CNN doc links ‘Christian nationalism’ to Kirk assassination

CNN has been repeatedly teasing an hour-long documentary this week about so-called Christian nationalism set to air Sunday on the community, which has prompted pushback for showing to hyperlink an alleged rise within the ideology to Charlie Kirk’s assassination final fall and warning in regards to the affect of classical Christian faculties.

In a number of preview clips which have aired in current days, CNN anchor and chief investigative correspondent Pamela Brown promoted “The Rise of Christian Nationalism,” which she claimed was a “special project” that took her a number of months. The documentary goals to look at what she outlined as “an ideology rooted in the belief that our country was founded as a Christian nation, and that our laws and institutions should reflect Christian values.”

CNN’s Pamela Brown declares she’s been engaged on a “special project” warn towards “Christian nationalism” and portrays them as a radicalized menace to the nation.

She then launches right into a report the place she fears the assassination of Charlie Kirk uniting Christians and scoffs… pic.twitter.com/1J63ta6EIO

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 17, 2026

Brown claimed “experts” in Christian nationalism asserted to her that Kirk’s homicide final September “was a pivotal moment for the movement, and an occasion where the tragedy of his loss unified Christian nationalists and the Trump administration as they honored him.”

One of many specialists included Matthew Taylor, visiting scholar on the Georgetown College Heart of Religion and Justice, who claimed that Kirk’s memorial, which was attended by President Donald Trump and different outstanding political figures, “radicalized” many American Christians into believing they more and more face hostility in their very own nation.

“The memorial was one of the most potent examples of this shift in our culture that we’re experiencing right now, where a large segment of American Christians are being activated by these ideas; radicalized by these ideas that say that they are the persecuted ones and that they need to stand up for Christians’ rights,” he stated.

In one other clip, Brown claimed that whereas Trump “has never explicitly said he believes the country should be a Christian nation,” he’s “aligned with Christian nationalists and wants their support, and after an assassination attempt during his campaign, Trump said he believes God saved his life so he can lead the country.”

Andrew Kolvet, a spokesperson at Kirk’s Turning Level USA, replied to Brown’s promotional earlier this week by suggesting the true radicalism is coming from the political left and was made manifest by the actions of Kirk’s alleged murderer, Tyler Robinson.

Robinson allegedly had ties to Antifa and was in a relationship with a transgender-identifying “furry.”

“Consider this: so CNN does a piece — talking about the radicalization of people at Charlie’s memorial,” Kolvet stated. “Charlie was assassinated by a radical, by somebody that was animated, at least in part, by his love affair with somebody that was trans. And instead of burning down the country, like the real radicals did, we held vigils and memorials, and people bought Bibles, and they got baptized.”

“How is that a bad thing? What are we even talking about here?” Kolvet requested.

CNN BACKLASH IS MOUNTING: They simply introduced a documentary masking the “rise of Christian Nationalism” in America, and it isn’t going how they anticipated it to go.@AndrewKolvet let the TRUTH about America’s religious revival and the position Charlie Kirk has in it:

“Contemplate this:… https://t.co/moi2PwF17cpic.twitter.com/isO2nt4bHi

— Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) February 17, 2026

During another promotional for her documentary that aired Friday, Brown also went after classical Christian schools, showing a clip of her interview with David Goodwin, who wrote a book with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in 2022 and serves as the president of the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS).

Goodwin confirmed to Brown that the goal of the ACCS is to promote “Christian civilization,” and that they “are glad” when their graduates ascend to positions of political power and cultural influence. He applauded the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education and expressed hope that the public school system would go away.

The ACCS has ties to the Rev. Douglas Wilson, who pastors Christ Church (CREC) in Moscow, Idaho, and drew scorn for participating in a prayer service with Hegseth at the Pentagon earlier this week.

CNN’s Pamela Brown continued to bash Christian schools during Friday’s The Situation Room. She tried to paint people who went/are attending Christian schools as something akin to Manchurian candidates pumped out by the schools with aims to fill positions of power in the U.S. and… pic.twitter.com/QtDNemUlVR

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 20, 2026