#343 Candace Owens, Discernment, and the Crisis of Critical Thinking

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Nov 16, 2025

The podcast dives into the controversy surrounding Candace Owens' claims about Charlie Kirk's assassination and explores the importance of biblical discernment for Christians. It emphasizes the need for critical thinking over conspiracy theories, highlighting how slander can arise from unverified assertions. Alisa contrasts effective truth-seeking with manipulative rhetoric, urging a focus on Scripture, prayer, and a deeper relationship with Jesus. The conversation warns against gossip and encourages listeners to examine their beliefs in light of the truth.

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INSIGHT

Objective Truth Matters

Truth corresponds with reality and is not relative to personal preference or culture.
Christians must recapture objective truth because it has eternal implications according to Alisa Childers.

ADVICE

Test Claims With Critical Thinking

Invoke critical thinking rather than emotional reactions when assessing grandiose claims.
Ask for evidence and test claims against objective reality before accepting them.

INSIGHT

Discernment As Spiritual Warfare

Discernment is central to Christian spiritual warfare and involves fighting ideas, not people.
Use truth to destroy false strongholds and take every thought captive to obey Christ.

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In this episode of the Alisa Childers Podcast, Alisa tackles the swirling controversy surrounding Candace Owens’ claims about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the alleged cover-up by TPUSA and others. Rather than chasing every rumor, Alisa walks through how Christians can biblically and rationally discern claims like these—especially when they implicate real people, by name, with no publicly available evidence.

Drawing from Scripture (2 Corinthians 10, Ephesians 6, 2 Timothy 3, 2 Thessalonians 2), she explores why truth is not relative, why discernment is central to spiritual warfare, and how conspiracy thinking can slide into slander, character assassination, and even cult-like dynamics. Alisa also examines some of Candace’s rhetoric and tactics—insinuation, speculation, appeals to secret knowledge, and ad hominem attacks—and contrasts this with a truly Christian approach to seeking truth, guarding our hearts, and being transformed into the image of Christ.

This episode is especially aimed at Christian women who find themselves glued to every new “bombshell” update. Alisa offers a sober call to repentance from gossip and titillation, and an invitation back to Scripture, prayer, family, and a life ordered around Jesus, who is the Truth.

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