Bradlee Dean, founder of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International, a Christian youth ministry, today filed suit for “defamation” and “false light” against Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, NBC, the Minnesota Independent, and Andy Birkey of the Minnesota Independent. The addition of the Minnesota Independent and Andy Birkey come as a surprise, and were not mentioned in Dean’s initial statement, which tNCRM reported last night.
READ: Maddow Sued For $50 Million By Bachmann Buddy Bradlee Dean. Allegedly.
“[I]n 1999 I founded You Can Run But You Cannot Hide international, a non-profit ministry dedicated to spreading the word of God and awakening the nation,” Dean said today as he announced his lawsuit. “In the course of my work at YCR, where I am joined by many, I have been fortunate to be invited to perform and speak in hundreds of schools around the country; 331 to be exact in over 22 states. I also have been fortunate to have a radio show called Sons of Liberty, which I also use to spread the Biblical and an American Constitutional message.”
“In the course of doing high school assemblies, I was shocked to learn that there were those that were offended at my message to teach our nation’s youth that homosexuality is not a preferred lifestyle.  I do not dislike homosexuals, I seek their redemption, not there condemnation. But I have come to the position that I am not, and I cannot allow the gay lifestyle to be forced upon the nation’s youth through indoctrination. My objective, as it always has been, is to protect our nation’s values.
“In teaching the nation’s youth about the risks of homosexuality, I would make reference to how the left wing media often furthers this regrettable lifestyle through its propaganda. As a result, I was frequently attacked by the left wing media for this.
“In trying to further this mission, I once made reference to how even Muslims oppose homosexuality under Shariah law. I did not suggest that I condoned the methods that radical Muslims use to enforce Shariah law, but made this analogy to prod Christians to become more concerned about what was going on in our schools with the nation’s youth. In response, gay activist reporters and television political commentators, like Andy Birkey of the Minnesota Independent and Rachel Maddow of MSNBC, attacked me by making false accusations that I had called for the execution of homosexuals, “radical Muslim style.â€
“These attacks were not just intended to maliciously destroy my ministry and me for challenging so called “gay rights†activists, but also were intended to harm and destroy the presidential campaign of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, who like myself share pro–family values.”
“It is clear that Rachael Maddow, Phil Griffin, NBC, and its subsidiary MSNBC intended to use my ministry and me to destroy the presidential campaign of Michele Bachmann who they despise for her conservative Christian beliefs and her opposition to the “gay rights†political agenda.
Today I had my attorney Larry Klayman file a lawsuit against Rachael Maddow, MSNBC and Andy Birkey of the Minnesota Independent. It is regrettable that I had to take this action, but I felt that it was necessary to protect not only my rights but also countless others who believe in family values for our nation’s youth.”
Dean’s website states the mission of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International is to “reshape America by re-directing the current and future generations both morally and spiritually through education, media, and the Judeo-Christian values found in our U.S. Constitution.”
This is what’s wrong with America today. And by the way, Maddow and Birkey are both excellent journalists who don’t deserve this. But hey, business is business, and there are plenty of DVDs to sell.
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