For prominent Republicans,the two main reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk have been a resolve to continue his conservative political organizing work and,for some,a push to blame – in the words of President Trump – “radical-left lunatics.”

The contrasting views were most notably on display at the close of Kirk’s memorial service in a stadium filled to capacity in Arizona on Sunday, where Kirk’s widow, Erika, gave an emotional remembrance grounded in the faith of her husband who “wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life.”

“On the cross, our savior said: ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,'” Kirk said. “That man – that young man – I forgive him. I forgive him as it’s what Christ did. And it’s what Charlie would do.”

“The answer to hate is not hate…the Gospel is love.”

Kirk went on to say that “the answer to hate is not hate. The answer – we certainly know from the Gospel – is love.”

For most of the memorial, Kirk’s friends, allies and supporters spoke about the growth of his conservative operation from an idea in 2012 into one of the most influential organizations in modern politics, emphasizing his personal character and a vision rooted in their shared faith for carrying on his work.

While President Trump described Kirk a “missionary with a noble spirit,” he said he disagreed with his views on those with different opinions.

“He did not hate his opponents, he wanted the best for them,” Trump said. “That’s where I disagreed with charlie. I hate my opponent. I don’t want the best for them.”

In the days sence Kirk was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University, Kirk’s legacy as a youth organizer and evangelizer of conservative politics and conservative Christianity has taken on a new life,with tens of thousands of new requests to create chapters of his Turning Point group on high school and college campuses,the institution says.

Erika Kirk is taking over as the leader of Turn