Homophobe Hvy Metal Preacher files lawsuit against Rachel Maddow
Tags: Attorney Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, has filed a lawsuit against Rachel Maddow and MSNBC on behalf of Bradlee Dean, head of the religious ministry You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International.
The lawsuit seeks in excess of $50 million in damages for false accusations and defamation. Dean claims that Maddow accused him on her MSNBC show of supporting the killing of homosexuals, which harmed the "fine reputation" of himself and his ministry.
"This case is filed as a matter of principle," Klayman said. "We need more Bradlee Deans in the world and hateful left wing television commentators must be made to respect not only his mission but the law."
On her show, Maddow played a clip of Dean saying Muslim nations that execute gays are more moral than American Christians.
"Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America," he said on AM 1280 the Patriot. "This just shows you they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws. They know homosexuality is an abomination."
Dean says that Maddow ignored a "very clear disclaimer" on his ministry's site that he does not support killing homosexuals.
But after playing the clip Maddow noted that Dean "later clarified that he didn't really mean to sanction murder of gay people, he said, quote, 'We have never and will never call for the execution of homosexuals."
She also played a clip of Dean saying on the radio that, "On average, they [homosexuals] molest 117 people before they’re found out."
Dean's ministry is based in Annandale, Minnesota and centered around the Christian heavy metal band Junkyard Prophet. He had hosted a show on AM 1280 The Patriot, but the station later fired him after he aired in a six-minute song mocking African Americans and then likened President Obama to Osama bin Laden.
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