Beckwith sermon, once again, draws the wrong kind of attention

By: Niki Kelly

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 643

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago


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A friend reached out the other day, disappointed and sad that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith gave a sermon entitled “How to hate properly” in the church she grew up in. He was wearing Indiana’s torch and stars on his chest.

Then readers started responding to the circulating video.

“This was a political program delivered from a pulpit. Beckwith called Christians to carry their interpretation of Scripture into politics, encouraged the church to support its pastor …

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