Fox Information contributor Raymond Arroyo analyzes the ‘spiritual awakening’ after Charlie Kirk’s assassination as church buildings report an attendance surge on ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Avenue.’
Bible gross sales spiked within the month of September, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, in line with a report.
The two.4 million copies offered within the U.S. this September was a 36% leap from the identical month final yr, in line with the Wall Avenue Journal, which cited knowledge from guide gross sales monitoring system Circana BookScan.
“September introduced a wave of troubling occasions—violence, geopolitical tensions and financial uncertainty—underscoring a sample: In instances of disaster, extra individuals flip to religion for consolation and help,” Brenna Connor, an analyst at Circana BookScan, informed the newspaper.
Kirk, a religious Christian, was open about his spiritual convictions, advocating for abstinence and defending conventional marriage.
BIBLE BELT PASTORS ON HOW KIRK’S ASSASSINATION PROMPTED AMERICANS TO RETURN TO CHURCH
Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley College on September 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune / Getty Photographs)
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the very best civilian award within the U.S., was awarded posthumously to Charlie Kirk by President Donald Trump on Oct. 14, 2025, a date that might have been Kirk’s thirty second birthday.
Erika Kirk accepted the award on her husband’s behalf at a ceremony within the Rose Backyard on the White Home. She additionally delivered remarks highlighting her husband’s beliefs and sacrifice.
President Donald Trump, proper, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Erika Kirk throughout a ceremony to posthumously award the medal to Charlie Kirk, within the Rose Backyard of the White Home, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2025. (Hu Yousong/Xinhua / Getty Photographs)
That very same day, Turning Level USA (TPUSA) posted “31 Methods to Reside Like Charlie Kirk” on X to honor the group’s late founder on his birthday.
A number of the methods Kirk lived that the group promoted are “honor the Sabbath,” “journal day-after-day,” “get married,” and “learn your Bible day-after-day.”
An individual holds the Holy Bible within the air with sunshine and clouds within the background. (Inventory picture / Getty Photographs)
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Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, whereas talking at a TPUSA occasion at Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah.
Fox Information Digital’s Emma Bussey and Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.
