Sam Brownback on Families & Children Republican Sr Senator (KS)

Get back to the basics: life, family, & faith

Rebuilding the family solves problems of education & crime

FactCheck:No 80% illegitimacy in countries with gay marriage

This sentence has so many problems it�s hard to know where to begin. We confirmed that two Norwegian counties, Nordland and Nord-Troendelag, have an out-of-wedlock birthrate in excess of 80%. But Norway doesn�t have legalized gay marriage, so Brownback�s use of Norwegian statistics to argue his point is illogical and misleading.

The Netherlands and Belgium are the only Northern European countries that do, enacted in 2001 and 2003, respectively. The Netherlands� rate of out-of-wedlock births is much higher than it was a decade ago, but in 2005 the rate was only about 35%. In Belgium, unmarried birth rates have been climbing since the mid-1970s.

Highest priority is rebuilding the family

A: Rebuilding the family. You know, in Washington DC, right now, 63% of the children are born out of wedlock. Nationwide, the number is 36%. You can raise a good child in that setting, but it gets more difficult. The best place is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life. I would stand for life. And I would appoint the next justice I hope would be the voting decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Adoption is a blessing that re-centers entire family

Mark & Jenna recentered our family. There are so many forces in society that are centrifugal, that tend to pull the family in different directions, but these two children have helped to restore our family focus.

Mary and I both felt a deep calling to adopt, and we made arrangements to adopt Mark in Guatemala and Jenna in China. I highly recommend it to everybody interested. A child is a precious gift, and an adopted child is a gift to the entire family.

Supports "culture czar" to expose kids to national values

If children are not properly educated in the values of the nation and the common culture, then they are vulnerable to being misinformed and misled. We need to make sure that all Americans in every generation learn about the history and culture that has contributed to America's greatness. We all need to understand that without a personal commitment to goodness, no nation can long survive. And sometimes that means crossing fences and mending fences, to join hands with those whose view of the American experience may be vastly different from our own.

Drive pornography out via action on community standards

We have to go after pornography at the local level. We need active local groups to take up the fight to drive pornography out of town.

This is a human tragedy because of its impact on families--divorces, individuals whose lives have been shattered by it, and thousands if not millions of men who can't free themselves from the addiction. It's targeted and pernicious. It's well known that with any illicit drug, the user has to have more and more to get the same level of euphoria, and pornography is the same.

Mail-order brides are a form of human sex trafficking

We invited a couple of women who had been mail-order brides to come in and testify for a committee hearing, and we discovered that most of these women are abused in very disturbing ways. Yet the practice is still going on, and there doesn't seem to be any lack of women who are willing to take the risk.

Greatness depends on our communities more than our Capitol

The march for reform through our cultural institutions will be a long march; no quick fix will do, no shortcuts exist. Reform of our cultural institutions cannot and does not occur without dedicated reformers, energized social movements, strategic plans, and a coherent philosophy.

Appealing to conscience and reason takes time, patience, and persistence, and offers few short-term political benefits. But it is the best way to keep citizens involved, society civil, and our culture healthy.

Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors.

Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record.

The Christian Coalition was founded in 1989 by Dr. Pat Robertson to give Christians a voice in government. We represent millions of people of faith and enable them to have a strong, unified voice in the conversation we call democracy.

Our Five-Fold Mission:
1. Represent the pro-family point of view before local councils, school boards, state legislatures, and Congress
2. Speak out in the public arena and in the media
3. Train leaders for effective social and political action
4. Inform pro-family voters about timely issues and legislation
5. Protest anti-Christian bigotry and defend the rights of people of faith.

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