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Forgive them, Father

Erika Kirk’s “I forgive him” wasn’t catharsis. It was a starting gun—a first step toward a Christian revival and a national reorientation.

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Walter Curt
Sep 23, 2025
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OPINION: By Walter Curt

Millions of Americans saw it, and millions felt it: not a performance, not a political gesture, but a moral earthquake. In a moment when the world expected rage, Erika Kirk said three words: “I forgive him.” Those words did not erase grief. They did something far more dangerous to darkness: they withdrew its fuel. Hatred feeds on …

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