Thanks to social media and our corporately influenced news outlets, one of the most ridiculous claims about Charlie Kirk’s character is to call him a misogynist.

According to Merriam-Webster, this is a person who hates or mistrusts women. What has caused this addition to the host of slurs attached to his name?

Charlie Kirk believed in the family unit. A husband, a wife, and children, living together as God laid it out for us in the Bible. This arrangement includes the husband being the head of the family and the provider, while the mother raised the children in God’s word. Our American culture now believes that this worldview devalues women. We believe there is no value in raising our own children! 

But the culture takes it farther and makes the claim that anyone who believes in this family unit also believes women are of less value and should not be in the workforce. Conservatives in the United States, including Charlie Kirk, don’t believe this at all. While this picture of family values is desirable, it is not demanded. 

In one of Charlie’s last podcast episodes, he interviews Megan Basham, an author and Daily Wire reporter. He treats her not as a woman but as any other professional on his show. On August 28th he interviewed a woman called Allie B. Stuckey, whom he praised for her work. He did not tell these women that they should go home and be stay-at-home mothers.

Less than a week after his death, the Board of Turning Point USA posthumously honored a request by Charlie Kirk and appointed his wife, Erika, an amazingly accomplished woman, as the CEO of Turning Point USA. This move debases any claim that Kirk was a misogynist.

Charlie’s statements about the Kelce/Swift union received a lot of criticism. And rightfully so. Charlie is not free from criticism, and he is not perfect. His statement about Swift changing her name is the equivalent of throwing pearls to swine, only to be trampled on. It was unnecessary, unproductive, and likely done for ratings, but the foundation of the truth he was speaking still exists. It doesn’t matter if this entertainer agrees with the biblical view of a family-leading husband, or submission to that authority; that doesn’t change the truth as stated in the Bible.

As a quick footnote, if you’re not a Bible-believing Christian, you might not understand this. The Bible says in Ephesians 5 that wives should submit to their husbands as they do to the Lord (Jesus). The Bible calls for the husband to be the provider and protector, which is linear with tradition and is still the standard. The arrangement is not only biblical, it is common sense. The man is stronger and better suited to protect and provide. God places the burden of leadership on the husband, and any good man will lead his family.

Do you know that God’s commandments for us are helpful to us? Think about not having sex before marriage. Not having sex before marriage creates a stronger marital bond, will limit the chances for sexual sin to enter the marriage, protects against disease, makes unwanted pregnancy impossible, decreases the opportunity for abortion, and promotes mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health. Having sex before marriage decreases the chances of getting married, makes sex the foundation of the relationship instead of emotional and spiritual connections, creates a devalued relationship, creates an environment that avoids commitment, and removes the protections stated in the previous sentence.

But sex is highly pleasurable and desirable. It’s true. But take the word of a married man who has experienced both sides of this debate: sex with a single partner whom you trust and love is infinitely better than frivolous and promiscuous sex.

God’s design for sex is amazing and beautiful. It provides a way for reproduction. God says this in Malachi 2:15.

15 But did He not make them one,
Having a remnant of the Spirit?
And why one?
He seeks godly offspring.
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.

Sex also gives us the most intimate connection we can have with another person. It unites body, spirit, and soul. It is a physical act, as well as an emotional, mental, and spiritual one. No wonder debates over sex can become heated, and dare I say, passionate.