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January 16 2025

FUNDING CONCERNS: Lt. Gov. Beckwith joins others in accusing Kinsey Institute of ignoring state law, says taxpayer money is for ‘good and not evil’

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 16, 2025 In likely one of his first public appearances as lieutenant governor, Micah Beckwith stood at the pulpit in the Zion Unity Baptist Church on Indianapolis’ eastside on Wednesday morning and joined other state leaders asser “...”

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January 14 2025

Krull Commentary: Mike Braun’s odd moment of victory

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 13, 2025 If Indiana’s new governor, Mike Braun, wanted to make clear he was the most sane, balanced and truthful of the three men taking oaths of office on inauguration da “...”

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January 14 2025

Kennedy Commentary: Documentary spotlights ongoing religious war

This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A jaundiced look at the world we live in.” By Sheila Kennedy January 14, 2025 A few days ago, I participated in a panel discussion following a showing of “Bad Faith,” a documentary film about Chr “...”

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January 13 2025

Arnolt Center story: Same goals, new tactics: How extremist groups have weaponized social media to push agendas

This story was originally published by the Arnolt Center for Investigation Journalism at Indiana University. By Sade Ajishegiri, Nic Napier, Max Reich and Isabella Vesperini Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism September 11, 2024 A heavy metal guitarist from southern Indi “...”

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January 13 2025

Madison Commentary: One Hundred Years Ago Forerunners of Today’s Christian Nationalists Came to Power in Indiana

By James H. Madison special to The Indiana Citizen January 13, 2025 The inauguration of Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith sparks thoughts of  the similar inauguration a hundred years ago, January 12, 1925, when  Edward Jackson and Harold Van Orman took their oaths. Th “...”

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January 13 2025

Hicks Commentary: The Three Risks of Christian Nationalism

By Michael J. Hicks special to The Indiana Citizen January 13, 2025 The most difficult issues for an economic columnist to write about are those where personal opinions are formed by moral considerations, not empirics. For example, no matter one’s perspective, abortion has a mo “...”