A post appeared today that repeated falsehoods that are aimed at immigrants of the Islamic faith. In order for the reader to understand what I am writing, I have to set out, in full, what was posted on FB page "People Over Politics." I apologize to those who are offended by the bigotry in the original post. That is the only way to effectively address it:

The meme:

"True or false?

"'PAY ATTENTION

85% of the world’s refugees are Muslim.

Not one of the 56 Muslim…

There’s no “fine line” between church & State: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” [FN1] That IN’s Constitution is more explicit [FN2][FN3] is of no matter to IN GOP Lt Gov Beckwith. 1/20

A “Christian nationalist,” [FN4] Beckwith’s rise in politics validates H.L. Mencken. [FN5]

But hey: Time is short. While free speech still is allowed, Beckwith’s claims of chats w/his “Lord” about politics should be…

Indiana’s Constitution [FN1] lists grounds for impeachment of State officers, [FN2] broader than similar grounds in the U.S. Constitution. [FN3] That IN’s Lt Gov & Christian nationalist Micah Beckwith can be impeached must be viewed in context the office he holds. 1/13

IN’s Constitution creates the office of Lt Gov [FN4] and the Lt Gov’s position as President of the Senate. [FN5] [FN6] The title is ostentatious, but the scope of authority is narrow. The Senate’s rules give…

NOTE: The following was a reply I posted this morning on a social media platform. I feel compelled to post it on my blog. Page breaks occur to fit on other social media platforms:

"I don't know what everyone else was watching. I thought this speech will be regarded as the kind of event that, years from now, people will regard in the same way as remembering what they were doing when they heard JFK was assassinated or the space shuttle Challenger blew up, or ...  1/7

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