Articles by Micah Clark
How to Protect Your Church in a New Era of Religious Persecution
By Micah Clark   |   07.17.15
With the ruling on same-sex marriage in which the Obama administration’s lead attorney telegraphed that they may go after the tax exempt status of churches, religious schools and charities, and with news stories of fines imposed upon people of faith...
Immediate Calls for the Further Unraveling of Marriage
By Micah Clark   |   07.11.15
One day after the [Obergerfell v. Hodges] ruling, I received a press release from Pro-Polygamy.com  one of the largest Polygamy groups east of the Mississippi, located in Maine.  Their slogan is “Polygamy: The Next Civil Rights Battle.”   Last Sunday they...
Things That Make You Say, “Huh?”
By Micah Clark   |   06.17.15
According to a recent study in the American Public Health Journal, kids who identify as “LGBTQ” are not only getting pregnant, even though they claim to identify with sexual behaviors which are non-procreative same-sex interactions, they are getting pregnant at...
Is America Turning Her Back On God? 
By Micah Clark   |   05.30.15
Many people have made the comment to me over the last several years that they worry that America is not merely a post-Christian nation but one that seems to be shaking its collective fist at God with our political policies...
The Demise of Newspapers?
By Micah Clark   |   05.28.15
A new poll has found that newspapers continue to decline losing revenue, readers, and value. Over the past decade, weekday circulation has fallen 17 percent and ad revenue has fallen more than 50 percent. Change in ownership is more common...
What Matters Most to Voters May Surprise Some
By Micah Clark   |   05.22.15
There is an actual scientific national poll that deserves our attention.  In a new poll previewing the 2016 election looking at the issues that voters care most about, the Barna Polling Group asked 1,025 voters about their concerns a few...
Does Same-Sex “Marriage” Lead to More Abortion?
By Micah Clark   |   05.01.15
Two men, two women, or three men, cannot create a baby without an opposite gender.  So, at first glance, the idea of a link between same-sex marriage and higher abortion rates seems unlikely.  Yet, as over 100 marriage scholars and...
American People Say “No” to Judicial Tyranny. They Reject the Pop Culture Narrative
By Micah Clark   |   02.26.15
The Family Research Council released a new WPA Opinion Research poll showing that 61 percent of Americans agree that “states and citizens should remain free to uphold marriage as the union of a man and a woman and the U.S....
Two Moms, or a Mom and Dad?  No Difference for Children
By Micah Clark   |   02.12.15
The popular myth out there is that children of homosexual parents do just as well or no differently than children raised by a mother and father.  Yet, the research supporting this notion is sparse, and often so limited as to...
Going, Going Gone . . . Now it’s Off to Our Grandkids!
By Micah Clark   |   12.08.14
On Black Friday your government was shopping with credit cards too it would seem.  The total outstanding U.S. public debt just hit a new historic level, which probably would be better associated with a red Friday rather than a black...
Federal Courts to Consider a “Fundamental Right to Marry” Anybody
By Micah Clark   |   08.06.14
This week, a three-member panel from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio is looking at state marriage laws and voter approved marriage protection amendments in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. Later this month a panel of...
When Marriage Was a Religious Matter and the State Was Out of It
By Micah Clark   |   07.23.14
From time to time, I hear the claim that “the problem with this whole marriage debate raging across America is all because the state is involved in marriage.”  Some will even claim that the only reasons states created marriage licenses...
Your 4th of July Holiday is Not Complete Until . . .
By Micah Clark   |   07.10.14
It is not complete until you see the new movie, America; Imagine a World Without Her, from author Dinesh D’Souza.  I had the opportunity to see this documentary based upon the new book by the same name.  Incidentally, D’Souza’s book...
In the New America, We Will Say ‘Yes to Condoms’ and ‘No to Lipitor’
By Micah Clark   |   07.02.14
Millions of Americans have lost their insurance and many are now learning that the doctors they had are retiring early or moving to specialty practices as a consequence of Obamacare.  Many Americans are also realizing that under Obamacare and the...
Governor Pence’s Summit on Family and the Economy
By Micah Clark   |   06.18.14
Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) recently hosted a long overdue conference on the importance of marriage in Indiana.  The outstanding event featured scholars from the National Marriage Project, The Brookings Institute, American University, The Urban Institute, and parenting experts and program...
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Micah Clark

In 1989 Micah Clark graduated from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Micah interned as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives’ Republican staff and later became an Assistant Campaign Manager for a State Senator.

Micah then served as a legislative assistant for Citizens Concerned for the Constitution. He served as the Indiana Family Institute’s Director of Public Policy, and later as its Executive Director, throughout the 1990’s. Micah is the only person to have served with all three of Indiana’s top statewide pro-family organizations.

In November 2001, Micah became the Executive Director of the American Family Association of Indiana. His experience has helped AFA expand into an organization with a consistent state house presence while maintaining its role as Indiana’s leading decency organization. Since joining AFA of Indiana Micah has conducted nearly 400 media interviews as its executive director.

Governor Frank O’Bannon appointed Micah to serve on his Education Roundtable. Micah was re-appointed for a second term by Governor Joe Kernan. In October 2007, Citizens for Community Values of Indiana named Micah its “Citizen of the Year” for his work for family values in the political arena as both the head of AFA of Indiana and the President of the AFA of Indiana Political Action Committee. In September 2008 Micah was given the Respect Life Award from Right to Life of Indianapolis for his leadership on life issues in Indiana.

Micah’s wife is a marriage and family therapist at a Christian counseling center. They have two children.

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