Hoosiers United for Separation of Church and State is a resource to connect Indiana voters with shared values involving freedom of religion. On this page we share access and analysis of Indiana General Assembly activities connected to Christian nationalism. We are reviewing proposed bills in the Indiana House and Senate intended to impose CN’s version of Christian values.
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Indiana General Assembly 2026 Session:
During the 2026 Indiana legislative session, legislators were hard at work proposing bills pushing the Christian nationalism agenda. We are thankful for the concerned citizens that took time out of their busy lives to make phone calls and send emails to their representatives opposing these bills. Below is a list of the bills that were introduced during this session that included Christian nationalism ideals and a brief summary of where they stand.
Bills that passed the Indiana Senate and Governor Braun signed into law:
Senate Bill 239
Passed the Senate, and Governor Braun signed it into law on 3/12/2026. To learn the details of this bill Read more here
Requires transfer of school buildings to private corporations and allows state accredited nonpublic schools to apply for the teacher residency grant pilot program.
South Bend Tribune: February 9, 2026
State Senate bill could speed up school building transfer under $1 law
By: Rayleigh Deaton
Senate Bill 200
Passed the Senate, and Governor Braun signed it into law on 3/12/2026. To learn the details of this bill Read more here
Provides that certain youth organizations may submit a grievance to the department of education if a public school refuses to allow the organization to provide information to students under certain conditions.
This allows Turning Point USA and similar “Christian” groups to provide information on public school grounds.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: March 12, 2026
Braun backs more Turning Point school clubs in Indiana to balance ‘the other side’ via Indiana Capital Chronicle
By: Tom Davies
Senate Bill 88
Passed the Senate, and Governor Braun signed it into law on 3/5/2026. Public Law 108. To learn the details of this bill Read more here
Amends good citizenship instruction requirements. Includes the Classic Learning Test in certain references to nationally recognized college entrance examinations. Note that it was amended to delete mandatory instruction on the Ten Commandments and restrictions on discussions of racism, sexism and classism.
Indiana pushes a classics test while killing classics degrees | Opinion
Sadia Khatri Indianapolis Star Updated March 17, 2026, 9:16 a.m. ET
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Indiana Capital Chronicle: January 29, 2026:
‘Success Sequence’ bill requiring marriage-before-children instruction advances from Indiana Senate
By: Casey Smith
House Bill 1389
Passed the Senate, and Governor Braun singed it into law on 2/26/2026. To learn the details of this bill Read more here
Prohibits a governmental entity from discriminating against a person in adoption and foster care matters based on the person’s sincerely held religious belief, unless the discriminatory act as applied to the person is required to advance a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the interest.
One high profile bill that did not pass during the 2026 legislative session:
House Bill 1086
House Bill 1086 would have allow public schools to put up displays of the Ten Commandments.
This Bill passed out of committee on Feb. 10, but in a scaled-back form that leaves decisions over whether to display the Ten Commandments text up to local schools rather than making it mandatory.
The Statehousefile.com: January 28, 2026
Your faith is and should be your concern
By: John Krull
The following bills did not make it out of committee during the 2026 Legislative Session:
- House Bill 1158: proposed requiring good citizenship instruction that includes waiting until marriage to begin having children.
- Senate Bill 138: proposed allowing public and private schools to employ chaplains to provide secular and non-secular advice, guidance, and support services.
- Senate Bill 182 & House Bill 1199: These Bills focused on the gender of a person as listed on the birth certificate. No matter the issue involved, it is proposed that: Once a male, always a male; once a female, always a female. Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services gave a do pass after amendments at the second reading.
- House Bill 1282: proposed a requirement that public schools must teach the Bible as literature in every grade level, from kindergarten to grade 12.
- House Bill 1349: proposed prohibiting an Indiana governmental entity from making a payment for the costs associated with procuring an abortion, unless the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman.
- House Bill 1427: proposed requiring practitioners who perform gender procedures to report such information to the practitioner’s regulatory board concerning the gender transition procedures.
From around the state and Nation
State & National Headlines
Fox 59 / CBS 4 Indianapolis
The 2026 legislative session is officially over in Indiana, here are the key bills that did and didn’t make it across the finish line:
INDIANAPOLIS — Monday, Indiana Governor Mike Braun highlighted dozens of bills the General Assembly passed this session. Those bills centered around affordability, education and public safety, and many of them were delivered to his desk in the last 24 hours.
“Nineteen of 23 associated agenda bills actually passed,” Braun said. “That’s an amazing percentage — 32 of 35 agency bills did the same.”
By: Hanna Adamson
Shelia Kennedy Blog
Defining “Return On Investment”
What is education, and why should we care?
Well–as I have repeatedly argued–education is not job training. (Not that there is anything wrong with job training; it is obviously both useful and important.) Education, however, is a far more capacious concept. Familiarity with human history and with classic works of art and literature, appreciation of science and the scientific method, a basic understanding of the workings of government and the economy, the role played by the rule of law, and the ability to distinguish between logic and error–between fact and fantasy– are skills that dramatically enhance an individual’s life and that not so incidentally make democratic regimes workable.
By: Shelia Kennedy
SnydeReport
A Year of Christian Nationalism
A year ago, I wrote about the rise and risks of Christian nationalism in Indiana government. It’s time to once again define the problem and take stock of where we find ourselves.
Christian nationalism is the belief that the U.S. is an explicitly Protestant Christian nation ruled by Christian doctrine carried out by a government filled by Christians. One must know nothing about either Christianity or our Constitution to believe this sort of nonsense.
Yet, the movement is alive and well in Indiana.
By: Gary Snyder
Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana officials seek to lift decades-old ban on Ten Commandments monument at Statehouse
Gov. Mike Braun and Attorney General Todd Rokita want a federal judge to lift a decades-old ban on the placement of a Ten Commandments monument at the Indiana Statehouse grounds.
By: Casey Smith
DW News is a German public broadcast service
Faith, power & politics: The rise of Christian nationalism
Christian nationalists are rising—and their vision could redefine the nation 250 years after its founding. What happens to democracy when faith takes the driver’s seat? DW’s Ines Pohl speaks with Dr. Paul D. Miller of Georgetown University about the weaponization of religion, the MAGA movement’s influence, and the global network of Christian nationalism. Dr. Miller served on the National Security Council under Presidents Bush and Obama, worked as a CIA analyst, and was a U.S. Army intelligence officer
By: Ines Pohl, DW News
Indiana Public Media – WFIU
Red, White, and Righteous
The Rise of Christian nationalism and its impact on civic life in a diverse democracy. This is a four-part series from WFIU. Raises the question: What is the proper role of faith in public life?
By: Clayton Baumgarth
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