White Christian Nationalism Has a Seat in Indiana’s Government—We Must Stop It Now

Dear Friends,

It’s no longer hiding in shadows. It’s not whispering in online forums or lurking on the fringe. White Christian Nationalism is now fully out in the open—and it’s sitting in the Lieutenant Governor’s office in Indiana.

This is an emergency.

Let’s start with the basics:

What is White Christian Nationalism?

It’s a dangerous, anti-democratic ideology that merges a distorted version of Christianity with white identity politics. It insists that the United States was founded by and for white Christians—and that all laws, institutions, and public life should reflect their narrow interpretation of the Bible. Everyone else? Should be silent, invisible, or gone.

It’s not about faith. It’s about power.

It’s not Christianity. It’s Christian supremacy, and it’s being weaponized to:

• Tear down the wall between church and state
• Censor education, erase history, and ban books
• Criminalize abortion and strip away LGBTQ+ rights
• Use religion to justify racial, gender, and religious discrimination
• Recode patriotism as blind loyalty to one race, one religion, one party

This isn’t a theory. It’s a movement with money, media, and now—a direct line to power in Indiana.

Meet Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith

Beckwith doesn’t just quietly believe in Christian nationalism—he shouts it from the rooftops. He calls himself a “pastor first, politician second” and is using his position not to serve all Hoosiers, but to push theocratic rule that centers white evangelical Christianity and sidelines everyone else.

Let’s look at what he’s said and done—on the record:

He defended the Three-Fifths Compromise, calling it a “great move” that “helped end slavery.” That clause reduced enslaved people to fractions of a person. Beckwith thinks that was good for America.

He says Pride Month is “ritual child sacrifice—with glitter and hashtags.” That’s a direct attack on LGBTQ+ people, cloaked in conspiracy theory and hate.

He’s warning of a “state-corporate-pagan alliance” (yes, really) to “reprogram” children and destroy Christian values. This is classic fear-mongering—and it’s exactly the kind of rhetoric that stokes political violence.

He’s formed an “advisory board” to inject Christianity directly into state policy—as if Indiana were a church, not a government.

Why This Is So Dangerous

This movement isn’t content to coexist. It wants to dominate. It doesn’t believe in pluralism, freedom of religion, or equal rights. It wants to:

• Turn classrooms into pulpits
• Turn LGBTQ+ people into targets
• Turn political opponents into “enemies of God”
• Turn America into a theocracy

Micah Beckwith is the warning siren that we can’t afford to ignore. He is the public face of Christian nationalism in the Midwest—and if we don’t stop him, he will climb even higher.

What You Can Do Right Now

Speak Up: Share the facts about Beckwith and Christian nationalism. Silence is complicity.

Show Up: At school boards. Town halls. Statehouse rallies. They’re counting on your absence.

Vote: Down the ballot. Every race matters. Beckwith slipped into power because not enough people were paying attention. Let’s fix that.

Support watchdogs: Fund journalism, civil rights orgs, and advocacy groups that are tracking this threat and fighting it every day.

White Christian Nationalism is a threat to everything this country was supposed to stand for. And now, it’s sitting in the second-highest office in Indiana.

We can stop it.

We must stop it.

We will stop it.

Before it becomes the new normal.

Julie Bolejack, MBA

P.S. Want more info on what Beckwith’s up to? Start with his own words. Then ask: Is this the future we want for Indiana? If not—let’s change it.