{"id":2524559,"date":"2025-12-24T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-charlie-kirk-inspired-the-five-panelists-to-start-a-morning-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:01:02","slug":"how-charlie-kirk-inspired-the-five-panelists-to-start-a-morning-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-charlie-kirk-inspired-the-five-panelists-to-start-a-morning-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"How Charlie Kirk Inspired &#8216;The Five&#8217; Panelists to Start a Morning Bible Study"},"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%2Fhow-charlie-kirk-inspired-the-five-panelists-to-start-a-morning-bible-study%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=2524559&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>After Charlie Kirk&#8217;s murder in September, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowling-green-state-university-holds-memorial-service-for-ohio-student-who-died-following-alleged-hazing\/\" title=\"Bowling Green State University holds memorial service for Ohio student who died following alleged hazing\">death prompted<\/a> what hosts and guests described as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christians-celebrate-as-jesus-revolution-rockets-up-netflixs-top-5-trending-charts\/\" title=\"&#039;Jesus Revolution&#039; Soars on Netflix&#039;s Top 5 Trending Charts, Delighting Christians\">religious awakening<\/a> that has reached several Fox News personalities. Erika Kirk, the widow of the turning Point USA founder, told panelists on The Five that Jesse Watters revealed he, Harold Ford Jr.,and greg Gutfeld now hold a daily Bible study: they read a passage each morning and text one another about it,a practice they say began &#8220;because of Charlie.&#8221; Kirk regularly sent Bible verses too others and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-sinatra-ill-never-forgive-trump-voters\/\" title=\"Nancy Sinatra: \u2018I\u2019ll Never Forgive\u2019 Trump Voters\">encouraged people<\/a> to focus on using their brief lives to make the world better. Watters and Gutfeld were raised roman Catholic, while Charlie Kirk was a devoted evangelical Protestant. The article notes many reports that his death and widely viewed memorial &#8211; which drew massive audiences &#8211; inspired people to attend church or read the Bible who had not done so before.  <\/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>When Charlie Kirk was murdered in September, his death sparked something of a religious awakening among Americans.<\/p>\n<p>That awakening has apparently extended to multiple hosts of &ldquo;The Five,&rdquo; the flagship panel show on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>When Erika Kirk, the widow of the late Turning Point USA founder, was a guest on the show Tuesday, Jesse Watters revealed that he, Harold Ford Jr., and Greg Gutfeld now read Bible passages in the mornings and text each other about their insights.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harold, Jesse, and Greg are in a Bible study group together, because of Charlie Kirk,&rdquo; Watters said, referring to himself in the third person, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/jesse-watters-reveals-he-created-a-daily-bible-study-group-with-greg-gutfeld-after-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Mediaite.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was clearly moved after hearing yet another story of her husband bringing people closer toward the God of the Bible.<\/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;Are they really?&rdquo; Kirk replied. &ldquo;Okay, that is really cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AWE &mdash; Harold, Jesse and Greg of The Five are in a Bible study group together, in the wake of Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every morning we wake up and we read a passage and then we text about it. It&rsquo;s because of Charlie.&rdquo; &hearts;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F3g59bovhf\">pic.twitter.com\/F3g59bovhf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1998523831489880117?\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Watters explained, &ldquo;Every morning we wake up and we read a passage, and then we text about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They started the Bible study &ldquo;because of Charlie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk noted that her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >husband likewise made<\/a> a habit of reading the Bible in the mornings and encouraging others with various passages.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charlie, every single day on the way into work, would text people Bible verses,&rdquo; Kirk told the panel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And he just wanted to remind people this is what it&rsquo;s all about. It&rsquo;s about, your life here is so short. So are you going to use your short time here on earth to make this place better or worse?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Watters and Gutfeld were raised Roman Catholic, according to Mediaite.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk was a devoted evangelical Protestant.<\/p>\n<p>The nation has seen countless stories of the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pastor-shows-charlie-kirk-disproved-woke-weak-christian-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk<\/a> moving others to attend church or read the Bible for the first time, or for the first time in a while.<\/p>\n<p>His funeral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/early-viewership-numbers-charlie-kirks-memorial-likely-viewed-gospel-presentation-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">service<\/a> in late September was one of the most widely watched presentations of the gospel in human history, drawing some 100 million viewers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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