Palmetto Family Council
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Palmetto Family Council is a nonprofit public policy organization focused upon implementing conservative Christian ideas in South Carolina state law, especially concerning sexual morality. It opposes same-sex marriage, sex education, and vaccination against sexually transmitted infection. It supports restrictions on abortion and pornography. It works to place symbols of Christianity into schools and civic institutions, violating the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution.[3][4] Similar national groups include the Family Research Council, a domestic hate group.[5]
Established | 1993 |
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Founder | G. Steven Suits |
57-0968725 (EIN) | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) organization[1] |
Headquarters | 1414 Lady St. #3304, Columbia |
Key people | Steve Pettit, President. |
Revenue (2017) | $219,957[2] |
Website | www |
Palmetto Family Council has stated its goal is to "transform the culture in South Carolina by promoting the values and virtues of marriage, the traditional family model, and sexual purity."[6] South Carolina politician Todd Rutherford described Palmetto Family Council as "a group whose mission is to fight against equal rights and equal treatment of others."[7]
Palmetto Family Council is a Family Policy Council, meaning that it is a Focus on the Family state-level affiliate organization. Its headquarters are in Columbia near the South Carolina State House.