The website, “Jezebel,” is under fire for their statements regarding witchcraft use against Charlie Kirk just days prior to the assassination on his life.
According to Variety, the site posted a story with the headline, “We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk.” This story was originally posted on Sept. 8, only two days before Kirk was assassinated.
The editor’s note that was added to the article read, “This story was published on Sept. 8. Jezebel condemns the shooting of Charlie Kirk in the strongest possible terms. We do not endorse, encourage, or excuse political violence of any kind.” As Variety noted, the byline of the story has changed to simply read, “By Jezebel.”
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The owner of Jezebel, Josh Jackson said that the article was “tongue-in-cheek exploration of people selling hexes on Etsy, and intended as a satirical response to Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric over the years. The writer was very clear that she didn’t want real harm to come to Kirk. What happened today is tragic and becoming all too commonplace, and we condemn this awful act of violence.”
Within the article, Variety reports that it reads, “I want to make it clear, I’m not calling on dark forces to cause him harm. I just want him to wake up every morning with an inexplicable zit. I want his podcast microphone to malfunction every time he hits record.”
The Jezebel writer then says that “To ruin his day wit the collective feminist power of the Etsy coven would be life’s greatest joy.”
This certainly sounds like the writer was calling down dark forces on Kirk. What’s even worse is that the author further claimed to have paid three different witches she met through Etsy to curse him by having others hate him and cast a “powerful hex spell.”
This is chilling. There really are people out there who want to see suffering in others’ lives and call upon demonic forces to pain them. Our nation is now in mourning after the loss of Kirk because evil and hatred took precedence in a young man’s heart. The name of the site, Jezebel, also in this case is eerie because Jezebel is an ancient dark spiritual power that has been trying to take over our world today.
The ending of the article is perhaps the most heart-wrenching portion with the words, “So, did my Etsy curses work? Time will tell…For now, we can only trust in the timing of the great unknown…May the rash come swiftly.”
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How appalling this entire article truly is. There is no question about it: There is a real enemy after our souls, and there are people who are willing to carry out the spiritual portion of what Satan sees required to bring about his monstrous plans. This is why it is so key for us as Christians to pray for the Lord to protect us and shield us in His full armor each and every day. Spiritual wars are not just an idea: There is a real enemy who wants to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus came that we may have life and life more abundantly.
During this dark time, pray for Erika Kirk and the entire Kirk family during this time of mourning and loss.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.
