Faith, Political Leaders Celebrate Religious Freedom After Indiana LG’s Islam Comments

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Faith, political leaders celebrate religious freedom after Indiana LG’s Islam comments

Prominent Republican leaders joined Democrats, religious leaders and devout Hoosiers at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday to condemn faith-based discrimination — a response to anti-Islam comments Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith made last month, including calling the religion a “demonic death…

Religious Freedom Discussed at Indiana Statehouse on Thursday

Source: PHOTO: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS–Hoosier political leaders gathered at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday to discuss the importance of religious freedom. In a May 2026 interview on Flashpoint, a show on the network of televangelist Kenneth Copeland, Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith said “I am going to call on others to hate [Islam], because I hate Islam. It is a death cult. Now I love Muslims, because they make gre…

Hicks: Beckwith’s attacks on Islam are Un-Christian, Un-American and unhinged

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 170 Hoosiers. Yet, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has been attacking Islam, insulting Muslims and claiming he was protecting Indiana…

Lawmakers want Governor to support religious freedom following Lt. Gov’s comments

After Lt. Gov. says, “I hate Islam,” lawmakers and religious leaders are calling for support of religious liberty. Many gathered at the statehouse Thursday to urge the Governor to release a public statement.

Faith, political leaders celebrate religious freedom after Indiana LG’s Islam comments - Dubois County Free Press, Inc.

by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital ChronicleJune 12, 2026 Prominent Republican leaders joined Democrats, religious leaders and devout Hoosiers at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday to condemn faith-based discrimination — a response to anti-Islam comments Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith made last month, including calling the religion a “demonic death cult.” “In recent weeks, words have... The post Faith, political leaders celebrate religious freedo…