EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk’s final book battles the ‘machine of modern life,’ urges a return to the Sabbath
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk’s final book is a "manifesto against the machine of modern life," encouraging his followers to "stop in the name of God" and honor the Sabbath.Kirk, the founder...
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EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk’s final book is a "manifesto against the machine of modern life," encouraging his followers to "stop in the name of God" and honor the Sabbath. Kirk, the founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, was assassinated Sept. 10 after years of promoting civil discourse on college campuses and mentoring young adults across the country. CHARLIE KIRK BELIEVED IN ME AND MY GENERATION. WE SHOULD HONOR HIM BY SPEAKING WITH COURAGE Weeks before his murder, Kirk finished what would be his final book — "Stop, In the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life." Kirk was "fiercely proud of it," according to Winning Team Publishing — the publishing house that published his final book. Kirk’s beloved wife, Erika, was "determined to bring it into the world as a tribute to his legacy," and added a foreword to the book after his death, exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. "I knew Charlie so deeply, in a way no one else could," Erika Kirk writes in the book's forward. "That is why I can say with certainty: these pages are not theory for him, they are testimony. The words you hold in your hands were the convictions he lived that were written on his heart." "Looking back now, I see the book as one of Charlie’s most enduring gifts to the world," she continues. "He did not know how brief his time (on) earth would be—none of us did—but the truths written in this book are not bound by time. They will outlive us all, as will the legacy of his faith." "There is no doubt in my heart that Charlie left this world doing what he loved most: standing firm for truth, for faith, for family, and for America," she continued. "The mark he made will not fade; it is etched in countless lives and stories. Though he is no longer beside us, I find deep comfort in knowing his voice still carries on." "As Charlie’s widow, I write these words through tears, yet also with a steady hope," she writes. "My prayer is that you (and one day my two precious children) will not on…