Articles by Micah Clark
Government Study Shows Marriage Provides Safety for Children
By Micah Clark   |   01.16.13
image_pdfimage_print Last month the US Justice Department took a look at violent crimes committed against “youth”—defined as Americans from 12 to 17 years of age.  Most of the study’s findings centered on the rise and fall of violent crime rates and...
Lincoln the Movie Star, or Lincoln the Social Conservative?
By Micah Clark   |   12.12.12
image_pdfimage_printLast Thursday I had the opportunity to see the new Abraham Lincoln movie from Steven Spielberg.  It was a technical and visual masterpiece in terms of costume, cast, scenery, computer graphics, etc. Sally Field was remarkable as Mary Lincoln.   However,...
When Perception Distorts Reality
By Micah Clark   |   10.11.12
image_pdfimage_print The Associated Press reported this week on a new study from a homosexual demands group trumpeting the “highest-ever number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network” television.  They note that the number of homosexual characters on cable television...
Republican Convention Adopts New Platform Language
By Micah Clark   |   08.29.12
image_pdfimage_printMany pro-family leaders are praising the GOP platform for its strong language in a variety of areas. For example, Phyliss Schlafly noted this week in an editorial in the Washington Times that the platform has the successful three-legged stool model...
Welfare Dependency, Echos of the Great Depression
By Micah Clark   |   08.22.12
image_pdfimage_printToday, nearly 110 million Americans are receiving welfare from the federal government. There are more than 80 different means tested welfare programs administered by the federal government today. Food stamps and Medicaid make up the largest chunk of the handouts....
New Study Confirms What Discerning Parents Instinctively Knew
By Micah Clark   |   08.09.12
image_pdfimage_printThere is now scientific research proving what many parents have always believed about today’s coarse, sex-saturated culture. Such things do impact the behavior of youth. The study of 1,228 youth aged 12-14 concludes that the more exposure children have to...
Democratic Party Platform to Officially Undermine the Family
By Micah Clark   |   08.06.12
image_pdfimage_printRetiring open homosexual U.S Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), has told the Washington Blade that the 15-member panel of the Democratic Party platform committee unanimously approved language calling for the unraveling of marriage via support for same-sex marriage. This is an...
Warning to America: It Can Get Worse
By Micah Clark   |   06.20.12
image_pdfimage_printThere is a new poll out that ought to be a call to action for every pastor and patriotic American. (That may irk some, but many of our founders would say the same thing. Consider what John Adams said about...
For Greater Glory
By Micah Clark   |   06.06.12
image_pdfimage_printI almost never go to the theater to see a movie. When I do, it is usually a children’s movie. I love movies, but older, pre-1970 ones make up the vast majority of my viewing. However, I went to see...
Television is Growing Ever More Profane & Vulgar
By Micah Clark   |   06.02.12
image_pdfimage_printThe Parents Television Council has a new study of broadcast television looking at the major networks. Their findings comparing a five year period finds that, across all networks, use of profanity on prime-time broadcast entertainment programming increased 69.3 percent from...
Half of Homes are Now Beholden to the Government
By Micah Clark   |   05.29.12
image_pdfimage_printA May 26th story in the Wall Street Journal confirms what many of us have heard – half of all Americans are now on some form of government assistance. According to new data from the US Census Bureau, 49.1% of...
But How Could This Happen?
By Micah Clark   |   05.16.12
image_pdfimage_printAcross the board, the political establishment, Hollywood, the pop culture and the media would have us believe that the only issue that matters to voters is the economy. The only ones who care about social issues are a few devout...
President’s Prayer Proclamation Raises Some Questions
By Micah Clark   |   05.03.12
image_pdfimage_printMillions of Americans will celebrate the National Day of Prayer today as part of a tradition going back to our nation’s founding. It is insightful to read some of the proclamations of early presidents and governors. President Obama’s proclamation is...
Captivated by Technology
By Micah Clark   |   04.25.12
image_pdfimage_printThe average child today spends 53 hours a week in front of a screen. Have you ever wondered if media and technology have enslaved our generation? Could the greatest leap in technological advancement also have become the biggest setback in...
There is a War Against Women . . . But it’s Not in America
By Micah Clark   |   04.11.12
image_pdfimage_printIn spite of Vice President Joe Biden’s praise of its “one child” policy, the Obama Administration, the most ardently pro-abortion presidency ever, has actually linked China’s one-child per family policy as a significant contributor to a tragic problem in the...
Micah Clark
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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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