Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says Americans have made a terrible mistake by trying to eliminate hate from public life, arguing instead that the country should relearn how to hate properly, starting with Islam, "Marxists," and whatever else the modern right currently considers spiritually inconvenient. Hating helps Beckwith live in the image of his God, who is also a hater.
Beckwith actually described hate as Godly.
"You know, the Bible talks about how God hates certain things, and when we say we want to eradicate hate, think about this: we're actually saying we want to eradicate a characteristic of God," Beckwith added, "and hate is not the opposite of love, indifference is the opposite of love. And so when I talk about this, I said, guys, we need to, in Indiana, we need to hate certain things."
"If a radical jihadi mindset starts coming into our state, I'm going to hate it, and I'm going to hate it with everything that I am, and I'm going to call on others to hate it, because I hate Islam," Beckwith continued.
He claimed to "love Muslims," but that's "because they make great Christians when Jesus gets a hold of them."
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Beckwith, who is also a pastor, insisted that hatred is not merely acceptable but divine, warning that eradicating hate would remove "a characteristic of God" himself. This is a bold theological pitch that recasts ordinary bigotry as a form of moral self-care.
Some politicians promise healing. Beckwith appears to be testing an anger-management program run entirely by YouTube comment sections.
Previously:
• Trump brings bigotry to Britain
• Noted bigot asks the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality
• Study: bigots who hate one marginalized group increasingly hate all of them
