Missouri Family Policy Council

Missouri Family Policy Council (MFPC) is a Christian fundamentalist lobbying organization headquartered in suburban St. Louis. It is the Focus on the Family affiliate for Missouri. The affiliate has also gone by the names Family Policy Center[2] and Family Policy Alliance of Missouri.[3]

Missouri Family Policy Council
26-1215011 (EIN)
Key people
Joe Ortwerth, Director
Budget
Revenue: $135,785
Expenses: $116,333
(Tax year 2017)[1]
Websitewww.missourifamily.org

MFPC describes itself as "dedicated to promoting Biblical principles in our government."[4] It advocates for laws against LGBT rights, restrictions on stripping, and lobbies on other matters of sexual morality.

Positions

Against LGBT rights

The organization opposes same-sex marriage,[5] calling the effort to legalize it a "drive to pervert the institution of marriage."[6] It participated in a 2014 lawsuit against gay couples trying to jointly file taxes in Missouri.[7]

Opposition to strip clubs

MFPC lobbied to pass legislation prohibiting nudity and alcohol in strip clubs in Missouri, resulting in among the strictest such laws in the United States.[8]

Opposition to abortion

MFPC is opposed to abortion. It sponsored laws to shut down Missouri abortion clinics using health and safety standards; the laws were ruled unconstitutional in District Court.[9]

References
  1. "Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. Clarkson, Frederick (1999). "Takin' It to the States" (PDF). The Public Eye. Vol. XIII, no. 2/3. pp. 8–12. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. Shurr, Alisha (May 28, 2019). "From lawmaker to lobbyist, Joe Ortwerth retiring from public life in Missouri". The Missouri Times. Jefferson City, Missouri. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. Gurecki, Gary (January 30, 2014). "Association Profile: Missouri Family Policy Council". The Missouri Times. Jefferson City, Missouri. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. Salter, Jim (February 12, 2014). "ACLU to challenge state's gay marriage rules". St. Joseph News-Press. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. Ortwerth, Joe (June 28, 2011). "Pro-Family Leaders Decry NY Vote to Redefine Marriage". Jeff City Update. Jefferson City, Missouri. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. Blank, Chris (January 10, 2014). "Join tax returns for Missouri gay couples spur suit". St. Joseph News-Press. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. Lieb, David A. (November 16, 2011). "State court upholds strip club restrictions". The Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  9. "Missouri pro-life law will increase scrutiny of abortion sellers". Family Policy Alliance. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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