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The Family Institute of Connecticut is an interdenominational, conservative 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization founded in 1989. 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. It has been a vocal opponent of assisted suicide, abortion, and same-sex marriage in Connecticut, USA.

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The FIC comprises three organizations:

  • 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.

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    Staff

  • Peter Wolfgang, President, FIC Action & Executive Director, Family Institute of Connecticut
  • Lawrence Taffner, Director of Operations
  • Nicole Stacy, Director of Research

    • Board

  • 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

    • References

    Family Institute of Connecticut Wikipedia
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