Is Candace a Christian?
Candace claims to be Catholic, which would make her a Christian, but her behavior since Charlie Kirk’s death leaves room for a lot of speculation. Jesus said, “By their fruits you shall know them.” (Matt 7,16)
For Christians, our lives and actions should reflect our faith. Of course, the search for truth is Christian. To better understand this part, you may have to read the last article I published about her.
Candace has engaged in bearing false witness, character assassination against multiple people and institutions (“do not kill”), gossiping, lying and/or twisting the truth, manipulation, and bullying, among other things, on her podcast, to name a few.
All of these are serious sins, and they are even more serious because she is a public figure engaging in public sin. She often brags about having proof or “receipts,” but fails to show them. People have caught her in lies and have shown evidence of her twisting the truth. Speculating over and over again without proof can amount to bearing false witness and gossiping.
Look, I am not asking her to be a saint, nor am I asking her not to fight for a good cause or for the truth. But she is far from doing that. I am asking her to be a good Christian. A good Christian follows the Bible and the commandments, or at least tries to, and apologizes when they are in the wrong.
She often attacks, attempts to discredit, and tries to establish a negative narrative against Erika Kirk, not to mention Turning Point staff and the organization, Jeremy Boreing, Ben Shapiro, and The Daily Wire, to name a few. This is character assassination and bullying.
She has even mocking scripture on her show. This, along with everything else explained in the previous post, shows how little she follows Christian philosophy. In any case, in my opinion, she has shown herself to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
It is nauseating to me that she has a crucifix in the background of her podcast, and I am ashamed that she calls herself Catholic.
I am worried that this is what people are going to think a Catholic behaves like, and that those who are not Christian will think this is how Christians behave. As a Catholic, she does not represent me.
The following section will explain a series of behaviors she has been engaging in. These behaviors are examined from a clinical perspective to determine whether she meets the criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder. However, none of these behaviors would be considered consistent with Christian values.
Is she a narcissist?
I know that many people use the term “narcissist” casually to describe others these days. I also understand that Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a serious mental health condition that must be diagnosed by a qualified professional in a clinical setting.
De acuerdo a la DSM-5, characteristics of characteristics of narcissistic personality disorders include:
- Grandiose sense of self-importance
- Fantasies of unlimited success
- Belief that she is special and unique
- Need for excessive admiration
- Sense of entitlement
- Interpersonally exploitative behavior (Manipulation and Deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Exploitation of Trust, Isolation Tactics)
- Lack of empathy
- Envy of others or the belief that others are envious of him or her
- Demonstration of arrogant and haughty behavior or attitudes.
That being said, Candace displays many traits commonly associated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder or, at the very least, behaviors that could be described as toxic. Let’s take a look:
Behaviors She has displayed according to the DSM-5
Grandiose sense of self-importance. Regardless of this, look at her merchandise. Everything is about her. Her face is everywhere. Another example is her jumping all over the place, demanding that her “evidence” or “investigation” be used in the Tyler Robinson trial. However, the defense would not use it because her “information” is irrelevant to the case.
Another example is her reaction to allegedly receiving a threat from the French Foreign Legion and her frustration that President Trump did nothing about it. This also seems to reflect a belief that she was special and unique, as well as an expectation or sense of entitlement to President Trump’s attention.
Speaking of entitlement, she appeared to believe that simply because she sent questions to the First Lady of France, and offer to interviewer her, she was entitled to receive a response from her.
She has also demonstrated a need for excessive admiration by repeatedly emphasizing that her podcast was number one in the world. Another example is when she traveled to Spain with Carrie Prejean Boller. The ex beauty queen seem to show her excessive admiration and validation on social media, much like someone trying desperately to gain acceptance from the popular girls in high school. narcissist need people who validated them like that.
Lack of empathy is another obvious one. She has shown what I perceive as a lack of empathy toward conservatives who have faced death threats, such as Erika Kirk y Tim Pool. She has also shown what appears to be a complete lack of empathy regarding the loss of her husband, including mocking her for being a widow. And what about her “beloved” friend Charlie Kirk’s children? Let’s say she doesn’t like Erika, but has she done anything to help care for or support those children? Not at all.
Interpersonally exploitative behavior is another significant trait, particularly because she engages in several behaviors that could fall under this category, which we will discuss below.
- I just don’t like the way she manipulates her audience. She says things like, “We, the normal people, think this way,” or “We, the common-sense people,” or “We, the people with a moral compass.” What she is implying is that if you don’t agree with her, you are not normal, you lack common sense, or you are immoral.
- She gaslights her audience. It’s mind-blowing to me that people believe her stories when her entire podcast is essentially a “trust me, bro.” She claims to have receipts and evidence, but she rarely, if ever, actually shows them. She also refers to all these anonymous informants, but we never get to know who they are or independently verify their claims. This also relates to exploitation of trust.
- She tries to create a narrative and control it so that it works in her favor and against the people she wants to “destroy.” That is exactly what she appears to be doing with Erika Kirk, Turning Point and, to a lesser extent, with Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing. They are portrayed as the bad guys, while she is portrayed as the good guy/ hero/ victim.
- She lies. This can be seen as part of an attempt to maintain the narrative she has constructed. For example, she claimed that Tyler Robinson never used the word “vehicle” while showing a video of him. However, it turns out that he does use that word in the video; she simply cut out the portion where he says it. This among many other lies.
- In relation to isolating the victim, she wants her audience to believe that she was the only honest and true friend Charlie ever had, because apparently there is no way he could have trusted his own wife, close coworkers, or other friends. This narrative ultimately makes Charlie look like an idiot who didn’t know what he was doing or whom he could trust.
- To be honest, it is more likely that the situation was the other way around: Candace may have been a bad friend, and Charlie may have eventually distanced himself from her. I mean, if they were supposedly such close friends, why wasn’t she invited to his wedding?
- Emotional abuse can take many forms, including bullying and repeated accusations. In this case, I would argue that her allegations against Erika—that she was somehow implicated in the murder of her own husband—are an example of this, as are some of the other accusations and insinuations she has made throughout the “Bride of Charlie” series to name a few.
Envy is an easy one for her. It was so evident how jealous she appeared to be of Erika during her show. In her “Bride of Charlie” series, it felt like her envy was coming through loud and clear. It seems as though she wants to supplant Erika as the most important person in Charlie’s life—almost as if she wants to be the one in charge of protecting Charlie’s legacy. Honestly, that is not her place.
Another very obvious example of what I perceive as envy was when she tried to mock the work of Nick Shirley, a real on-the-ground reporter and investigator. That, of course, backfired on her.
Arrogant and haughty behavior. I used to follow her more closely when she was at PragerU, but the moment she joined The Daily Wire, I noticed a change in her. She became arrogant, and that was the moment I lost interest in her show. However, there is one interview with a young CNN reporter in which she could not have come across as more arrogant. For me, that interview was the point of no return.
Other related behaviors:
According to psychology today, people with narcissistic traits may exhibit the following common behaviors:
- Shun introspection, become hypersensitive to slights, act impulsively, spoil other’s good moods, deny or hide mistakes, be driven by fear, blame others, stonewall or withdraw when upset, get enraged when criticized, pursue win-lose strategies, hold grudges and have one-way relationships.
Taking this in consideration, I have observed the following behaviors and attitudes:
- She projects herself a lot. Every time she describes something Erika is doing wrong, it is remarkably easy to replace Erika’s name with Candace’s, and the criticism could often be applied to Candace herself.
- For example, she criticizes Erika’s background and family, her pursuit of fame, and her decision to “marry up.” Yet Candace ran away from home at 14, has family members who have been incarcerated, is constantly in the public spotlight, and married a British lord. Just to name a few examples.
- She seeks revenge. She admitted in an interview with Russell Brand that she struggles with revenge. She was struggling with that after being let go from The Daily Wire.
- Her actions toward Brigitte Macron could also be interpreted as retaliatory, particularly after Brigitte filed a lawsuit against her. “I was only going to do one episode, and I said, ‘Now we’re doing a whole series because how dare you.’”
- She appears to be seeking revenge against Erika because Erika told her to stop. And, in my personal opinion, she may also be seeking revenge against Charlie because he let ger go from Turning Point over her comments about antisemitism.
- She often shifts blame when someone criticizes her. I have noticed this behavior when Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing or Turning Point USA staff members confront her online.
- I have also noticed that when someone “exposes” her, she sometimes responds by attempting to expose personal information about them or stalk them—from Erika Kirk (with the bride of Charlie series) to Ben Shapiro. In my opinion, that is seriously concerning behavior.
- This may be related to the idea that narcissistic people believe they are always right and have difficulty accepting that they are wrong. She rarely apologizes when she is in the wrong, at least from what I have observed.
- Have you noticed that she burns bridges in almost every place she worked? There is always some sort of controversy surrounding her. Suspicious to say the least.
Conclusión:
In my personal opinion, based on Candace Owens public behavior over the last 11 months, I have come to the conclusion that she is not a Christian although she claims to be one.
This is because she does not appear to be living in a way that reflects Christian values. At the very least, she may be a Christian in name only, which, unfortunately, is the case with many people who identify as Christians.
It is similar to saying that Joe Biden is Catholic. A person can identify as Catholic while still needing to learn more about the faith, receive proper catechesis, and, most importantly, put those teachings into practice.
Regarding narcissism, and using the same criteria—her public behavior over the last 11 months—I personally believe that she displays many traits associated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, or, at the very least, behaviors that I would describe as highly toxic.
However, I am not a mental health professional, and I recognize that diagnosing a personality disorder requires a qualified professional and a proper clinical evaluation. To be honest, I would be very interested in hearing the opinion of a qualified specialist who could assess these behaviors from a professional perspective.