Pastor Brad Brandon

Pastor Brad Brandon

A prominent pastor and GOP activist says Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature are blocking a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in order to save face in the 2010 elections. Pastor Brad Brandon, who was a staffer for former Senator Rudy Boschwitz, sent out an appeal to his radio show listeners to pressure the Republican Caucus to move on banning gay marriage:

[L]ate yesterday, we learned that this initiative is being blocked. You would think that it is being blocked by Democrats or Liberals. But surprisingly enough it is being blocked by the Republicans. YES THE REPUBLICANS! The House Republican Caucus is saying that they want to stay away from the ’social issues’, because of the election year. Insiders tell us that they are also getting pressure from wealthy business donors to focus exclusively on taxes and spending and stay away from “social issues”. So they are backing away from their support of traditional marriage. Truly, “the fear of man bringeth a snare” and “the love of money is the root of all evil”. Looks like it’s politics as usual and it’s time for God’s people to step up.

In a follow-up to that message, Brandon said that Republican representatives were lying about blocking the bill:

I am hearing from a lot of you that you are being told, by the Representatives, that there is no Republican resistance about the MN Marriage Amendment. This simply is not true. Remember, it’s politics. They are going to tell you anything to make you happy. I just talked our insiders, this morning, and they told us this just simply is not the truth. There is a very strong resistance to the MN Marriage Amendment, coming from the Republican Caucus Leaders.

Brandon is pastor of Berean Bible Baptist Church in Hastings and host of the “Word of Truth Radio Program” on KDWA 1460 AM.