Posted on 05/20/2011 8:01:05 PM PDT by MplsSteve
As protesters chanted against an anti-gay marriage amendment outside the House chamber Friday morning, controversial pastor Bradlee Dean took to the House rostrum to give the prayer for the day.
According to those present, Dean, who has suggested he approves of the death penalty for gay people on a radio show, was accusatory toward Democrats and insulting to people who do not believe in Jesus.
"I know this is a non-denominational prayer in this Chamber and it’s not about the Baptists and it’s not about the Catholics alone or the Lutherans or the Wesleyans. Or the Presbyterians the evangelicals or any other denomination but rather the head of the denomination and his name is Jesus. As every President up until 2008 has acknowledged. And we pray it. In Jesus’ name," he said.
The House session broke down as leaders huddled with their staff members to discuss what to do. Both his words and his background ignited the firestorm.
The session quickly ended and Republicans huddled in a private caucus meeting for more than an hour.
Immediately after the House came back to order, DFL Rep. Terry Morrow took to the floor to say the hope of peace in the daily prayer had been "crushed by a single person's words."
He said the House had been fragmented and needed to be repaired.
"This can't happen again," Morrow said.
Democrats in the chamber expressed shock and said they were appalled. Some Republicans joined in the condemnation. Majority Leader Matt Dean said the prayer was inappropriate. House Speaker Kurt Zellers put it more bluntly, calling it a mistake
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
Here's a little quick background: Bradlee Dean is a pastor and hosts a weekly radio shown on KTLK (100.3). He has a website called http://youcanruninternational.com/. He, in short, he calls 'em as he sees 'em. He has been accused in the past of favoring the death penalty for homosexuals, an accusation he adamantly denies.
Well anyways, read the whole article and tell me what you think? Did Dean cross the line? or should the GOP leadership have known that Dean is a plain speaking guy and he wasn't gonna mellow his comments?
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never heard of him or his show...and I listen to KTLK quite a bit.
what kind of paster shows up to do the invocation at the capitol in a track suit?
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