"I Am Charlie Kirk" (Sabrina Montano)

I am Charlie Kirk because my children need Charlie.

When Charlie started TPUSA, I was in College, in the depths of my own indoctrination experience. Despite coming from a Christian family, I went to public school. I was a good student, a better debater. I learned through teachers that my parents were wrong, Christianity is intolerant, and that "true socialism has never been tried" (among other lies). In 2012, I met my now husband, he introduced me to Charlie's organization. It was what I needed, a more apt debater than me. I was shaped by the thoughts of those teachers. I could out-debate my family, but not Charlie. That began an unraveling. I realized that I was danger-close to leftist ideals BECOMING my identity. When I boiled that off, I was left with my faith, my identity in Christ. That journey away from and back to God was painful. I have 3 boys, I owe it to them to embolden them in their faith. I came back from the brink, not everyone does. I lost my sister to suicide when her identity in a leftist world-view similarly unraveled. My kids deserve better. The world needs more Charlie's.