When Dr. Ben Carson stood before a packed crowd at State Farm Stadium he did what real leaders do in a time of national sorrow: he rallied the faithful and called for action, not despair. Speaking at the Charlie Kirk remembrance, Carson urged Americans to “get on board of the revival that is coming,” reminding patriots that this fight is ultimately spiritual as much as political. His words landed like a trumpet blast to a movement that needs clarity, courage, and conviction.
Carson didn’t mince words about where the battle lines lie; he challenged ministers to preach the Bible instead of bowing to the left’s rewritten moral compass. He even pushed back hard on the elitist sneer that Kirk was somehow less than because he lacked a college diploma, pointing out that grit, faith, and a clear message beat credentialism every time. Conservatives should relish that defense of merit, faith, and plainspoken truth in the public square.
He framed Charlie’s work as part of a larger struggle against Marxist and radical cultural infiltration of our schools, unions, media, and entertainment—an honest diagnosis most in conservative America have watched unfold for decades. Carson’s warning that the left seeks to push God out and normalize moral decay was not hyperbole for those of us paying attention; it was a sober call to re-engage with institutions that shape young minds. If we do nothing, we will watch our culture be remade by hostile elites who despise our heritage.
In a moment that mixed faith and fierce resolve, Carson closed with scripture—invoking John 12:24—and tied it to the sacrifice Kirk paid while speaking to students, insisting that such sacrifice will bear “much fruit.” Conservatives do not cower in the face of evil; we turn grief into fuel for revival, and we refuse to hand the future to those who would teach our children to reject God and country. That message resonated with hundreds of thousands who turned out to honor a fallen warrior for the cause.
Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk built into the preeminent force for conservative youth engagement, is moving forward under the leadership of Erika Kirk, who the board has named CEO and chair to carry on her husband’s mission. The Trump White House and senior GOP leaders have publicly vowed to help sustain the network Charlie created, and conservative institutions are already organizing to ensure his work lives on rather than withering under leftist pressure. This is the moment for grassroots patriots to step up and keep those campus chapters, podcasts, and rallies alive and lethal to the Left’s agenda.
Make no mistake: this is a revival we can win if we show up. Ben Carson’s plea was straightforward—return to Judeo-Christian principles, teach the truth, and stop ceding institutions to our adversaries—and that is exactly the hard, patriotic work hardworking Americans should be proud to do. So get on board, organize at your local level, support Turning Point’s students, and refuse to let radicals write the story of our nation’s future.
