Key Facts Franklin Graham praised Tim Allen’s public act of forgiveness after the actor was inspired by Erika Kirk’s decision to forgive her husband’s killer. Allen shared that Erika Kirk’s words moved him to finally forgive the drunk driver who killed his father in 1964, ending a decades-long struggle. Allen said he had been deeply moved by Erika Kirk’s forgiveness last week of the man who murdered her husband, Charlie Kirk, the born-again Christian conservative activist. At the service, Erika Kirk delivered an emotional eulogy, saying she forgives the person who killed her husband as she broke down into tears. Allen’s words of forgiveness, sparked by Erika Kirk’s courage, reflect a broader Christian teaching of love triumphing over hate, even in moments of devastating loss.