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William Helms: what the American people instinctively understand--and what the social engineers masquerading as health officials…

On the recordFebruary 4, 1994
what the American people instinctively understand--and what the social engineers masquerading as health officials conveniently ignore--is that by handing out these condoms, the Government and the public schools are saying: It is OK, go ahead and use these. Your mama and daddy do not know about it. They are saying: It does not matter what your parents say or what your parents may think, or how your parents are trying to raise you, or what moral values they are trying to teach you. We, the Government and the school authorities are giving the condoms to you and saying their OK, go ahead and use them. Just be as safe as possible. That is the message the kids get. Nothing about moral values, or right and wrong. That is the reason I quoted the President of the United States at the outset. He talked about values. I will tell you, he better call in his Cabinet and say, look here, the policies you are pushing are not implementing values, change them. And that was precisely what Mother Teresa was saying yesterday at the National Prayer Breakfast.
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William Helms
Republican · New Jersey

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Helms discusses the implications of condom distribution in schools and its impact on moral values.

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