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Conservative and Christian commentator Charlie Kirk\u2019s death sent shockwaves throughout the United States and the entire world, sparking claims of both spiritual revival and political fervor.<\/p>\n
Listen to the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n New research from Barna Group sheds further light on the true impact of Kirk\u2019s Sept. 10 assassination, with the data showing a massive reaction among citizens.<\/p>\n David Kinnaman, CEO of Barna Group, told CBN News his research firm explored the impact of Kirk\u2019s death across different generations, exploring the dynamic two months after the assassination.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all, younger generations were much more likely to be familiar with Mr. Kirk \u2014 Millennials, Gen Z were much more likely to know about him,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, actually, more than eight out of 10 Americans knew of Charlie Kirk, even though very few followed him very closely.\u201d<\/p>\n Kinnaman said the \u201cmost surprising\u201d finding was that one-in-four Americans reported \u201ctaking spiritual action as a result of Charlie Kirk\u2019s death.\u201d While researchers didn\u2019t delve into what that specifically looked like, it underscores reports from pastors of people flocking to the pews after his death.<\/p>\n While 71% of Americans reported taking no action after Kirk\u2019s killing, a substantial proportion did self-report notable reactions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe find that 29% of Americans report taking some sort of action as a result of his death in general, and spiritual responses were outpacing political ones,\u201d Kinnaman said. \u201cAbout 24% took spiritual action as a result of his death. This was much more common among young people \u2014 Gen Z and Millennials \u2014 and about 11% took some sort of political action as a result of his death.\u201d<\/p>\n Practicing Christians were even more likely to say they took a moment to reflect or took political or spiritual action as a result of Kirk\u2019s death. Kinnaman said these statistics were relatively shocking as few events have such a massive impact on the American populace.<\/p>\n However, the researcher noted that the data aligns with other developments unfolding within the culture.<\/p>\n \u201cIt carries on with some of the larger changes that we\u2019re seeing in our research about people having a moment of spiritual reflection,\u201d Kinnaman said. \u201cOpenness to Jesus, open to churchgoing, Bible reading is rising up, especially among younger generations.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cIt seemed as though this comes at a time when there\u2019s already an openness to spiritual renewal, and I think it is a surprising finding for sure to just see how widespread his impact is.\u201d<\/p>\n CBN News has covered moves of spiritual resurgence throughout the nation over the past two years, with some of that activity\u00a0kicking up\u00a0in the wake of Kirk\u2019s death. New York City-based Pastor Mike Signorelli told CBN News earlier this year that he saw 533 people accept Jesus during the first Sunday after Kirk\u2019s murder. Other churches have similar stories.<\/p>\n \u201cI almost started weeping just hearing the number again,\u201d Signorelli said. \u201cIt\u2019s still overwhelming to even think about it. \u2026 Five-hundred-and-thirty-three decisions for Christ of every age, [many] generations were represented, every race was represented.\u201d<\/p>\n Kinnaman said the data and events show that \u201csomething that is stirring in our society as people are interested in Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe see it reflected in some Bible reading increases,\u201d he said. \u201cWe see it in churchgoing increases. We see it overall \u2026 among young people.\u201d<\/p>\n Amid growth, there\u2019s still debate about what exactly is happening, as not every metric is positive, though Kinnaman admitted something certainly \u201cseems different\u201d at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s some other areas even of Barna data that\u2019s showing \u2026 plateauing, so I want to make sure we paint that accurately,\u201d Kinnaman said. \u201cIt seems as though what\u2019s happening is younger Americans \u2014 Gen Z and young men \u2014 are going back almost 15, 25 years to levels they would\u2019ve been a previous generation \u2014 maybe even higher.\u201d<\/p>\n Seeing young men surge in faith and men overall outpace women points to some unique happenings in the faith space.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are the days we have been praying for,\u201d Kinnaman continued. \u201cWe are praying that our kids and grandkids \u2014 that the next generation \u2014 would find Christ, would find a vitality to their faith, to their Christianity, and we\u2019re seeing openness bubble up all across our society, and we can continue to pray that God would make the most of that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Conservative and Christian commentator Charlie Kirk\u2019s death sent shockwaves throughout the United States and the entire world, sparking claims of both spiritual revival and political fervor. 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