(Minnesota) GOP invites preacher who advocates jailing gays to give House prayer

http://minnesotaindependent.com/81762/gop-invites-preacher-who-advocates-jailing-gays-to-give-house-prayer

By Andy Birkey | 05.20.11 | 10:13 am

Minnesota House Republicans invited anti-gay preacher Bradlee Dean of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide to give the morning prayer. The prayer was so offensive to many legislators that House leadership brought in the chaplain to redo the prayer.

Dean has made many controversial statements as pastor of You Can Run, including advocating the incarceration of gays and lesbians, that the LGBT community is trying to usher in Sharia law in Minnesota, that gay men molest an average of 117 children “before they get caught,” and that Muslim nations that execute gays are more moral than American Christians. His prayer on Friday touched off a firestorm at the Capitol as the LGBT community was rallying outside the House chambers against a proposed anti-gay marriage amendment.

Dean said during his prayer, “I know this is a nondenominational chamber,” he said listing off a litany of Christian denominations and leaving off any mention of Judaism.

Then he took a dig at President Obama, insinuating that he is not a Christian. “The head of the denomination is Jesus as every president up until 2008 has acknowledged, in Jesus name.”

:grr: then i hope a boycott for vacationing there grows.

When repugs do it, we never hear about it.

It is what repugs call a win-win.

again (rest of headline)

http://minnesotaindependent.com/81771/bradlee-dean-kurt-zellers-minnesota

By Andy Birkey | 05.20.11 | 11:32 am

Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers told members of the Minnesota House that he would never allow Bradlee Dean or anyone like him to give a prayer before the chamber again so long as he is speaker. Dean’s prayer insinuated that President Obama was not a Christian and his past statements about incarcerating gays and lesbians sparked a firestorm of criticism on both sides of the aisle.

“Earlier today there was a prayer given by a man I personally denounce. The decorum and dignity of this body is my responsibility. I did not live up to that responsibility today. For that, I apologize. This is the people’s House. Each member deserves the dignity and respect of all of us,” he said. “Members I can only ask for your forgiveness. That type of person will never ever be allowed on this House floor again as long as I have the honor of serving as speaker.”

The question remains - Why did they invite this obviously deranged wacko to say the prayer in the first place?

That is what the Republican party today is, an aggregate mass of bigots who do not have even a nodding acquaintance with reality.

it into the chamber anyway. And now you want forgiveness.......I'd like to shove some forgiveness right up both of your allegedly Christian asses. You have no honor Zellers and Dean is a total, unmitigated fraud who was given license, by you, to spew his hatred in the Minnesota House. So here is the press you get here at DU, Go to HELL. And since the world is ending on Saturday anyway, you and your cohorts should get into Hell at about 6pm tomorrow evening.
Lou

we all know that hard-core fundamentalist Muslims are the LGBT community's closest ally!

:eyes: :eyes:

Ernie Leidiger (R-Whacked)

so that sensitive DUers, or those like me who currently are entertaining viruses in their digestive systems and prone to upchucking at odd moments, can turn away quickly. LOL!

Maybe he was sincere, but after hearing the fake apologies of right wingers so many times, this just fits the same pattern. Make some outrageous statements, or invite someone else to, then sorta kinda apologize later. Sounds like this clown Dean was pretty much out in the open with his bigotry, so the hand wringing and apologies ring hollow.

Just a thought.