During an emotional remembrance of her late husband Charlie Kirk<\/strong>, Erika Kirk<\/strong> expressed forgiveness<\/a> for his killer, urging people to turn to their faith \u2014 and Tim Allen<\/strong> took her words to heart.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: \u201cThat man\u2026 that young man\u2026 I forgive him.\u201d\u00a0 That moment deeply affected me,\u201d the Home Improvement<\/em> alum, 72, wrote on X<\/a> on Thursday, September 25.<\/p>\n \u201cI have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad,\u201d continued the actor, whose father was killed in a car accident caused by a drunk driver when he was 11. \u201cI will say those words now as I type: \u2018I forgive the man who killed my father.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPeace be with you all,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Allen previously discussed his devastating loss on a 2006 episode of Inside the Actors Studio<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you haven\u2019t had a death in your family, it changes every single thing \u2026 your cells and DNA turns a different color,\u201d the Toy Story<\/em> actor said. \u201cEvery single thing in my life changed.\u201d<\/p>\n Kirk<\/a> spoke at her husband\u2019s memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, September 21.<\/p>\n \u201cI forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do,\u201d she told the crowd of tens of thousands, referring to Tyler Robinson<\/strong>, who has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the Turning Point USA founder\u2019s assassination<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love,\u201d the mother of two, 36, continued. \u201cLove for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured-1-Erika-Kirk-Charlie-Kirk.jpeg\")