By Michael AustinSeptember 21, 2025 at 11:28am
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Charlie Kirk’s pastor Rob McCoy is the first to speaker to take the stage at the late-conservative activist’s memorial service.
Before McCoy took the stage, the memorial kicked off with a bagpipe performance of “Amazing Grace,” followed by Grammy-winning Christian singer Chris Tomlin performing worship music.
‘Amazing Grace’ plays on the bagpipes to kick off Charlie Kirk’s beautiful memorial.❤️ pic.twitter.com/99lsrkH9SM
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 21, 2025
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Chris Tomlin performing ‘Holy Forever’ at Charlie Kirk’s memorial. pic.twitter.com/1YI4Q5hymr
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) September 21, 2025
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Michael Austin
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Michael wrote for several entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations; guiding the editorial direction of The Western Journal; and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.
Michael Austin graduated from Iowa State University in 2019. During his time in college, he volunteered for both PragerU and Live Action. After graduation, Michael went on to work as a freelance journalist for various entertainment news sites before joining The Western Journal as an intern in early 2020.
Shortly thereafter, Michael was hired on as a staff writer/reporter. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations; guiding the editorial direction of The Western Journal; and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.
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Iowa State University
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Cultural Politics, Entertainment News, Christian-Conservatism
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