Erika Kirk Forgiveness Of Husband S Alleged Killer Draws Widespread

Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin interviews attendees as they leave Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Glendale, Arizona. Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, triggered a wave of positive responses from both sides of the political aisle when she forgave her husband’s alleged killer on Sunday. Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged in Charlie Kirk's murder, was much like the other young men that her husband encountered, Erika Kirk said at the memorial service. Charlie Kirk "wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life," she told the massive crowd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. "Our Savior said, 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.' That young man… I forgive him," Erika Kirk said, drawing a standing ovation. "I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it's what Charlie would do."

Erika Kirk, the widow of slain Christian conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, forgave his killer as she delivered an address to tens of thousands of people gathered at a memorial service in his honor. The hours-long event honoring Kirk's life was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday and was watched by millions worldwide. Speakers eulogizing Kirk's life included President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet, as well as Turning Point USA and TPUSA Faith employees, Kirk's pastor, conservative media influencers, and musical performances by renowned Christian... During her emotional speech, Erika Kirk forgave her husband’s assassin, Tyler Robinson, who shot the 31-year-old TPUSA founder at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 during a Q&A session on campus as part of the "America Comeback Tour." After describing how, “on the cross, our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,’” she said, “That young man, I forgive him,” leading to heartfelt applause from the audience.

“I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and is what Charlie would do,” she said. “The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love, is always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.” Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, speaks at the memorial service for the right-wing activist at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday. Patrick T.

Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said she forgives her husband's alleged killer. "That man, that young man … I forgive him," Kirk said, wiping away tears as the audience at Kirk's memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., erupted in applause on Sunday. "I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do," she said. "The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love.

Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us." Last week prosecutors filed murder charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Officials said Robinson had admitted to shooting Kirk to his roommate, saying in a text message, "I had enough of his hatred." During the Sunday, September 21, public memorial service for the late Charlie Kirk, his wife, Erika Kirk (née Frantzve) publicly forgave the man allegedly responsible for her husband’s death. “I forgive him because it is what Christ did,” Erika, 36, said during her husband’s service, held at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. “The answer to hate is not hate.”

During her remarks, Erika also urged those in attendance to follow her husband’s example as a wife and a husband. “Please be a leader worth following,” she told the thousands of attendees. “Your wife is not your servant. Your wife is not your employee. Your wife is not your slave. She is your helper.

You are not rivals. You are one flesh, working together for the glory of God.” Charlie, a conservative activist and the founder of right-wing organization Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. He was 31. During a tearful address at his memorial in Arizona, Charlie Kirk's widow said she forgave the man accused of killing him, and that the conservative activist wanted to "save young men just like the... “I forgive him because it was what Christ did and it is what Charlie would do,” Erika Kirk, 36, said to a standing ovation at Glendale, Arizona.

“The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love.” Choking up at times and dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief, Erika Kirk recalled arriving at a Utah hospital on the day of her husband’s death to do the “unthinkable” and “look directly at... The memorial, organized by Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA organization, was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. People had lined up before dawn to attend the service and listen to conservative leaders and his loved ones remember the 31-year-old who was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Supporters praised Charlie Kirk, a close ally of the Trump administration, for his religious faith and vowed to continue his legacy.

Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was assassinated earlier this month, told a crowd of thousands during a packed memorial in Glendale, Arizona, for her late husband that she has... "I forgive him," Kirk said through tears, adding after cheers rang out from the crowd, "I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do." While talking about her late husband, she said part of his mission was to "save young men just like the one who took his life." Kirk said she will be taking over as the CEO of Turning Point USA and plans to continue campus events including debates and dialogue. Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University (UVU) on September 10. His death has rattled the American political landscape and intensified national conversations around political violence and the safety of prominent public figures.

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