{"id":2491522,"date":"2025-09-26T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-allen-inspired-to-forgive-his-fathers-killer-after-seeing-erika-kirks-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:00:11","slug":"tim-allen-inspired-to-forgive-his-fathers-killer-after-seeing-erika-kirks-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-allen-inspired-to-forgive-his-fathers-killer-after-seeing-erika-kirks-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Allen Inspired to Forgive His Father&#8217;s Killer After Seeing Erika Kirk&#8217;s Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-allen-inspired-to-forgive-his-fathers-killer-after-seeing-erika-kirks-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor Tim Allen shared that Erika Kirk&#8217;s forgiveness toward the man who killed her husband deeply moved him adn inspired him to forgive the man who killed his own father,a struggle he had carried for over 60 years. At the memorial service for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk expressed forgiveness for her husband&#8217;s killer, emphasizing love over hate as taught by the Gospel. Tim Allen recounted the tragic death of his father, Gerald Dick, who was killed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-killer-jerry-lee-lewis-rock-n-roll-country-music-legend-dead-at-87\/\" title=\"&quot;The Killer&quot; - Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock n&#039; Roll &amp; Country Music Legend, Dead at 87\">drunk-driving accident<\/a> in 1964, an event that profoundly affected his life and relationship with faith. Moved by Erika Kirk&#8217;s words, Allen publicly declared his own forgiveness, finding peace in letting go of long-held pain.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Actor Tim Allen revealed Wednesday that words spoken by Erika Kirk at her husband&rsquo;s memorial resonated within him and produced a life-changing result.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: &lsquo;That man&hellip; that young man&hellip; I forgive him.&rsquo; That moment deeply affected me,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Home Improvement&rdquo; star <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ofctimallen\/status\/1971314119732290017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: &lsquo;I forgive the man who killed my father.&rsquo; Peace be with you all,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: &ldquo;That man&hellip; that young man&hellip; I forgive him.&rdquo; That moment deeply affected me. I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: &ldquo; I forgive the man who&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ofctimallen\/status\/1971314119732290017?\">September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My husband, he wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-forgives-husbands-killer-pledges-to-grow-turning-point-usa-in-his-memory\/\" title=\"Erika Kirk forgives husband\u2019s killer, pledges to grow Turning Point USA in his memory\">save young men<\/a>, just like the one who took his life,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-erika-kirk-quotes-jesus-cross-forgives-leftist-assassin-collapses-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erika Kirk<\/a> said at Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s memorial service on Sunday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/tim-allen-charlie-erika-kirk-b2834251.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>. &ldquo;That man, that young man, I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The answer to hate is not hate,&rdquo; Erika Kirk continued. &ldquo;The answer, we know from the Gospel, is love and always love, love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged with assaassinating Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Allen&rsquo;s father, real estate agent Gerald Dick, was killed in November 1964 while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >driving multiple family members home<\/a> from a football game in Colorado, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/09\/25\/tim-allen-dad-death-erika-kirk-eulogy-charlie-kirk\/86357366007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A drunk driver swerved into a median on I-70 then collided with the vehicle carrying Allen&rsquo;s family members.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[H]e broke his neck and died in my mom&rsquo;s lap right there,&rdquo; Allen said in a 2006 interview.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As many times as I&rsquo;d relive this &mdash; if you haven&rsquo;t had a death in your family, I don&rsquo;t suggest it &mdash; but it certainly changes every single thing. From your cells and DNA, it turns a different color,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every single thing in my life changed. And I knew it the moment he was dead that he was dead,&rdquo; Allen said.<\/p>\n<p>The accident undercut the foundation of Allen&rsquo;s life.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It changed everything forever,&rdquo; Allen said in an interview posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/entertainment\/television\/tim-allen-now-last-man-standing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AARP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Allen was the only member of his family not in the car, he bore scars.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Part of me still doesn&rsquo;t trust that things are going to work out all right. I knew my father was dead, but I was never satisfied with why he was dead. I wanted answers that minute from God. &lsquo;Do You think this is funny? Do You think this is necessary?&rsquo; And I&rsquo;ve had a tumultuous relationship with my Creator ever since.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That day, I was unsettled from mid-afternoon on, before I even knew my father&rsquo;s life was leaving him as the sun was going down,&rdquo;Allen said in an interview posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickiswift.com\/1402657\/sad-truth-tim-allen-childhood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NickiSwift.com<\/a>. &ldquo;The State Police called. All of a sudden &hellip; Bam! It hit me hard. 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