Family Institute of Connecticut
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The Family Institute of Connecticut is an interdenominational,[1] conservative[2] 501(c)(3) non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1989.[3] Its stated goal is to encourage and strengthen the family as the foundation of society and to promote Judeo-Christian ethical and moral values in the culture and government of Connecticut.[4]
It has been a vocal opponent of assisted suicide,[5] abortion,[6] and same-sex marriage in Connecticut.[7] The organization is a Family Policy Council, meaning that it is the state affiliate of Focus on the Family.[8]
Organizational structure
The FIC comprises three organizations:[9]
- The Family Institute of Connecticut focuses on marriage-strengthening projects, educational efforts, and research. It opposes abortion, assisted suicide, and same-sex marriage, promotes alternatives to public schools, and has programs to strengthen marriages for opposite-sex couples.
- FIC Action is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization founded in 2004. It conducts political lobbying at the state level to oppose assisted suicide and previously lobbied against same-sex marriage.
- The Family Institute of Connecticut Action Committee is a registered state of Connecticut political action committee. FIC Action Committee was created in 2004 to promote candidates for Connecticut state government who are sympathetic to the organization's agenda.[10]
Board of Directors
- Ken Von Kohorn, Chairman
- Richard Caporaso, Treasurer
- John Hummel
- Gary G. Jackson
- Dick Kazarian
- Ed Morgan
Advisors
- Michael Jarjura, former mayor, Waterbury
- Win Smith, former state senator Milford
- Greg M. Hannan, attorney, Wallingford
- Rev. LeRoy Bailey, Jr., Senior Pastor, The First Cathedral, Bloomfield
- Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht, Beth Israel Synagogue, Norwalk
- Rev. Earl M. Inswiller, Jr., Living Waters Fellowship Church, Windsor Locks[11]
References
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- ↑ Gay Couples Celebrate New Status New York Times, Tracy Gordon Fox, October 16, 2008
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