Hear Peter's breaking interview with Micah Clark here.

Big news is breaking out of Indianapolis as the state has made some very provocative decisions regarding a new custom license plate to raise money for an anti-family homosexual advocacy group called "Indiana Youth Group" (I'm sure the similarity in name to what customarily refers to groups of church kids is purely coincidental).  The scandal involves the seemingly different standard being applied to the pro-homosexuality group as opposed to other groups, like the pro-life groups that have specialty plates.

The Indianapolis Star, who by reputation will undoubtedly favor the move, reports the story here.

But Christian Newswire Services, quoting pro-family champions in Indiana like Micah Clark see the provocative nature of this development:

Homosexual activists are celebrating Indiana becoming the first state in the nation to approve a pro-homosexual specialty automotive license plate.

 

The license plate advertises and helps fund a homosexual, bi-sexual, transgender teen recruitment and support center called the Indy Youth Group. $25 of every plate sold goes to the Indy Youth Group.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles approved the specialty plate after previously expressing concerns about the organization's statewide service. Last year, the ACLU of Indiana sued the BMV over the rejection, but they lost their lawsuit.

This is why news of the BMV approval of the controversial plate surprised many.

Micah Clark, Executive Director of the American Family Association of Indiana noted that other plate interests rejected by the BMV have often taken their case to the legislature. Such was the case with Indiana's National Motto "In God We Trust Plate" license plate which now appears on more than 2 million Hoosier automobiles. For some reason the homosexual group went back to the agency again and received approval from the BMV. It is doubtful that the legislature would have approved a plate for a controversial group like the Indy Youth Group.

"You have to question what the BMV was thinking when they approved a license plate for a group which recruits teens into the homosexual lifestyle. Since health risks do not seem to matter, what is to prevent a cigar club from now getting a license plate from the BMV?"

"State agencies should be neutral in the politically charged culture war especially the promotion of homosexuality among minors. It is very disappointing that Indiana is the first state in the nation to have a license plate celebrating youth involved in homosexual behaviors," said Clark.

I invited Micah Clark onto Thursday's show to talk about this situation.  Hear the audio of that interview at the link above.