A Christian activist joined Martin Daubney on GB News to reflect on the deeper meaning behind Erika Kirk’s decision to forgive the individual who turned her into a widow by shooting her husband, Charlie Kirk, dead.
Mr Kirk was slain at a university in Utah while debating students and was yesterday honoured at a memorial service in Arizona.
Montgomery Toms explained Ms Kirk's decision to forgive her husband's alleged killer
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Among the attendees were President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Mr Kirk’s wife, Erika.
She emotionally revealed to the thousands in attendance that she had forgiven her husband’s alleged killer.
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Speaking on GB News, Montgomery Toms explained why she took the step.
“I’m against the death penalty. I believe there should be a separation between the state and the individual and once you give the state the ability to kill, you cross a line”, he said.
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“You can also explore the Christian value. We should not be the ones to take a life. Charlie was a Christian and I believe that is what he wanted.
“It was so much more powerful to hear her say ‘I will forgive you’ rather than have some sort of rally cry and call for blood.
President Trump was among those present at the memorial
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“I don’t think that is what we should be projecting. That is what the left do and want. You see the difference in reaction to when George Floyd died, it's insane.
“They had riots, things were on fire. When Charlie was assassinated, we had students on college campuses crying. That’s the difference and I think that’s exactly what Charlie would have wanted.”
Martin said there is a moral conundrum in how the death penalty has been recommended for the suspected assassin in Utah.
He asked how the two positions of forgiving the assassin and killing the assassin can be compatible.
WATCH: Moment Erika Kirk forgives Charlie Kirk's killer
Acknowledging the contrasting view, he said: “I’m sorry, Erika.”
President Trump paid tribute to Mr Kirk, calling him “our greatest evangelist for American liberty”, adding: “He’s a martyr now for American freedom.”
Ms Kirk said in her tribute: “My husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life.
“I forgive him because it is what Christ did. The answer to hate is not to hate.”
Erika Kirk made an emotional speech at her husband's memorial service | GETTYTens of thousands of people queued for hours outside the stadium before the event, with some even camping out the night before to ensure they would be able to get in.
Many wore Make America Great Again (Mega) hates and other President Trump-branded items.
The raucous atmosphere inside the stadium was akin to a political rally with music played beforehand from Christian bands.
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