Our republic has survived hits. [FN1] Religion is a frequent element in history’s wars. Crosses, on armor & shields, were commonplace in the Crusades. [FN2] The Framers knew this history. IN’s Lt Gov lies about religion in our Nation’s founding & the lies must be addressed: 1/10

1) Dictatorships force a false reality on people & depend on their compliance. [FN3]
This was sd after U.S. Sen Padilla (D-CA) was physically removed fr/press conf by DHS head Kristi “I Love Dogs” Noem. A few mins later on Fox, Noem sd nobody knew Padilla 2/10

& did not know he is a U.S. Senator. However:
a) On replay, Sen Padilla can be heard, loudly, identifying himself by office & by name;
b) Sen Padilla not only is U.S. Senator from California where this occurred, 3/10

but he was President of the Los Angeles City Council, & this occurred in L.A.; and served as Sec’y of State of California. Noem & her security must have been the ONLY people in the room who did NOT recognize Sen Padilla & thus are incredibly ignorant, which brings me to. 4/10

2) IN’s Lt Gov poses a danger to our rights and liberties.
IN Lt Gov Micah Beckwith talked to “God” about the Jan 6 insurrection [FN4] & Beckwith believes country founded AS Christian & FOR THE BENEFIT of Christians [FN5]; and 5/10

3) Beckwith believes that only Christians have the capacity to be moral. [FN6]
I’m disgusted by today’s events. I shall return to this theme. 6/10

Footnotes:
FN1. The biggest was the Civil War, 4/12/1861 to 5/26/1865.
FN2. The Crusades occurred over a span of approximately 200 years commencing 1095 C.E. Sapinsky, A.L., “The Top Religious Wars in History,” Religio, 9/29/15, accessed 6/12/25. 7/10

FN3. Ben Rhodes, former deputy nat’l security adviser, contrib Opinion writer to NYT, “Deadline Whitehouse,” 3:10 pm, CST.
FN4. Wren, Adam, “Confessions of a (non)-book banner,” Importantville, 09/24/23. 10/11 8/10

FN5. Beckwith promoted 5/7/23 event at IN’s Statehouse by Sean Feucht, who calls “for Christian nationalism” & says USA “should be governed according to biblical law for the benefit of believers.” Rolling Stone, 4/21/23. 9/10

FN6. In a 10/24/19 selfie video titled “The Church’s role in politics,” Beckwith says “the church” provides the morality America was founded on and that you cannot be moral if you are a “Hindu, an atheist or a Jew.” 10/10