Video: Treasurer Daniel Elliott’s speech about religious liberty
Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott was the only statewide elected office holder to speak during the Faith Over Fear gathering at the Statehouse on June 11. He asserted that defending religious liberty means protecting people of all faiths – not just those who share a partic “...”
FlashPoint: How a Christian political media network became a platform for Indiana’s Lt. Gov.
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 25, 2026 When Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith called Islam a “demonic death cult” during an appearance on the Christian political program FlashPoint in May, the remarks drew swift backlash from faith leaders across Indiana. It also hi “...”
Video: FlashPoint interview with Lt. Gov. Beckwith
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 12, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has ignited a new controversy after saying Americans should be given “permission to hate again” and describing Islam as a “demonic death cult” during a May 21 appearance on the Christian conservati “...”
Knebel Commentary: As Jesus says, Let’s Stop Hating
Don Knebel June 12, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith recently said that we should give people “permission to hate again” so they, like he, can hate Islam. He then wished Muslims, the practitioners of Islam, “the best,” but only if they become Christians. With all resp “...”
DENOUNCING HATE: Faith leaders, legislators reject Beckwith’s anti-Muslim rhetoric at Statehouse gathering
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 11, 2026 Republican and Democratic officials and religious leaders on Thursday called on Gov. Mike Braun to strip Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith of his role leading an initiative launched earlier this year to deepen state government’s collabor “...”
Dutmer Commentary: The miseducation of Micah Beckwith
By Evan Dutmer June 9, 2026 On May 21, during an appearance on a conservative podcast, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith declared, “I hate Islam. It’s a demonic death cult.” Beckwith continued, “We’re giving people permission to hate again, and I know that sounds a little “...”
Hicks Commentary: Beckwith’s attacks on Islam Are Un-Christian, Un-American and Un-Hinged
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 7, 2026 Indiana has roughly 41,000 Muslims out of a state population of 6,970,000. That is 0.58%, or about 1 out of every “...”
OPPOSING FIRING SQUADS: Protest at Fort Wayne firm follows strategy used against lethal injections
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2026 The protesters who recently gathered in front of Elevatus Architecture in Fort Wayne were part of a national effort to stop death penalty executions by firing squads by using the same tactics that have successfully disrupted le “...”
Beckwith doubles down, feuds with fellow Republicans over Islam remarks
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 3, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith feuded on social media Wednesday with fellow Indiana Republicans who criticized his attacks on Islam and calls to give Americans “permission to hate again.” A day after Gov. Mike Braun suggested Beckwit “...”
‘THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK’: Braun says Beckwith ‘probably regrets’ how he phrased call for hatred
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 2, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith “probably regrets” how he phrased his recent comments that Americans need “permission to hate again” and his singling out of Islam as worthy of hatred. But the Repu “...”