Soft-spoken and sincere, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback has fashioned himself as the Senate's most outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage. He has spent hours on the floor of the Senate with charts showing the declining rate of heterosexual marriage in Scandinavian countries, where gay unions have been sanctioned for years, arguing that any redefinition of marriage in the United States could have devastating consequences on heterosexual monogamy.
A Catholic convert, Brownback has made marriage and abortion the two central issues of his campaign. At the Values Voter Debate, he criticized President George W. Bush for failing to spend more political capital on passing a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex couples from marrying. "I wish President Bush would have led on it," Brownback said.
When Gen. Peter Pace called homosexuality "immoral," Brownback was one of the few Republicans to offer his public support. "It was part of his faith, and he believed that this was the right thing to stand up for," Brownback said. "And I stood up for General Pace, because we should stand up for other people when they will stand up for these basics." He is against ENDA and hate-crime legislation and supports the current military policy on homosexuality.
In the wake of the Pace controversy, a reporter asked him to describe his feelings about homosexuality. "I do not believe being a homosexual is immoral, but I do believe homosexual acts are," he told the Associated Press. "The church has clear teachings on this."
A Catholic convert, Brownback has made marriage and abortion the two central issues of his campaign. At the Values Voter Debate, he criticized President George W. Bush for failing to spend more political capital on passing a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex couples from marrying. "I wish President Bush would have led on it," Brownback said.
When Gen. Peter Pace called homosexuality "immoral," Brownback was one of the few Republicans to offer his public support. "It was part of his faith, and he believed that this was the right thing to stand up for," Brownback said. "And I stood up for General Pace, because we should stand up for other people when they will stand up for these basics." He is against ENDA and hate-crime legislation and supports the current military policy on homosexuality.
In the wake of the Pace controversy, a reporter asked him to describe his feelings about homosexuality. "I do not believe being a homosexual is immoral, but I do believe homosexual acts are," he told the Associated Press. "The church has clear teachings on this."
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