‘MASS SURVEILLANCE’: Beckwith says he wants Indiana lawmakers to limit police use of Flock cameras
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says he has been talking with state lawmakers about legislation that could place new limits on how law enforcement agencies use Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers, adding a n “...”
DIVISION AMONG THE FAITHFUL: Many proclaim religious liberty but differ over meaning and application
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 When Indiana politicians, clergy and advocacy groups invoke “religious liberty,” they often sound like they’re talking about the same principle. But they’re frequently making very different arguments. Con “...”
Dutmer Commentary: No compulsion in religion
By Evan Dutmer August 5, 2026 “There is no compulsion in religion.” (Quran 2:256) Last month, in response to Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s calling Islam a “demonic death cult”, I reflected on Desiderius Erasmus’s call for enlightened, virtuous leadership in his Re “...”
Hicks Commentary: A Hoosier funeral for a bad idea
By Michael J Hicks August 4, 2026 Last week, a white supremacist group, “Save Heritage Indiana,” held a funeral for one of America’s worst ideas — that being American was a matter of bloodline. Hidden to avoid the press, a few dozen souls gathered inside a rented tent “...”
‘LEAKY TENT’: Save Heritage Indiana relocates rally as Hoosier Hospitality March spreads welcoming message
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 4, 2026 Days after organizing what it called the nation’s first mass deportation rally, Save Heritage Indiana says it intentionally concealed the event’s location, limited attendance to vetted guests and hopes to use the gat “...”
Beckwith discusses data centers, Medicaid changes, role of religious groups during Marion town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Micah Beckwith, the Republican lieutenant governor, held a town hall Wednesday night in Marion in which he called for Indiana to amend its constitution to mandate a religious oath – and also tackled a long list “...”
RELIGIOUS OATH: Lt. Gov. Beckwith wants Indiana candidates to attest belief in ‘Judeo-Christian orthodoxy’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Wednesday that Indiana should amend its constitution to require candidates for public office to profess their belief “in Judeo-Christian orthodoxy” – a religious oath si “...”
Madison Commentary: Is Micah Beckwith Indiana’s new D. C. Stephenson?
By James Madison July 28, 2026 I know a great deal about D. C. Stephenson, the Indiana Klan leader of the early 1920s. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is no D. C. Stephenson. Perhaps he’s a wannabe? The Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan is my prime candidate for the evilest man who ev “...”
Lt. Gov. Beckwith assumes prominent role in national lieutenant governor organization
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 28, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has been elected to the executive committee of the bipartisan National Lieutenant Governors Association, giving the first-term Republican a role in helping guide the organization that represents l “...”
‘STRONGER TOGETHER’: Relationships key as Indiana’s faith coalitions counter Beckwith’s rhetoric
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2026 For years, relationships connecting many of Indiana’s faith traditions have existed quietly: clergy members meeting over coffee, nonprofit leaders collaborating on community needs and advocates looking for ways to build trust d “...”