Prominent Republican leaders joined Democrats, religious leaders and devout Hoosiers at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday to condemn faith-based discrimination — a response to anti-Islam comments Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith made last month, including calling the religion a “demonic death cult.”
“In recent weeks, words have been spoken that have left many Hoosiers feeling unseen, unwelcome, afraid, and even targeted,” said Sen. Fady Qaddoura, D-Indianapolis.
“Today is not about answering fear with fear,” added Qaddoura, a practicing Muslim who co-organized the gathering with the Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network. “… We answer with unity instead of division. We answer with hope
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