The American TFP has been combating public blasphemy and sacrilege since 1978. In that year, it’s first public protest was against a Planned Parenthood pamphlet which contained a horrible caricature of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A crowd of 1,500 Catholics gathered in front of Planned Parenthood’s offices in New York and Planned Parenthood issued an official letter of apology. From that time, the TFP has organized dozens of protests against blasphemies involving art exhibits, plays, movies, cartoons and books. In recent years, the TFP has organized rallies in reparation for satanic black masses performed in Oklahoma and blasphemous Broadway shows and art exhibits in New York City.
On the coattails of the Gnostic wave set in motion by The Da Vinci Code, and using the same media ploys of sensationalism, psychological impact and moral-emotional shock, the National Geographic Society has launched its new product: The Gospel of Judas. The tone of its marketing is the same as Dan Brown’s … Read more
Vatican Prelate Urges Organized Da Vinci Code Protests On April 28, Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, criticized The Da Vinci Code book and film, and urged Catholics to organize protests worldwide, while speaking at a Catholic conference in Rome. According to the news agency Ansa, … Read more
Dr. Jose Maria Alcasid, President of the Philippine Crusade for the Defense of Christian Civilization, has launched an effort to protest the upcoming Da Vinci Code film in the Philippines. The effort consists in sending a letter to each of the Filipino Bishops, urging them to condemn the film and encourage the … Read more
“Don’t protest, you’re just giving them free publicity!” That is the advice that the anti-blasphemy protester must often endure when organizing protests in front of theaters. The conventional wisdom is that controversy generates interest. And interest will in turn only fuel ticket sales. The best thing a Catholic can do in face … Read more
It was raining. But it didn’t matter. It wasn’t going to stop members of TFP Student Action who hit the streets of George Washington University in the nation’s capital to collect petitions and hand out flyers against the upcoming movie The Da Vinci Code. In no time, 2,500 flyers were gone. “Our … Read more
""""[vc_column_text] March 18, over thirty American TFP friends and members gathered at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia to launch the TFP’s latest book, Rejecting The Da Vinci Code. The speaker, Mr. Byron Whitcraft, delivered an exposition on the book’s contents and the reasons why fighting against this latest attack on … Read more
“In a society marked by confusion and error about the most fundamental truths, Rejecting The Da Vinci Code is a light in the darkness. This timely volume helps those who may be deceived by the falsehoods in Dan Brown’s book to adhere to the truth. It is a great gift for our … Read more
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima campaign are gearing up to protest against the blasphemous movie The Da Vinci Code when it is released nationwide on May 19, 2006. The organization hopes to recruit tens of thousands of its activists to … Read more
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima campaign are gearing up to protest against the blasphemous movie The Da Vinci Code when it is released nationwide on May 19, 2006. The organization hopes to recruit tens of thousands of its activists to … Read more
It was early December and many old friends were around the table in lively conversation after months of being scattered across America as part of the “Katrina Diaspora.” Stories of personal adventures and misadventures, loss and separation from family and friends, were bantered back and forth. Everyone had just returned from the … Read more