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Erika Kirk and America’s Religious Revival
A large cross is wheeled in before Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
‘There is an extreme atmosphere of spiritual hunger and a huge outpouring of people looking for answers.’
By Maya Sulkin
09.21.25 — Faith
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At her late husband’s memorial service on Sunday, Erika Kirk got up on stage in front of a packed stadium and forgave her husband's assassin, Tyler Robinson.

“That man, that young man, I forgive him. I forgive him because it’s what Christ did and it’s what Charlie would do.”

Erika Kirk spoke for 30 minutes—longer than anyone who took the stage, including President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. The focus of her eulogy was singular: America needs a revival. And that is what her husband would have wanted more than anything else.

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Maya Sulkin
Maya Sulkin is a reporter for The Free Press, covering breaking news, politics, education, Gen Z, and culture. Before that, she served as the company's Chief of Staff.
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