Editor's note: T his article is part of IndyStar's project on Christian nationalism, funded by The Poynter Institute, a nonprofit that trains and supports journalists.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has raised the profile of Christian nationalism in Indiana. He embraces the political label partly to stick it to his critics who call him that.

But, Beckwith admittedly embraces ideas that academics say fall under the umbrella of the ideology's core tenets — mainly that the U.S. is a distinctly Christian nation and should be governed from a biblical worldview. That, he says, is what the founding fathers intended.

IndyStar sat down with Beckwith to discuss Christian nationalism, the United States' roots, Charlie Kirk's death and what the fusion of Christianity and civic life could practically look

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