The American TFP

Are We Still “One Nation Under God”?

by The American TFP May 22, 2021July 4, 2003

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Are We Still “One Nation Under God”? The Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas is America’s “moral 9/11” On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court granted constitutional protection to sodomy. In holding that a Texas law classifying sodomy as a misdemeanor violated the liberty protected under the Due Process Clause … Read more

The Church: The Scandals’ Unmentioned Victim

by The American TFP August 17, 2018June 13, 2003

The Church: The Scandals’ Unmentioned Victim TFP Analysis of the May 3, 2003 Agreement between Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien (and the Phoenix Diocese) and Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley The sexual abuse scandals, reported with an unnecessary abundance of lewd details, continue to fuel the media blitz against the Church … Read more

Just War and the Pacifist Offensive on Sovereignty

by The American TFP May 22, 2021March 24, 2003

The nation’s attention is rightly focused on the war in Iraq, where American and allied armed forces are bravely engaged in battle. At the same time, however, America is locked in a second war, one that is equally important for victory: the psychological battle for public opinion. Both are difficult. Both are … Read more

Defending the Church, Defending the Preborn – 2003

by The American TFP May 22, 2021January 19, 2003

“If God be for us, who is against us?” (Romans, 8:31) As we enter 2003, we live in the realization that our world has changed. In the aftermath of September 11, foundations of our modernity are shaken and our way of life threatened. Politically we live amid wars and rumors of … Read more

The Brazilian 2002 Elections: A Stacked Deck?

by The American TFP May 22, 2021October 3, 2002

While our own congressional elections are so very important, another set of elections must not be ignored. On October 6, Brazil will hold its presidential elections. It is not just another election since the results could well determine the course of the entire continent. We need to pay attention. Brazil is, after … Read more

On the Horns of a False Dilemma

by The American TFP May 22, 2021August 26, 2002

Allow Reforms in the Church, or Be Labeled an Accomplice to Sexual Abuse How Some Pressure Groups Are Fomenting Revolution Inside the Church On June 1, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) sent a letter to the nation’s bishops expressing concern about the Boston-based Voice of … Read more

TFP: Pressure Groups Call for Revolution not Restoration

by The American TFP May 22, 2021June 6, 2002

Child abuse is not the only the item on the agenda in Dallas. Pressure groups, with extensive coverage from the secular media, are taking advantage of the crisis to foment revolution inside the Church. In the June 13 issue of The Dallas Morning News, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, … Read more

Pressure Groups Push for Revolution Inside the Catholic Church

by The American TFP June 19, 2017June 1, 2002

Pressure Groups Push for Revolution Inside the Catholic Church The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property—TFP sent the letter below to the nation’s bishops to express its concern about reformist pressure groups taking advantage of the present crisis to foment revolution inside the Church. June … Read more

A Background to a Crisis

by The American TFP December 15, 2016May 30, 2002

To a full house of nearly one hundred TFP members, friends and supporters at the TFP’s Washington Bureau in McLean, Va., Fr. John Trigilio,Ph.D. discussed the background to the present scandals in the Church. His talk on the subject “The Church Will Prevail!” sought to put the crisis in proper perspective. After … Read more

Ban All Human Cloning! America Must Take the Lead

by The American TFP December 15, 2016April 22, 2002

As President Bush pointed out in his April 10 endorsement of S. 1899 sponsored by Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) and Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.), the issue of human cloning presents America, and particularly its government, with a choice of paths. America is challenged In the President’s words, we must decide either to … Read more