Church Attendance, Bible Sales Surge, TPUSA Says
The frequentation of the church and the sales of the Bible have increased in recent weeks, the religious leaders across the country by surveying it the “Charlie Kirk Effect”, announced Turning Point USa on Friday.
“The frequentation of the church has increased by 15%, biblical sales increase and religious leaders attribute” the Charlie Kirk effect “to attract a new wave of young people to Christianity,” said the affiliate of the organization’s faith in a Friday x post.
In particular, the increase in the frequentation of the church and the sales of the Bible occurs after the founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk was murdered on September 10 while he was trying to have an open and respectful dialogue with students of Utah Valley University.
As Breitbart News reported, a California pastor who was friends close to Kirk expressed to see a spiritual renewal after the assassination of the founder of Turning Point USA.
“People come to us, and they say,” I want to know the meaning of life, the goal. Why am I here? »» Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Pastor Jack Hibbs recently said Fox and friends firstAdding that people call the movement “the Charlie Kirk effect”.
During the Kirk Memorial in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, Erika Kirk, the widow of the founder of Turning Point USA, said that the United States saw a “renewal” after the assassination of her husband, because many people went to church for the first time and looked at God.
“The mercy of God and the love of God have been revealed to me over the past ten days,” said Ms. Kirk. “After Charlie’s assassination, we did not see violence, we have not seen riots.”
“We have not seen the revolution. Instead, we saw what my husband has always asked to see in this country, we have seen the renewal,” she added. “Last week, we saw people open a bible for the first time in a decade, we saw people praying for the first time since they were children. We have seen people going to a religious service for the first time in their entire lives. ”
In addition to being a conservative activist, Kirk was a devout Christian who has often cited biblical verses while explaining his opinions to students during the events of the campus of his organization.
Previously, when he was asked how he would like us to remember him, Kirk replied: “I want us to remember me for my courage for my faith.”
“It would be the most important thing,” he added. “The most important thing is my faith in my life.
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