to see. Socially, Kirk's murder has invigorated a passion among supporters not seen for generations.'For some reason, whenever he's been talking about God, I am just trying to not lose control.'In June, Kirk appeared on "The Iced Coffee Hour" for a 90-minute conversation on fake news, corruption, and greed. Just before the podcast ended, host Jack Selby asked Kirk, "If everything completely goes away, how do you want to be remembered?""If I die?!" Kirk quickly clarified. Selby specified: "If you could be associated with one thing, how would you want to be remembered?"Kirk's answer was clear. "I want to be remembered for courage for my faith," he said. "That that would be the most important thing. Most important thing is my faith in my life."Posthumously, Kirk's wish is coming true.RELATED: Charlie Kirk: Loving father, fearless communicator, happy warrior — 1993-2025 — (@) Kirk's grassroots activist organization, Turning Point USA, has already seen signs of a faith and freedom revival in young people across the country.According to TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet, the organization has received more than 32,000 inquiries over the past weekend about starting new campus chapters of the organization. Kolvet added, "To put that in perspective, TPUSA currently has 900 official college chapters and around 1,200 high school chapters, with a presence on 3,500 total. Charlie's vision to have a Club America chapter (our high school brand) in every high school in America (around 23,000) will come true much much faster than he could have ever possibly imagined."Kirk has clearly inspired Christians both new and old to head back to church or pick up a Bible. That much is clear even in the comments section of TPUSA's pages."I went to church today for the first time in 15 years. Thank you, Charlie, for bringing me to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Until the day we meet, brother," a man named David Perez wrote on a post about an event honoring Kirk.On another TPUSA post with a drawing of Kirk, a woman named Samantha Lynn said that while she had not been to church in 10 years, she would be taking her entire family to service the Sunday after Kirk's death."I've never felt more called to incorporate God more in our lives. I owe that all to Charlie and the legacy he leaves behind," Lynn wrote.These comments were only the start; tens of millions of viewers have tuned in to TikTok, for example, to hear similar accounts.RELATED: Why Charlie Kirk’s assassination will change us in ways this generation has never seen — (@) A man named Kevin Leonard spoke to over 1 million viewers on his TikTok account when he revealed he had only been to a church service twice in his entire life, but he wanted to go last Sunday to fill Kirk's seat."Since Charlie Kirk is unable to go this Sunday, I'm going to go take his seat for him," the man revealed."It was really good," Leonard said in a follow-up video. "I will continue to go back."The content creator added that he would start donating the money he had made off the video views to a worthy cause.Furthermore, a quarter of a million viewers watched a woman named Brittany explain that she and her husband were inspired to go to church for the first time in 20 years."It was the first time for our children," she explained. Brittany added that she wanted to raise her three sons to be "as strong in their convictions as Charlie Kirk." Thanks to Kirk's tireless work, not only are church parking lots full, but followers are expressing feelings that they have never felt before. In fact, many who were just casual viewers of Kirk's content have been exposed to more faith-based videos."I've seen his content before, but only him debating the college kids. I've never seen anything else," explained one young male."Brother, ever since he passed away three days ago, every time I see a video of him talking about his faith, bro, straight water works, like, I can't," he stated. "It's almost hard to control.""For some reason, whenever he's been talking about God, I am just trying to not lose control."And I've had a few people telling me, like, maybe it's God trying to reach out to you, which sounds crazy to me because I've never believed in God, ever. I've always been like, that doesn't exist. It's not real. But it doesn't make sense. It's like, why would I get so — I'm not an emotional dude at all. So for me to get like uncontrollably emotional about this thing that I don't even believe in, it's like, well, why is that happening?"These powerful words are everywhere online and prove that Kirk is being remembered exactly how he hoped.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Americans across the nation have been mourning the loss of Charlie Kirk since his tragic shooting last Wednesday. Thousands of Charlie Kirk's supporters and fans are set to attend his memorial service, including one very high-profile guest. President Donald Trump is set to attend Charlie Kirk's memorial service on September 21. The memorial will celebrate the 'remarkable life and enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk, an American legend.'The service will be held at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Arizona, according to a Turning Point USA social media post. The memorial will celebrate the "remarkable life and enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk, an American legend."State Farm Stadium can typically seat 63,400 people. For big events like the Super Bowl, however, there are an additional 8,800 seats available, bringing available seating up to 72,200, according to one source.RELATED: TPUSA plans historic memorial for Charlie Kirk Photo by David Ryder/Getty ImagesSupporters have gathered and set up smaller memorials across major cities in the U.S. in the past week in a unifying moment of prayer and reflection. Fans across the globe have also gathered to pay their respects, including a large memorial demonstration in South Korea.Vice President JD Vance, a close friend of Charlie Kirk, announced Sunday that he would pay homage to him by hosting "The Charlie Kirk Show" on Monday. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The past few weeks have seen multiple terrible tragedies — the Catholic school shooting, the stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.And BlazeTV host Rick Burgess believes they all have one thing in common, and it’s definitely not guns. Rather, the killers are “demon-possessed,” he tells Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck on “The Glenn Beck Program.”“You go to kill children in cold blood, just because they’re gathering and while they’re praying, and you seem to be repulsed at even the mention of Jesus Christ, as the demons always are in Scripture,” Burgess explains.“Why do you think that these demonic forces feel like they’ve been invited here? We’ve been killing babies for how long now? This was a pagan practice of slaughtering babies, and now we’ve taken human life and we’ve dumbed it down so much,” he continues.Burgess cites video games and Hollywood as a reason that an increasing number of people don’t see killing as “real.”“Look at them sitting down on these video games with blood and guts, and they’re being dumbed down to the killing of people like it’s not real, like they’re playing a video game. They’re watching movies by the same people who lecture us about guns as they all slaughter people like it’s no big deal,” he tells Glenn.“We have lost our ever-loving minds, and then we turn around and can’t believe that we’re living in darkness,” he adds.“The guy who, you know, killed Iryna in Charlotte ... was he mentally ill, or was he demon-possessed? ... How would you know the difference?” Glenn asks.“I know what Scripture says, and I know some of the markers. Let me be perfectly clear, because I’m telling you what I’m saying, but I want to be perfectly clear on what I’m not saying. I am not saying, nor do I think it’s accurate to say, that all mental illness comes from demonic forces. That’s not true,” Burgess explains.“The brain is just like any part of the body. It can be sick. It can have a chemical imbalance. And we have wonderful doctors. Now, do we need to address how we take care of the mentally ill? Yes, we do. It needs some work. But there are people that their brains are just sick just like your heart would be,” he continues.However, Burgess believes someone like Decarlos Brown was demon-possessed.Brown said in a recorded phone call to his sister that he didn’t know her name, didn’t speak to her, and that he just took out his knife and killed her. After explaining what he did, he said, “What kind of person does that?”“That’s demon possession,” Burgess says, adding, “He is under the control of something else.”Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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Southeastern Turkey, 12,000 years ago. At this point in time, at least according to our most current understanding, hunter-gatherers moved across the land, hunting suddenly extinct beasts such as the mammoth, and gathering wild plants for survival. The night sky was clear and filled with stars that our ancestors would have carefully watched over time. Could they have used their knowledge to create a record in stone that stood the test of time? A record that described a cataclysmic event from their own past, as well as anything that warned of future dangerous events? Göbekli Tepe is a fascinating archaeological site that is changing our understanding of early human history and causing great speculation into what our ancestors seemed to know. Could the carvings of Göbekli Tepe be an ancient star map that can warn of an event like an asteroid impact or climate change. The Discovery of Göbekli Tepe The remarkable circular enclosures of Göbekli Tepe, showing the sophisticated architectural planning that predates Stonehenge by 6,000 years. Source: Wikipedia Göbekli Tepe, commonly referred to as the oldest temple in the world, was discovered in the 1990s (Schmidt, 1995), by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt. Located on a hilltop near the present-day city of Şanlıurfa, in Turkey, it dates to around 9600 BCE. What does this mean? Well, it is about 6,000 years older than Stonehenge, and it predates the sedentism of agriculture. Why is this amazing? Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsGeneralMysterious PhenomenaAncient PlacesAsiaPremiumPreviewRead Later