Franklin Graham speaks at the European Congress on Evangelism, hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), from May 27 to May 30 in Berlin, Germany. | Photo Credit: Facebook/ Billy Graham Evangelistic AssociationEvangelist and Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, stated that the assassination of Charlie Kirk reflects an attempt by the Left to silence their adversaries. In a phone interview with The Christian Post, Graham said, “I think what the assassin was wanting to do, no question, has backfired. Graham noted “millions of people are talking about” the Gospel in the aftermath of Kirk’s assassination, with reports of increased church attendance dubbed “the Charlie effect” emerging the weekend after Kirk’s death. When Charlie said that Jesus Christ was everything to him, that was huge.