Tom Prichard, president of the Minnesota Family Council, a group that opposes homosexuality, slammed a lawsuit filed on Tuesday that would overturn Minnesota’s laws banning same-sex marriage. The group urged the legislature to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Tom Prichard, the group’s president, had this to say:

“First it was six bills in the Minnesota Legislature seeking to legalize homosexual marriage. Now it’s a lawsuit attacking Minnesota’s marriage law. The need for a state marriage amendment couldn’t be clearer,” said Prichard.

“This is the latest evidence that marriage is under assault in our legal and political community. The response is allowing the people of Minnesota the opportunity to vote on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment,” continued Prichard.

“With all the DFL primary candidates for governor – Anderson-Kelliher, Dayton and Entenza – and the Independence Party endorsed candidate Tom Horner supportive of homosexual marriage, the protection of marriage between a man and a woman will definitely be an issue in the upcoming election,” concluded Prichard.