'Love you, but I hate your religion' Indiana Lt. Gov. stands by comments on Islam

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]I'm I'm going to I'm going to push back on them because I think there's something better for you and I think there's a better way of thinking and and I would not be loving if I didn't tell you that.

[00:00:07]>> And so what if they don't want to be converted? What if people say if I'm saying this is this is the religion I practice, this is the faith that I was born into, this is, you know, part of the fabric of my life.

[00:00:19]>> That's totally fine. They have every right and freedom to do it, but they do not have the right to take that fabric and force that fabric into the fabric of our culture and and and the American way of life.

[00:00:29]>> Beckwith's comments have brought condemnation from some leaders, including Democratic Congressman Andre Carson, as well as from members of the local Muslim and Jewish communities.

[00:00:38]>> This causes nothing but disunity and I think it was kind of reckless of him to make these statements. It could just be a misunderstanding on his part and I think if we had a chance to talk to him, I think he would come around to our point of view.

[00:00:49]>> He says he hates Islam, he loves Muslims and they make great Christians when Jesus gets a hold of them.

[00:00:55]>> He did say that and I just can't wait to see what happens when Jesus gets a hold of him.

[00:01:00]>> We reached out to the governor's office about the Lieutenant Governor's comments. We did not hear back.