Charlie Kirk’s passing pushes bestselling author back to faith and church

The murder of Charlie Kirk continues to impact many Americans and other people around the world.

Speaking on the subject recently “Nothing Left Unsaid” podcastNo. 1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr — a devoted father of three — said the Charlie Kirk assassination prompted him and his family to slow down and return to their roots.

“I think we, like a lot of people, were affected by the Charlie Kirk assassination,” Carr said.

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“First, [we’re] I’m horrified that things like this happen. [across the country]”And we will put down the phones and go back to church like we did in the past,” he added.

Carr, like many people, said he and his wife knew immediately that “they were our kids.” [were] I bear witness to this.”

Given that Kirk’s murder was shown in real time online, “my kids saw it before I could get to them,” he said. “And that caused re-examination, not only from a lot of people there, but also from us as a family.”

He continued, “So we’re going to make some changes. We’ve been too busy with life.”

“The broadest message [of Charlie Kirk] It’s a matter of faith and family.”

“When our middle child was born, we stopped going to church because it was difficult to get him there because of his special needs. So that was difficult,” Carr said.

“Family dinners were difficult,” she added. “You have to take care of someone with special needs, and the other kids’ dinner is gone in five seconds… and you’re still trying to work, you know, basically work… and love. [all three] Children are the same.”

Bestselling author Jack Carr is featured during his years serving the nation in the U.S. military. (Jack Carr/Simon and Schuster)

Carr continued: “So we’re going to go back and re-examine how busy we are. So we’re really going to slow down a little bit.”

He said Kirk’s impact on people has been “huge” and will continue to be.

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“Unfortunately, he’s in death,” Carr said in the podcast interview. “But it will strengthen the message and the broadest message is the message of faith and family.”

Carr, the creator of “Terminal List”, has a new novel: “Cry Havoc” I just came out. This is the next installment in his “Terminal List” series.

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His nonfiction book, “Targeted: Beirut: The Untold Origin Story of the 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the War on Terror,” which he wrote with co-author, military historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Scott, was published last year.

He shared an exclusive excerpt from this broadcast last fall with Fox News Digital readers in September 2024.

Kirk is seen speaking before he is assassinated during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Desert News via AP)

He is currently working on another non-fiction book and continues to be involved in a number of “Terminal List” projects.

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Carr is a former Navy SEAL Task Force commander and sniper who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

He said he knew from the age of seven that he wanted to be a SEAL and also a writer.

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In the days following Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University on September 10, many people were called to return to church, buy Bibles, and practice their faith once again.

A picture of slain conservative commentator Kirk is placed at a memorial held in his honor at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on September 29, 2025. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Social media platforms also show that people are planning to go to church for the first time or return to church Thanks to Kirk’s influence, as Fox News Digital previously reported.

Fox News Digital’s Ashley DiMella contributed reporting.