Until recently, the Catholic Church remained the stronghold of true marriage and family, but errors about these two divine institutions are widespread today in Catholic circles, particularly after the Extraordinary and Ordinary Synods on the family, held in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and the publication of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia. In the face of this offensive, the undersigned feel morally obliged to declare their resolve to remain faithful to the Church’s unchangeable teachings on morals and on the Sacraments of Marriage, Reconciliation and the Eucharist, and to Her timeless and enduring discipline regarding those Sacraments.
The American TFP
TFP Mourns Phyllis Schlafly
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joins in the sorrow of the millions of Ten Commandment Americans who mourn the death of Phyllis Schlafly, 92, founder of Eagle Forum, a champion of the American family, and a leading fighter in the nation’s Culture War. For seventy … Read more
10 Reasons Why Transgenderism Is the Family’s Worst Enemy
1. Transgenderism Is Tyrannical On May 13, 2016 the Obama administration issued a sweeping diktat, ordering all public schools to allow members of one biological sex to use the showers, locker rooms, and restrooms of the opposite sex. In one fell swoop the federal government imposed transgender bathrooms on all public schools … Read more
TFP News Release: CPAC Turns Left with Pro-Homosexual, Pro-Atheist Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2016 — The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is under fire this year for accepting the sponsorship of Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT activist group that promotes Bruce Jenner, same-sex “marriage,” and open homosexuality in the U.S. Armed Forces. CPAC has also welcomed Atheist Voter as an exhibitor … Read more
TFP to CPAC: Be Consistent! Be Conservative!
Without moral values, the conservative movement in America will shatter For years now, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) has publicly denounced the efforts being made to shatter the conservative movement by separating the three legs of the stool in Ronald Reagan’s metaphor for social, fiscal, … Read more
Fighting Abortion at its Core: A Call for a Return to Order – 2016
Fighting Abortion at its Core: A Call for a Return to Order – 2016 On the occasion of the 43rd annual March for Life, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joins the legions of Americans nationwide who oppose the continued slaughter of innocents through abortion. For … Read more
Communiqué: The American TFP Endorses Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s Solid and Courageous Statement on the Synod
Communiqué: The American TFP Endorses Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s Solid and Courageous Statement on the Synod Based on solid arguments, Bishop Athanasius Schneider has issued a timely statement on the Synod of Bishops’ Final Report in which he comments on items 84 to 86. Grounded in perennial Catholic teaching, his considerations are a … Read more
Pope Francis in Cuba: A TFP Communiqué
Pope Francis in Cuba: A TFP Communiqué On the eve of Pope Francis’s arrival in Cuba, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property wishes to share these reflections with the American public, asking the Blessed Mother to grant the Cuban people their long-awaited freedom. Freedom for … Read more
The Nuclear Deal with Iran, Hitler, and the Ayatollahs
The Nuclear Deal with Iran, Hitler, and the Ayatollahs The July 14, 2015 Vienna accord over Iran’s development and use of nuclear energy and the lifting of sanctions inevitably brings to mind the “Munich Agreement” made by the governments of Britain and France with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler on September 30, 1938. … Read more
“There Is No Moral Virtue in Being Wrong” — Interview with Dr. Calvin Beisner of the Cornwall Alliance on the Encyclical Laudato Si’
Dr. Beisner is a scholar specializing in the application of Christian worldview, theology, and ethics to economics, government, environmental stewardship, and public policy. As a professor he has taught theology, apologetics, ethics, church history, economics, and other disciplines. He has written four books on population, resources, economics, and the environment; eight other … Read more