Catholics Resist Same-sex "marriage" -- Traditional Marriage Ads Received with Cheers and Jeers

HANOVER, Penn., June 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) is receiving mixed reactions after publishing large ads opposing same-sex "marriage." The statement titled Battling for America’s Soul: How Homosexual "Marriage" Threatens Our Nation and Faith—TFP Urges Lawful and Conscientious Resistance, appeared as a two-page ad simultaneously in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Times on June 5.

"A wave of phone calls and emails are pouring in," said TFP director Preston Noell. "What I find most shocking is the impolite and even vitriolic tone contained in the replies advocating same-sex 'marriage.' Our group has been called just about every ugly name for publishing a calm and reasoned defense of traditional marriage," he said.

"But the number of positive responses is great. It's clear to me that Christian America is ready to peacefully reject and resist the imposition of homosexual "marriage," he added.

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America Needs Fatima

America Needs Fatima exists to win the heart and soul of America for Mary with the Fatima message. America urgently needs the prophetic messages of Our Lady at Fatima. Above all, America needs a clear direction, a great purpose, and the means to achieve it. The admonitions, requests, and warnings of Mary Most Holy can be called a heaven-sent survival manual. The essence of Our Lady's message is an invitation to open our eyes to the gravity of today's moral corruption, to explain it in light of God's plans, and to outline how to prevent the chastisement. Our Lady is thus teaching us about our epoch and our future. To fulfill this desire in spreading our Lady's message, America Needs Fatima (ANF) has organized pro-life rallies, anti-blasphemy protests, the distribution of millions of fliers nationwide, a home visitation program enthroning statues of Our Lady of Fatima, and the promotion of books and devotional items. All seek to draw people closer to God and His Blessed Mother. Over 3,000 Catholics gathered to protest the launching of the blasphemous film Dogma.

Why America must resist homosexual 'marriage' in California and elsewhere

If the family sinks, so will America.

Can you recall a time when traditional marriage was in greater peril?

You see – against the will of 61% of the state’s voters – California’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of homosexual “marriage” on May 15. Traditional marriage was dealt another blow when New York Governor David Patterson ordered legal recognition for same-sex “marriages” contracted out of state.

Marriage is being redefined, turned inside out by the homosexual movement.

You and I must rally in defense of the family. What can we do?

I have a good answer: The American TFP just published two-page ads in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Times. The title is: Battling for America’s Soul: How Homosexual “Marriage” Threatens Our Nation and Faith—the TFP Urges Lawful and Conscientious Resistance.

The statement is hard-hitting. Insightful. Informative. When you read it, you will find the wisdom of the Catholic Church, effective answers, and a plan of action.

Read it. Study it. And spread it far and wide.

There is a battle going on for America’s soul. You and I must defend the truth, the family and the law of God.

If you have any comments to share with me on this vital topic, please do. You can reach me at studentaction@tfp.org.

With best regards and prayers for you and your family,

John Ritchie

TFP Student Action Director

P.S. – To read the TFP’s statement opposing the homosexual movement, click here.

TFP Student Action members join March for Life in Poland

Two members of TFP Student Action flew to Poland for the annual March for Life and Family. Every year, the march there grows, a encouraging sign that Catholic Poland is alive and increasingly unwilling to give up their most basic principles.

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"America Needs Fatima": TFP Students prepare for trip to Europe for international seminar on Catholic issues...

"America Needs Fatima": TFP Students prepare for trip to Europe for international seminar on Catholic issues...

When does life begin?

Well, the answer to that question is simple: at the beginning.
Dr. Fritz Baumgartner, MD, makes a very strong case against
those who claim that life begins "after it begins" -- an
opinion typically held by abortion advocates.

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He states:

There is no more pivotal moment in the subsequent growth and development of a human being than when 23 chromosomes of the father join with 23 chromosomes of the mother to form a unique, 46-chromosomed individual, with a gender, who had previously simply not existed. Period. No debate.

When Campus Rosary Crusade members pray in front of abortion clinics, they encounter those who say that unborn children only become people at 3 months or after birth. No kidding. This article demonstrates how they are wrong.

Study finds 96 pro-homosexual clubs on Catholic universities

Here is another reason to pray and affirm traditional moral values.

Read the full study here and view listing of "Catholic" institutions which allow the homosexual movement to undermine Catholic moral teaching by setting up camp with these clubs.

There's been talk that Pope Benedict XVI will address the crisis in Catholic higher education when he meets with the presidents of Catholic universities at the Catholic University of America later this month.

V-Monologues at Notre Dame Protested

TFP Student Action members could not remain silent about performances of the vile 'Monologues' at Notre Dame. Traveling from Pennsylvania to Indiana, they distributed a flyer which echoed Bishop D’Arcy’s statement at the gates of Notre Dame on Tuesday morning.

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The Twenty-Eighth State?

So far, twenty-seven states have amended their constitutions to protect traditional marriage. Pennsylvania maybe on the way to becoming the twenty-eighth state.
On March 17 the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on the proposed amendment. The next day a vote was held to see if the bill would make it to the Senate floor. In a 10 to 4 vote, the proposition passed. All now that is required is the somewhat formidable approval of both legislative chambers in two consecutive two-year sessions and final approval through a state referendum
Seventeen state senators sponsor the proposition with Senator Michael Brubaker as the prime sponsor.
On the seventeenth, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property expressed its support for the proposed amendment. Gathered outside of the State Capitol building in Strawberry Square, TFP members distributed pro-traditional marriage flyers and held a banner that read “Marriage is not a creation of the State. It was established by God in Paradise, with our first parents, Adam and Eve (cf. Gen 2:24). Vote YES for traditional marriage! Approve SB 1250 and amend Pennsylvania’s Constitution.”
Signs with “HONK for Traditional Marriage” received support from passing drivers in downtown Harrisburg. Throughout the morning, TFP pipers played bagpipe music that filled the air punctuated by the shrill honking of many horns.
Passersby overwhelmingly affirmed their rejection of same-sex “marriage.”
“It’s common sense,” said one gentleman, “it’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.”
If the proposed amendment is approved, the change will only take place in 2009.

Bishops blast V-Monologues play on Catholic campuses

Members of the Campus Rosary Crusade have been opposing productions of the lewd V-Monologues play over the years -- especially when they are presented at Catholic institutions of higher learning such as the University of Notre Dame, where they subvert Catholic morality and thus have no place. There are new developments to report.

Just recently, Catholics protested at Loyola in New Orleans. The next day, Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans issued a statement against the play, saying

Academic freedom encourages the pursuit of the truth. Academic freedom is prostituted when it is used to justify activities which dehumanize women and perpetuate blatant falsehood.

Likewise, Bishop D'Arcy issued a powerful statement condemning the decision of Fr. Jenkins, president of Notre Dame, for allowing the play to disgrace campus later this month.

Bishop D’Arcy also criticized the play’s scheduling for Holy Week, saying, “If this play is performed on the dates scheduled, it will be held during Easter week, the holiest time of the church year… Surely Notre Dame will not prefer or even seem to prefer the requirements of the V-Day campaign to the proper observance of Easter.”

Also, see:

Human Life International Calls for Ouster of Notre Dame President

Rejecting Abortion at Millersville University

College students walking to and from classes on Monday morning, March 3, received a clear message: reject abortion and defend the unborn. TFP Student Action members invited students at Millersville University near Lancaster, Penn., to ponder the tragedy of abortion and shake off the indifference that permeates our culture.
Whenever TFP Student Action promotes traditional moral values, there is always lively debate and sometimes strange relativistic opposition. “Thank you for explaining your position against abortion,” said one student. “I am personally fine with abortion. But we’re both right. You’re right and I’m right,” she insisted.

To read the rest of this story and to watch a video of the campaign click here.

Spreading the CRC at CPAC

From Thursday the 7th until Saturday the 9th, the nations wide array of conservatives gathered in Washington D.C. for the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC for short. This year was monumental for two reasons. First of all it was the largest CPAC ever, likely due to the elections this year. Second, President Bush gave a speech Friday morning.

All of that aside, there were a good number of university students attending and a good number of them were Catholic, concerned with the crises that saturate our society, the same crises that is eating away at our family values. When I told them about the Campus Rosary Crusade, their eyes lit up with enthusiasm. It put into perspective, for me at least, the longing that many college students have to publicly reject the moral deterioration of society and the culture.

I'm praying that these students will answer the call to start a Campus Rosary Crusade group at their school. If you would like to start your own Rosary group at your school, you can contact me at mjt1886@gmail.com, or TFP Student Action at studentaction@tfp.org. May Our Lady Bless your Rosary group with success and spiritual prosperity.

V-Monologues Attacks Morality on 20 Catholic Campuses

Please include this intention in your Rosaries...

Feminists at 20 Catholic colleges and universities plan to assault Catholic moral teaching with performances of The V-Monologues. Year after year, during the weeks surrounding St. Valentine’s Day, prominent Catholic institutions have allowed the play to carry on despite its vulgar anti-Catholic message of sexual anarchy.

Sign this protest now to defend the truth

TFP Holds Conference over March for Life Weekend.

TFP Student Action held a University Student Conference starting Saturday January 19th and culminating on Tuesday January 22nd with the March for Life in Washington D.C. Over the weekend, around 20 students, from California to New York, and even England, listened to talks dealing with the return of Radical Atheism, the Importance of being in the Public Square and the 2200 Rosary Rallies that TFP's 'America Needs Fatima' campaign coordinated on October 13th. There was, also, a slide show illustrating TFP Student Action's presence at Fort Benning, Georgia for God Bless Fort Benning Day.

However, the event would not be nearly as noteworthy without the presence of His Imperial and Royal Highness, Prince Bertrand of Orleans Braganca. Prince Bertrand is of the Imperial House in Brazil and is the brother of Prince Luiz, who, if Brazil was still a Monarchy, would be the acting Emperor. His Highness gave a closing speech at Sunday night's Dinner convoking the participants of the conference to practice the virtue of purity with a story, exuberantly told by His Highness, about the great Godfrey of Bullion and the Crusades.

The Conference climaxed on Tuesday the 22nd with the March for Life in Washington D.C. We were on the road by 8:45 and were there by 11:30. The street transformed into one massive throng of people as we waited for the march up Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court Building. As the multitude coalesced, the great red banners of the TFP made their way to the front of the line, towering above the asphalt, as both marchers and pedestrians looked up in awe.
There was an estimated 200,000 people in attendance, the majority being Catholic.

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“Absolutely NO” to Jerry Springer Show

Despite rainy weather conditions, hundreds of outraged Catholics gathered in front of Carnegie Hall in Manhattan to pray and express their rejection over the blasphemous Jerry Springer: The Opera in Comedy. The peaceful protest was a response to the indecent show which attacks the honor and purity of Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Public Square Rosaries a Success

On October 13th, the American TFP coordinated over 2200 Rosary Rallies nationwide. With Rallies ranging in size, from 1000 down to 4 or 5, the event was truly monumental. All of the Large cities were represented: New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. Even Hollywood had one. To learn more about this groundbreaking event, click here.