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Tim Allen Freed from Unforgiveness After Seeing Erika Kirk Forgive Charlie’s Killer: ‘That Moment Deeply Affected Me’

Billy Hallowell : Sep 29, 2025  Faithwire

"...I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: 'I forgive the man who killed my father,' Peace be with you all." -Tim Allen

[Faithwire.com] Forgiveness changes absolutely everything, and it's a commandment from the Lord. (Screengrab image via X)

It's also at the core of the Gospel, yet it can often be difficult for humans to look past various forms of pain and horror inflicted by others.

Actor Tim Allen, like many of us, has struggled to offer absolution to the drunk driver who killed his father when the performer was just 11 years old.

But something recently happened that changed all of that for Allen: someone else's stunning act of forgiveness gave him the motivation to offer the same to the man who inflicted pain on his family.

Erika Kirk, the wife of conservative and Christian commentator Charlie Kirk, stunned the world Sunday when she stood on stage at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and forgave the man who allegedly murdered her husband.

"On the cross, our Savior said: 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.' That man — that young man — I forgive him. I forgive him because it's what Christ did. And it's what Charlie would do," Kirk said. "The answer to hate is not hate. The answer — we know from the Gospel — is love. Always love. Love for our enemies. Love for those who persecute us."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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