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

The murder of Charlie Kirk continues to affect many Americans and others around the world.

Speaking recently on Nothing Was Said, New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr — a devoted father of three — said that the assassination of Charlie Kirk prompted him and his family to slow down and return to their roots.

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

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“Firstly, [we’re] Terrified that things like this happen [across the country]He added: “We will leave the phones and return to church as we did in the past.”

Like many others, Carr said, he and his wife immediately understood that “our kids [were] Witness this.”

Because Kirk’s killing was shown online in real time, “my kids saw it before I could get to them,” he said. “It has also led to reconsideration, not only for a lot of people, but for us as a family as well.”

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

“The broader message [of Charlie Kirk] It is faith and family.”

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

He added, “Family dinner was difficult.” “You have to take care of someone with special needs, and the other kids finish dinner in five seconds… and you’re still trying to, you know, basically function… and love [all three] Kids are the same.”

It shows Jack Carr, best-selling author, through his years serving the nation in the U.S. Army. (Jack Carr/Simon & Schuster)

“So we’re going to go back and re-examine how very busy we are. We’re going to really slow down a little bit because of this,” Carr continued.

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

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“Unfortunately, he is in death,” Carr said in the podcast interview. “But it will amplify the message — and the broader message is one of faith and family.”

Carr, creator of “The Terminal List,” has just released a new novel called “Cry Havoc.” It is the next installment in the Terminal List series.

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

He shared an exclusive excerpt of it last fall with Fox News Digital readers in September 2024.

Kirk is shown speaking before his assassination during Turn Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/Deseret News via AP)

He is currently working on another non-fiction book and remains involved in a number of “terminal list” projects.

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Carr is a former Marine Special Task Force commander and sniper in Afghanistan and Iraq.

He said he knew from the age of seven that he wanted to be a Special Forces soldier — and also a writer.

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

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

Social media platforms have also seen many posts from people saying they are planning to attend church for the first time or Back to church That’s thanks to Kirk’s influence, as Fox News Digital previously reported.

Fox News Digital’s Ashley DiMella contributed reporting.