EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Leaders with Indiana’s Muslim community continue to respond to Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith’s recent comments.
That includes the Islamic Society of Evansville. They recently shared a statement on social media:
“It is so sad that just a few weeks after a hate driven tragedy of shooting, targeting a Muslim place of worship and school in San Diego and taking three innocent lives, Muslim community was shocked by a recent obnoxious interview by Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith stating, “He hates Islam” and called it a “demonic Death cult.” Hateful comments like these from the second highest elected official are poisonous and unwarranted. We wish that he should understand that using his platform as the Lt. Gov. of Indiana to convey such inaccurate and reprehensible messages could put the lives of Muslims in danger. Not only his statement and subsequent explanation is hypocritical but is promoting hate. Him dehumanizing Muslims through his imaginary and fabricated image of the religion of Islam is not acceptable. These irresponsible statements add fire to the prevailing climate of anti-Muslim rhetoric.…