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American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property

April 12, 2024

The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, also known as The American TFP, and legally incorporated as The Foundation for a Christian Civilization, Inc. is a Traditionalist Catholic American advocacy group.[2][3] It is an autonomous organization which forms part of the larger anticommunist and monarchist[4] international Tradition, Family, Property (TFP) movement founded by Brazilian intellectual, politician, and activist Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira.

American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP)
Founded1973 (1973)
Type501(c)(3) Charity
Registration no.23-7325778 (EIN)
Location
Area served
United States
Key people
  • Raymond E. Drake, President
  • John Horvat II, Vice-President
Revenue
$8,530,115 (FY 2012)[1]
Employees
60
Volunteers
75
Websitetfp.org

History edit

Founded in 1973, it is one of many "Tradition, Family and Property" groups (TFPs) and like-minded organizations worldwide, all of which are inspired by the work of the Brazilian intellectual, politician, and activist Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. The first American group was incorporated in 1975 and established its first hermitage in 1977 in Yonkers, New York. The Yonkers location was subsequently closed and the hermits establishing their permanent hermitage on 70 acres in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.[5]

The Foundation for a Christian Civilization ("Foundation") was incorporated in 1973, drawing on earlier ties between Brazilians, who traveled to the US to develop a North American affiliate. The American TFP developed early connections with leaders of the religious and political right, including Paul Weyrich of The Heritage Foundation and the Free Congress Foundation and Morton Blackwell of the College Republican National Committee and the Reagan administration.[6][7] Founded to help fundraising for a Catholic counterrevolution against communism, it subsequently became a civil cultural organization that aims to uphold and promote the values of Christian civilization. The Foundation later merged in June 1992 with American TFP to form a single corporation identified as The Foundation for a Christian Civilization.[5]

Organization edit

The organization solicits funds as a non-profit charity,[2] not as a diocesan organization."[8] Its annual public reports to the Internal Revenue Service indicate that between 2002 and 2014 it disbursed $1,800,000 to support the St. Louis de Montfort Academy and $1,500,000 to support related organizations in North and South America, most significantly Canada Needs Our Lady, Associação dos Fundadores and the Tradición y Acción organizations of Colombia and Peru.[9]

Activities edit

TFP has continued its ties with the political right as a participating sponsor of the Conservative Political Action Conference,[10] and by signing statements issued by the Heartland Institute that opposed housing finance reform legislation,[11] and discussions of climate change in comprehensive energy legislation[12] and in the State Department funding authorization.[13]

TFP Student Action is the university campus outreach of the TFP.[14] Its activities include distributing fliers and other literature on the streets of universities, sponsoring speakers on campuses, hosting student conferences, and organizing protests and petitions, especially against abortion and LGBT student groups at Catholic universities. Its most recent campaign is against the 96 Catholic colleges and universities that allow LGBT student groups.[15] In April 2009, volunteers of TFP Student Action traveled to the major cities of New Hampshire[16] and Maine[17] to distribute literature against same-sex marriage.

The American TFP provides the staff to run Saint Louis de Montfort Academy, a boys' boarding school in Herndon, Pennsylvania, that provides students with a traditional Catholic education.[18] It also operates Call to Chivalry summer camps, which express Oliveira's view[19] of nobility, chivalry, and the benefits of the feudal past.[20]

The Return to Order campaign is an offshoot of the US Foundation for a Christian Civilisation. In 2019, it organized a petition against the Good Omens miniseries as mocking God's wisdom and making Satanism appear normal, light, and acceptable, but they targeted the petition at Netflix rather than Amazon Prime Video which distributes the series.[21] In 2021, they staged a protest at the 59th New York Film Festival due to the festival showing the Paul Verhoeven film Benedetta, which they deemed blasphemous for its portrayal of lesbianism within the confines of a convent.[22]

Criticism edit

The American TFP has been cited in several articles by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for their anti-LGBT views.[23] According to the SPLC the TFP is a "virulently anti-LGBT".[24]

Jesuit priest James Martin, referring to the American TFP and to the organization Church Militant commented that “These online extremist hate groups are now more powerful than local churches”.[25]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property", Charity Navigator
  2. ^ a b "Fundraising Disclosure Notice", TFP Student Action 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Counter-Revolution: Who We Are". The American TFP. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "The Colonial TFP" (PDF), Crusade Magazine, 65, Hanover, PA: The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property: [1], September–October 2003
  5. ^ a b "Mary Queen of the Third Millennium, Inc. v. The Foundation for a Christian Civilization, Inc.", United States Patent And Trademark Office, December 3, 2008
  6. ^ Power, Margaret (2011), "Transnational, Conservative, Catholic, and Anti-Communist: Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP)", in Durham, Martin; Power, Margaret (eds.), New Perspectives on the Transnational Right, New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, pp. 96–97, ISBN 978-0-230-62370-5
  7. ^ Lernoux, Penny (1989), People of God: The Struggle for World Catholicism, New York: Viking, p. 343, ISBN 0-670-81529-2
  8. ^ "Office of the Chancellor", Pastoral Bulletin, Archdiocese of Miami, October 17, 2007
  9. ^ The Foundation for a Christian Civilization, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (IRS Form 990N), New York: Foundation Center, 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015
  10. ^ , The American Conservative Union, March 7, 2014, archived from the original on 2016-01-11, retrieved March 6, 2015, Participating Sponsors: … Tradition, Family, Property…
  11. ^ Free-Market Leaders Urge Senate to Reject Housing Finance Overhaul, The Heartland Institute, April 23, 2014, retrieved March 6, 2015, Coalition members include leaders from … Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.
  12. ^ "[Open Letter to Senator Pete Domenici]" (PDF), Environment & Climate News, 6 (4), The Heartland Institute: 7, May 2003
  13. ^ "[Open Letter to Congressman Henry Hyde]" (PDF), Environment & Climate News, 6 (6), The Heartland Institute: 15, July 2003
  14. ^ TFP Student Action
  15. ^ "Scandal: Research finds pro-homosexual clubs at 96 Catholic universities" 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Gay marriage protesters make noise in Nashua"[dead link]
  17. ^ Bloch, Jessica. "Protesters take aim at bill for gay marriage", Bangor Daily News, April 18, 2009
  18. ^ Saint Louis de Montfort Academy
  19. ^ Lernoux, Penny (1989), People of God: The Struggle for World Catholicism, New York: Viking, p. 339, ISBN 0-670-81529-2
  20. ^ Power, Margaret (2011), "Transnational, Conservative, Catholic, and Anti-Communist: Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP)", in Durham, Martin; Power, Margaret (eds.), New Perspectives on the Transnational Right, New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, p. 99, ISBN 978-0-230-62370-5
  21. ^ Flood, Alison (June 20, 2019). "Thousands petition Netflix to cancel Amazon Prime's Good Omens". The Guardian. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  22. ^ Shafer, Ellise (26 September 2021). "Catholic Protesters Congregate Outside 'Benedetta's' New York Film Festival Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Extremists of Many Stripes Gather at Values Voter Summit 2011". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  24. ^ "National Organization for Marriage Has a Rough Start to 2013". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  25. ^ Bruni, Frank (3 February 2018). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • America Needs Fatima
  • TFP Student Action
  • St. Louis de Montfort Academy
  • "Foundation for a Christian Civilization, The", Charitable Solicitations Program Charity Profile Report, Washington Secretary of State, Olympia, Washington
  • "American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property", Charity Navigator

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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources American Society for the Defense of Tradition Family and Property news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The American Society for the Defense of Tradition Family and Property also known as The American TFP and legally incorporated as The Foundation for a Christian Civilization Inc is a Traditionalist Catholic American advocacy group 2 3 It is an autonomous organization which forms part of the larger anticommunist and monarchist 4 international Tradition Family Property TFP movement founded by Brazilian intellectual politician and activist Plinio Correa de Oliveira American Society for the Defense of Tradition Family and Property TFP Founded1973 1973 Type501 c 3 CharityRegistration no 23 7325778 EIN LocationSpring Grove Pennsylvania U S Area servedUnited StatesKey peopleRaymond E Drake PresidentJohn Horvat II Vice PresidentRevenue 8 530 115 FY 2012 1 Employees60Volunteers75Websitetfp wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Activities 4 Criticism 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editFounded in 1973 it is one of many Tradition Family and Property groups TFPs and like minded organizations worldwide all of which are inspired by the work of the Brazilian intellectual politician and activist Plinio Correa de Oliveira The first American group was incorporated in 1975 and established its first hermitage in 1977 in Yonkers New York The Yonkers location was subsequently closed and the hermits establishing their permanent hermitage on 70 acres in Spring Grove Pennsylvania 5 The Foundation for a Christian Civilization Foundation was incorporated in 1973 drawing on earlier ties between Brazilians who traveled to the US to develop a North American affiliate The American TFP developed early connections with leaders of the religious and political right including Paul Weyrich of The Heritage Foundation and the Free Congress Foundation and Morton Blackwell of the College Republican National Committee and the Reagan administration 6 7 Founded to help fundraising for a Catholic counterrevolution against communism it subsequently became a civil cultural organization that aims to uphold and promote the values of Christian civilization The Foundation later merged in June 1992 with American TFP to form a single corporation identified as The Foundation for a Christian Civilization 5 Organization editThe organization solicits funds as a non profit charity 2 not as a diocesan organization 8 Its annual public reports to the Internal Revenue Service indicate that between 2002 and 2014 it disbursed 1 800 000 to support the St Louis de Montfort Academy and 1 500 000 to support related organizations in North and South America most significantly Canada Needs Our Lady Associacao dos Fundadores and the Tradicion y Accion organizations of Colombia and Peru 9 Activities editTFP has continued its ties with the political right as a participating sponsor of the Conservative Political Action Conference 10 and by signing statements issued by the Heartland Institute that opposed housing finance reform legislation 11 and discussions of climate change in comprehensive energy legislation 12 and in the State Department funding authorization 13 TFP Student Action is the university campus outreach of the TFP 14 Its activities include distributing fliers and other literature on the streets of universities sponsoring speakers on campuses hosting student conferences and organizing protests and petitions especially against abortion and LGBT student groups at Catholic universities Its most recent campaign is against the 96 Catholic colleges and universities that allow LGBT student groups 15 In April 2009 volunteers of TFP Student Action traveled to the major cities of New Hampshire 16 and Maine 17 to distribute literature against same sex marriage The American TFP provides the staff to run Saint Louis de Montfort Academy a boys boarding school in Herndon Pennsylvania that provides students with a traditional Catholic education 18 It also operates Call to Chivalry summer camps which express Oliveira s view 19 of nobility chivalry and the benefits of the feudal past 20 The Return to Order campaign is an offshoot of the US Foundation for a Christian Civilisation In 2019 it organized a petition against the Good Omens miniseries as mocking God s wisdom and making Satanism appear normal light and acceptable but they targeted the petition at Netflix rather than Amazon Prime Video which distributes the series 21 In 2021 they staged a protest at the 59th New York Film Festival due to the festival showing the Paul Verhoeven film Benedetta which they deemed blasphemous for its portrayal of lesbianism within the confines of a convent 22 Criticism editThe American TFP has been cited in several articles by the Southern Poverty Law Center SPLC for their anti LGBT views 23 According to the SPLC the TFP is a virulently anti LGBT 24 Jesuit priest James Martin referring to the American TFP and to the organization Church Militant commented that These online extremist hate groups are now more powerful than local churches 25 See also editAmerica Needs Fatima Alliance Defending Freedom Catholic League Christian Institute Family Research CouncilReferences edit American Society for the Defense of Tradition Family and Property Charity Navigator a b Fundraising Disclosure Notice TFP Student Action Archived 2011 01 03 at the Wayback Machine The Counter Revolution Who We Are The American TFP 17 April 2021 Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Colonial TFP PDF Crusade Magazine 65 Hanover PA The American Society for the Defense of Tradition Family and Property 1 September October 2003 a b Mary Queen of the Third Millennium Inc v The Foundation for a Christian Civilization Inc United States Patent And Trademark Office December 3 2008 Power Margaret 2011 Transnational Conservative Catholic and Anti Communist Tradition Family and Property TFP in Durham Martin Power Margaret eds New Perspectives on the Transnational Right New York Palgrave MacMillan pp 96 97 ISBN 978 0 230 62370 5 Lernoux Penny 1989 People of God The Struggle for World Catholicism New York Viking p 343 ISBN 0 670 81529 2 Office of the Chancellor Pastoral Bulletin Archdiocese of Miami October 17 2007 The Foundation for a Christian Civilization Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax IRS Form 990N New York Foundation Center 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Retrieved 25 April 2015 Rick Santorum to CPAC Let s Talk About How We Can Build a Great America Again The American Conservative Union March 7 2014 archived from the original on 2016 01 11 retrieved March 6 2015 Participating Sponsors Tradition Family Property Free Market Leaders Urge Senate to Reject Housing Finance Overhaul The Heartland Institute April 23 2014 retrieved March 6 2015 Coalition members include leaders from Tradition Family Property Inc Open Letter to Senator Pete Domenici PDF Environment amp Climate News 6 4 The Heartland Institute 7 May 2003 Open Letter to Congressman Henry Hyde PDF Environment amp Climate News 6 6 The Heartland Institute 15 July 2003 TFP Student Action Scandal Research finds pro homosexual clubs at 96 Catholic universities Archived 2009 09 07 at the Wayback Machine Gay marriage protesters make noise in Nashua dead link Bloch Jessica Protesters take aim at bill for gay marriage Bangor Daily News April 18 2009 Saint Louis de Montfort Academy Lernoux Penny 1989 People of God The Struggle for World Catholicism New York Viking p 339 ISBN 0 670 81529 2 Power Margaret 2011 Transnational Conservative Catholic and Anti Communist Tradition Family and Property TFP in Durham Martin Power Margaret eds New Perspectives on the Transnational Right New York Palgrave MacMillan p 99 ISBN 978 0 230 62370 5 Flood Alison June 20 2019 Thousands petition Netflix to cancel Amazon Prime s Good Omens The Guardian Retrieved June 23 2019 Shafer Ellise 26 September 2021 Catholic Protesters Congregate Outside Benedetta s New York Film Festival Premiere Variety Retrieved 29 September 2021 Extremists of Many Stripes Gather at Values Voter Summit 2011 Southern Poverty Law Center Retrieved 2018 07 23 National Organization for Marriage Has a Rough Start to 2013 Southern Poverty Law Center Retrieved 2018 07 23 Bruni Frank 3 February 2018 Opinion The Scariest Catholic in America Published 2018 The New York Times Archived from the original on 7 February 2018 Retrieved 30 January 2021 External links editOfficial website nbsp America Needs Fatima TFP Student Action St Louis de Montfort Academy Foundation for a Christian Civilization The Charitable Solicitations Program Charity Profile Report Washington Secretary of State Olympia Washington American Society for the Defense of Tradition Family and Property Charity Navigator Retrieved from https 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