“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven."

--Jesus (Gospel of Matthew, 5:43-48)

“I forgive him [the murderer of her husband] because it was what Christ did and it is what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love.”

--Erika Kirk, 9/21/2025, at Charlie Kirk memorial event

"This is just the way I am. I hate my opponent. I hate my opponents…. Hillary, Joe, Kamala. It doesn't matter. I just hate them."

--Donald Trump, 8/21/2024

"I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best for them. I'm sorry. I am sorry Erika. But now Erika can talk to me and the whole group and maybe they can convince me that that's not right, but I can't stand my opponent."

--Donald Trump, 9/21/2025, at Charlie Kirk memorial event

Note: Donald Trump was voted for by 80% of white evangelical Christians in 2016, 2020 and 2024.