Mr. Helm and the HelmforCongress campaign committee disagree with zeal, the decision made on
Friday, July 26 th , by NBC and NBC affiliate stations like WXII-12 in Winston Salem, to broadcast video
images that were clearly intended to depict freedom as acting out immoral expressions of human
sexuality. NBC’s decision works to further erode the institution of family which is one of the building
blocks of civil society and a sphere of life over which the God of the Bible clearly declares, “Mine.”
God created human sexuality. Within the context of marriage, it is a beautiful thing. Secular culture
takes created order and ideas that are good and twists them into concepts that are broken and
deceptive. This campaign is part of a national movement of people who wrestle against many
aspects of today’s culture. Together, we desire to reclaim the arts, television and other aspects of
culture.
In the 1700’s, when our nation was founded, faith was public and immorality was hidden. We have
experienced years and years of declining public morality. Today, immorality is public. And, it is as if
faith and the expression of traditional Judeo-Christian ethics should be silent, in a closet, not in the
public square, not in the classroom. This is part of the deception of the secular worldview. Mr.
Helm and the campaign subscribe to a Biblical worldview.
We need people of faith in all aspects of civil government. I will respond to the secular worldview in
the same way that I have responded to the Muslim worldview over the past 20 years, with boldness,
perseverance, and compassion.

There is enough money.  A balanced budget makes every American stronger.  AMERICA IS FACING A DEBT CRISIS!  The other two parties are not addressing this threat.  Housing is not affordable, the price of farmland has shot up, and there is general inflation because the federal government has been flooding the market with money.  There is too much money chasing too few goods and services; as a result, prices go up.  In particular, we are experiencing asset inflation. The Federal Reserve controls monetary policy, but Congress controls fiscal policy.  For 40 years Congress has been overspending and underfunding the government.  Each year deficit spending adds to the national debt.  The debt currently stands at 34 trillion dollars and the interest payments necessary to pay for all of this borrowed money is transforming our national budget.  We have a crisis because we cannot afford to pay the regular interest fees that come with all this debt and at the same time carry out mandatory functions of government like national defense.  The only viable way to manage this debt is to stop adding to it.  Congress must write and adopt a balanced budget.  This is the way forward.  This is why Mr. Helm coined the phrase, A Balanced Budget makes every American stronger!

Democrats claim that it does not matter how much debt the nation incurs.  That statement does not address the reality of inflation.  That statement is not founded on common sense.  Modern monetary theory is hogwash.

Republicans avoid the issue in a number of ways.  Some say the problem is fiat money.  Others say the problem cannot be fixed until a crisis forces us to change.  Every family and every business in America must disagree with both of those statements.  How can every successful business and family in America have a balanced budget if the problem is fiat money?  No responsible family or business waits for a crisis to make a change.

Republicans and Democrats are in gridlock.  They refuse to work together.  If we keep doing the same thing we have been doing for the last 40 years (electing Republicans and Democrats) then we will keep getting the same result.  Gridlock Indecision Non-cooperation

Be real. Bi-partisan legislation is the only realistic type of legislation.  Mr. Helm supports and has written a balanced budget.  It will take real courage and leadership to get it passed and to walk together as a nation down that path.  This is the way forward.  Vote for Helm. Vote for common sense. Vote for a balanced budget.

Respect for the law and the people who enforce the law makes every American safer.  We cannot allow the pathway to citizenship to begin with breaking the law!  National borders matter.  It is normal to respect rules for entering and for remaining in a country.

Democrats want open borders.  That is unthinkable.  We have been experiencing an invasion by people coming from our south.  Now people from many nations are coming; it is not good for us as a nation.  Open borders implies that it means nothing to be an American. That is not true.  

Republicans refuse to talk and write legislation.  Republicans have put off discussing this problem because they want to be re-elected.  This approach has not solved the issue.  It is childish.  It is not based on deliberation and democracy requires deliberation in order to function.

Republicans and Democrats are in gridlock.  They refuse to work together.  If we keep doing the same thing we have been doing for the last 40 years (electing Republicans and Democrats) then we will keep getting the same result.  Gridlock Indecision Non-cooperation

Be real. Bi-partisan legislation is the only realistic type of legislation.  Being an American means something very important.  All over the world people want to come here because our culture is not like other cultures.  We need to understand what it is to be American and ask anyone who wants to come here to assimilate to that.  Some recommend that we do away with dual citizenship.  New citizens must pledge allegiance to our flag as a symbolic action that proves they accept our Constitution, our Declaration of Independence, our Bill of Rights, and our culture.  Ours is not a culture of lawlessness. We stop at stop signs.  We stand in lines.  When the teacher or the tax official or the police officer indicates that we have not followed the law, we change our behavior and comply with the law.

One man, one woman, one life-long union families are good for us.  Traditional families are good for children.  Every child needs a mother and a father.  A man leads by sacrificing his own selfish interests for the sake of his family and actively seeking to fill the role of provider, protector, and priest.  Husbands and wives submit to each other and mysteriously, God blesses this union.  Being married is not always an easy thing; sometimes it is the hardest work you will ever do.  Being married is making a decision to love your spouse. A stable family makes every child happier.

Sometimes divorce happens.  If we say that divorce kills children, it is because statistically, children who experience divorce are more likely to commit suicide.  Many times, divorce leads to the father not being present in the home, such fatherlessness is hard on children.  Children are resilient, and we find courage when we hear stories of children who succeed in spite of the imperfect condition of their family.  No one wants divorce.  Sometimes divorce is necessary.  We must care unconditionally for those who have experienced divorce.  

Adoption is an excellent system for addressing the imperfection of families and for protecting the interests of children.  We must hold parents who adopt with high esteem and act in support of these families within our local communities.  Sending children to live in the home of a homosexual couples is treating a child like a commodity.  The homosexual couple wants a child, but a sterile union cannot produce one.  Therefore, for the sake of pleasing the adults, the adoption agency sends a child to the couple.  Children need a father and a mother; adoption by gay and lesbian couples is wrong.    

Abortion is wrong.  Every abortion is kills a baby.  The Declaration of Independence describes the right to life as an inalienable right that is part of being human.  What if the abolition of slavery was decided on a state by state basis? We cannot use taxpayer dollars to do abortions, to promote abortions, or to fund groups that do or that promote abortion.  We must care unconditionally for those who have had an abortion and for those who think the practice is “not that bad.”

Democrats promote abortion as a woman’s right to choose.  This removes the conversation from the framework of marriage.  Sexuality outside the framework of one man, one woman, one lifelong union is incorrect.  

Republicans vary on what they say about abortion.

Homosexuality is wrong.  Practicing homosexuality is a terrible lifestyle decision. There are many ways to be immoral in one’s practice of human sexuality.  Looking at pornography, engaging in prostitution, coveting your neighbor’s spouse are all equally wrong forms of sexual immorality.  We cannot use taxpayer dollars to promote sexual immorality or to fund groups that do or that promote such acts.  We must care unconditionally for those who practice homosexuality as well as other forms of sexual immorality and for those who think the practice is “not that bad.”

Many Republicans and Democrats view homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle choice.  In 2021 and in 2022, the House and the Senate passed legislation promoting homosexuality as the grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits.  This was unfortunate and unhelpful legislation and it should be reversed.  

Homosexuality is a behavior, an affliction, like alcoholism.   We do not hate people who are alcoholics.  Neither do we promote their lifestyle as exemplary.  In the workplace, consuming alcohol and discussing one’s attraction to alcohol can lead to one’s dismissal from a job.

The American people cannot solve their problems unless Republicans and Democrats work together for bipartisan solutions.

People of faith need to be active in government.  Christian, Jewish, and Muslim values are an important part of American culture.  Numerically, Christian citizens make up a majority in this nation.  A popular modern worldview claims that God is in charge of the church and the state is in charge of civil government.  This worldview asserts a strict separation between spiritual, moral thought and action and the secular sphere of activity.  In contrast, a Biblical worldview sees God entrusting to humans management of family, church, and state.  While there is institutional separation between these three spheres, men and women must draw on the truths made clear in the Bible in order to properly manage each sphere. Secularism is attempting to silence Christian values, but believers assert that every human being and every part of the created order are under God’s authority.

This does not lead us to Christian nationalism.  Religious liberty assures that citizens from all religions are free and welcomed in America.  God calls out men and women to be active in every sphere of life.  Christians should take seriously their responsibility to act as citizens and impact American culture for good.  A new coalition of Americans is coming together to lead our nation out of a season of dysfunction.  I encourage you to join with me and be part of the change. 

The Republican party and the Democratic party have no statement on the impact of partisan politics or secularism on American culture and government.