Prison time for gays?

[ugonow]

Never heard of this preacher.And the GOP invites him to the house prayer?minnesotaindependent.com/81762/gop-invites-preacher-who-advocates-jailing-gays-to-give-house-prayer

[Tennesseer]

To be clear, it was the Minnesota House where Republicans invited the man in.

From your link:

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.”

Rep. Terry Morrow, DFL-St. Peter, rose to speak out against the prayer. At first he was at a loss for words.

“I want to express a deep level of concern about what occurred in this chamber this morning,” he said.

He said the fact that the House restarted the prayer was an indication that something went wrong. “I take that as an acknowledgment that there is legitimate cause for deep concern among the members and the staff and among the people of Minnesota.”

Today hope was crushed by the words of a single speaker,” he said. “Mr. Speaker, I do trust and hope that we understand the gravity and the severity of the prayer that has been given to the people within this chamber and out.”

“I’m shaking right now because I’m mad,” he concluded. “This cannot happen again.”

Already this year, in the Minnesota Senate, Republicans invited a pastor who gave a sectarian prayer that caused concern among that chamber’s non-Christian members.

[Deleted]

This is as stupid as Common in the WH with his cop killing lyrics. Stupid people everywhere. 300 million people,and these dumb politicians can't find a good one to speak at their public functions???

[jkapp]

May 21, 2011 13:31:21 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

This is as stupid as Common in the WH with his cop killing lyrics. Stupid people everywhere. 300 million people,and these dumb politicians can't find a good one to speak at their public functions???

Eh, it's Minnesota - they're political structure has been "interesting" for a while now. Not much to do in MN, don'tcha know! They have to pick politicians that make their news a little more entertaining

[Deleted]

I guess...

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

I'm shocked at the number of politicians who can't manage a simple Google search.

[Deleted]

Idiots...

[handyman2]

I for one am not enthralled with the gay life style but having gone to school from first grade with a boy that turned out gay I am a firm believer that true gay people are born for what ever causes them to be that way. To simply condemn a person for being gay and advocating prison is from a Christian standpoint wrong. We knew by the third grade the boy was different but we at the time did not understand it.
I personally make a separation between gays and those who practice things like pedophilia or sexual devience.
Why are people born that way who knows.

[pepper112765]

May 21, 2011 15:03:19 GMT -5 handyman2 said:

I for one am not enthralled with the gay life style but having gone to school from first grade with a boy that turned out gay I am a firm believer that true gay people are born for what ever causes them to be that way. To simply condemn a person for being gay and advocating prison is from a Christian standpoint wrong. We knew by the third grade the boy was different but we at the time did not understand it.
I personally make a separation between gays and those who practice things like pedophilia or sexual devience.
Why are people born that way who knows.

I knew a few also, both male and female. Not surprised when they came out later. Knew something was up but in elementary school I didn't have the word for it.

[henryclay]

I think the reaction is one of just getting an introduction to hte "other side". They are so accustomed t never being challenged that the only reaction they can muster is condemnation.

Without any admission of concern for how offensive their rants have been for decades.

Way to go, Minnesota Republicans. Give us some more of the same.

[Deleted]

these dumb politicians can't find a good one to speak at their public functions???

In a way I can see how it happened. I wouldn't want to be in a room of politicians either. It would be like standing in a dry cesspool. Sure your dry, but the smell would still be terrible.