Shattering Myths: A Reality Check on China

Shattering Myths: A Reality Check on China

The euphoria over the return of the EP-3 surveillance plane’s crew from China has now subsided. As the dust settles over a bitter standoff that embroiled the nation for eleven long days, we are left with a compelling need to reflect upon this bruising experience. The incident may be over but its … Read more

TFP Calls for Reality Check on China

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Responding to the mistreatment of the EP-3 surveillance plane’s crew, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has issued a public statement calling for a reality check on American foreign policy with the communist Chinese. The document especially highlights the continued persecution of Chinese Catholics. The statement … Read more

The Primacy of Peter

The Primacy of Peter

I. The Papacy: a factor of division or unity? For a long time now certain theological currents and Church personalities, in the name of a heterodox interpretation of episcopal collegiality, have been proposing a change in the monarchical constitution of the Church so as to reduce the Pope’s authority to that of … Read more

TFP Deplores Chinese Act of Aggression

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The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has issued the following statement about the standoff over the American reconnaissance plane held in China: “The detention of 24 American military personnel in China is an act of aggression and, as such, in no way warrants an apology. The … Read more

South of the Border A Mexican Taliban on the Move

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Latin American revolutions are often bloody affairs. Images of Che Guevara-type guerrillas backed by Soviet military hardware and overthrowing corrupt regimes are the stuff of outdated and maudlin Marxist mythology. Such images are old hat. South of the border, something new is emerging. Today’s guerrillas are on the Internet. They are armed … Read more

American TFP Supports Flag-Protection Amendment

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Ever since the Supreme Court defined flag burning as “free speech” in 1989, Americans across the nation have vehemently protested this offense against the honor of the nation. As a flag-protection amendment comes to a vote once again, the American TFP adds its voice to those who protest against this strange “right” … Read more

TFP Opens Flier Floodgates to Protest Blasphemy

Legion: A Film that Mocks the Faith and Leads to Despair 1

Protest fliers are now available for those who want to make their voices heard about the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s current exhibits which many Catholic consider blasphemous. The American TFP and its affiliate campaign America Needs Fatima announced the fliers are the latest development in its peaceful protest against the blasphemy. According … Read more

TFP Talk: Breaking with the Cult of Ugliness

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Over fifty TFP friends and supporters in the Baltimore area filled the student lounge at the Loyola University Graduate Center in Timonium on March 13 to listen to Fr. Anthony Brankin speak on “The Cult of Ugliness in America.” Father also spoke the following night to a full auditorium in the amenable … Read more

The American TFP Announces Rally of Reparation

The American TFP Announces Rally of Reparation

What the Brooklyn Museum of Art calls “art,” Catholics across the country consider blasphemy. To protest, the American TFP and its affiliate campaign America Needs Fatima announced today an April 21 rally of peaceful protest and reparation in front of the museum. According to press reports, two blasphemous portrayals of Jesus Christ … Read more

Campaign against Brooklyn Art Museum

Campaign against Brooklyn Art Museum

For the second time in recent years, the Brooklyn Museum of Art is at the center of controversy as Catholics protest against portrayals considered blasphemous. In response, the American TFP and its affiliate campaign America Needs Fatima announced today the launching of a massive grassroots campaign of peaceful protest and reparation. According … Read more