Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said she forgives her husband’s assassin, citing her Christian beliefs.
The grieving mom of two made the teary-eyed declaration Sunday during Kirk’s memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
“On the cross, our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do,” Erika Kirk said.
“That man, that young man [the assassin] — I forgive him,” she said, before breaking down into tears.
The audience of more than 200,000 people showered Charlie’s weeping wife with applause and gave her a standing ovation.
“I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do,” Erika Kirk said.
“The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from
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