“The Liberation of Lifelong Love: Church Teaching on Marriage” is the opening of my contribution to a new book called “Women, Sex & the Church: A Case for Catholic Teaching.” I realize that many of my readers are not Catholic. However, I still enthusiastically encourage you to consider purchasing this book. Many of the chapters contain valuable information from the social sciences that will be helpful to anyone from any faith tradition making the case for traditional sexual morality. Read more…
Young parents Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston may have gotten engaged again recently, but they are still a quintessential “red” family trying to swim against the tide of family change, say two family law professors who have launched a debate about “red” and “blue” American families.
I will be in LA this morning, representing NOM at a press conference for the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles. from their press release:
The Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, an organization of conservative Hispanics, will announce the details of a $1 million campaign in support of California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina at a press conference in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 27 at 11:00am Pacific Time.
NOM was asked to provide a speaker in support of this effort. When I became acquainted with their views, I was eager to help. The Partnership gives voice to the vast majority of Latinos who are pro-natural family. 56% of Latinos oppose gay marriage, compared to 42% of all non-Hispanic people. In 2008, for example, Latino voters helped provide the margin of victory for Proposition 8 in California restoring the traditional definition of marriage, supporting the initiative by 53% (compared to only 49% support among non-Latino whites).
Latinos strongly believe in the dignity of the human person. 57% believe abortion should be illegal, compared to 40% of all non-Hispanic people.
The Partnership supports Carly Fiorina because she believes in the right to life, from the moment of conception, and opposes same-sex marriage.
I am happy to stand in solidarity with my Latino sisters and brothers who share these views. See you in LA!
the news coverage of the NOM rally in NH got my quote right, but got my name wrong. Oh well. I could have easily straightened him out, if he had asked.
Dr. Ruth Roback, who heads the NOM-financed Ruth Institute, challenged the view that same-sex marriage does not degrade the lives of heterosexual couples.
Once same-sex marriage is made legal, Roback claimed state governments through education, social policies and other means try to force different social mores on the public.
“Marriage is a natural, pre-political institution; same-sex marriage is entirely a creation of the state,” Roback said. “Same-sex marriage is a hostile takeover of civil society by the state.”
The New Contraceptive World Order holds these tenets: Sex is a sterile recreational activity. “Safe” sex (meaning sex with a condom) has no significant negative consequences. Marriage is not necessary for either sexual activity or childbearing. And unlimited sexual activity is an entitlement for everyone old enough to give meaningful consent.
But there is a serpent in this man-made paradise: All of these tenets are false. Read more…
We are getting excited about our Gala August 12 near LAX. Southern CA supporters of the Ruth Institute should be getting an invitation in the mail shortly after the July 4th weekend. If you don’t get one, let us know! Or, just go here to sign yourself up!
According to Gallup’s recent Values and Beliefs survey, Americans are “sharply divided” on 4 issues: doctor-assisted suicide, homosexual relations, abortion, and out-of-wedlock childbearing. Close to half of us perceive these activities in particular as “morally acceptable;” close to half disagree and find them “morally wrong.” (The survey asked about 16 behaviors; these were the most evenly divided among those polled.) Curious? Listen in. (Click the POD icon.)
By Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse|Published Date: April 04, 2010 at The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview.
Equal, but…
“Kids Do as Well with Same Sex Parents,” the headlines screamed. I crossed swords with Judith Stacey, one of the authors of this most recent study, at a debate at Bowling Green State a few years ago. I asked her point blank if she believed men and women were completely interchangeable as parents. In front of that very friendly audience, she said absolutely: the gender of parents doesn’t matter. And so she says now, in this new article the media loved. But midway through the article, her argument shifts from a “no difference” argument to my favorite definition of feminism: men and women are identical, except women are better. Her article ends with an intimation that I believe tells strongly against same sex marriage. Redefining marriage will create a cultural climate that will drive men out of the family, and lead to the belief that the only good man is a gay man. Read more…
My weekly radio show on Issues Etc will be on this article from the Gallup Poll. Americans are sharply divided over 4 moral issues: physician assisted suicide, same sex relations, abortion and having a baby outside marriage. However, there are some surprises further down in the article. The show will be on the Issues Etc page, and eventually, on our podcast page.
Americans are confused about the true nature of marriage “because we live in an era of big government,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, an economist who studies love and marriage and the founder of The Ruth Institute.
“Big government did not create marriage,” said Morse, who recently spoke to students at The King’s College in New York City, as part of the school’s Distinguished Visitors Series. “Government does not create marriage. Marriage is a natural reality that preexists the state.” Read more…
by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse. Originally pubished at National Catholic Register, March 22,2010.
“Domestic partnerships make us second-class citizens. We want marriage, just like everyone else.”
This is the constant refrain of the marriage-redefinition advocates. Drawing a legal distinction, any legal distinction, between same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples is unfair and amounts to ill treatment of the same-sex couples. But does this argument really hold up? Read more…
This article was first published May 12, 2010, at the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview.
Well, we have survived another Mother’s Day. But what is the holiday really all about, besides an excuse to sell chocolates, flowers, greeting cards and a bit of guilt? Why should we “celebrate” motherhood, when motherhood itself is under attack, or at least, undergoing some kind of cultural renovation? Read more…
Judith Stacey and Timothy Biblarz’s new study, “Two Mommies Are as Good as Mom and Dad,” actually goes further than this: midway through the piece, the viewpoint becomes that women (or gay men) are better than heterosexual men. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse has already responded in print; now she unpacks this study in this podcast.
Ask yourself how important the issue really is. What is the worst thing that can happen if your spouse wins this quarrel?
Winning is for losers. There’s a good chance you’ll really be the winner if you just let this one go. If your spouse’s ego is wounded, he or she may come up with ways to repair it that you won’t necessarily like. Beware of human nature. Play it safe. Be humble. Suck it up and let it go…for good.
Want more marriage-saving tips? Get all “101 Tips for a Happier Marriage: You can improve your marriage even if your spouse doesn’t change a bit” here.
A book review by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. This article was first published by FamilyInAmerica.org in their Winter 2009 journal.
When first published in 1947, Family and Civilization was a significant book on the sociology of the family. Thanks to the Background imprint of ISI Books, it is back in print. In this classic, Carle Zimmerman brings clarity to the precise area of today’s greatest confusion: the definition and evolution of the family. Instead of the Triumphant March of Liberation presented by the Life Style Left, the late Harvard sociologist sees an ebb and flow of changes in family structure. Instead of a contrast between the nuclear family and the individualist family, Zimmerman contrasts three different family types. While he agrees with Marx and Engels that family structure is powerfully linked with economics and politics, Zimmerman is more analytical and less ideological. Providing evidence for some of his most fascinating claims sixty years later is The War between the State and the Family, by British scholar Patricia Morgan. Read more…
I have been meaning to write you this email for some time now, I apologize for the delay.
I wanted to share with you an experience I had on the flight home after the conference in San Diego with the Ruth Institute. I was, unfortunately, the very last person to board my full Southwest Airlines flight back to St. Louis. Once I found my seat (the only seat left), I buckled up and quickly pulled out my white binder full of the materials from the conference. Maybe this is the nerd in me, but I love to read, learn and learn some more.
As I flipped through the journals, the gentleman sitting next to me asked if I was in law school. With a smirk, I shook my head and explained that I was just brushing up on some literature. He queried further and began laughing aloud when I told him I attended a conference on why marriage was a social and economic good, amongst other things. He replied that he was shocked that I was sitting next to him, as he was a firm non-believer in marriage! Read more…
Watch the creation of this amazing student initiative! Over 700 students where involved in making this happen. The Ruth Institute was thrilled to be apart of campus activism.
This story appeared about the Ruth Institute in the National Catholic Register on their Culture of Life page, March 28-April 10, 2010 Issue. Thanks again to writer Joseph Pronechen for the interview.
When it comes to curing the ills of society’s misconceptions and attacks on traditional marriage, Jennifer Roback Morse has the antidote: the Ruth Institute.
Begun less than two years ago by Morse, from its base in San Marcos, Calif., the Ruth Institute provides a dose of what real marriage is. Morse, the institute’s president, says a main mission of the institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage, is to promote lifelong married love, especially to college students, by creating an intellectual and social atmosphere favorable to marriage. Read more…
Loading ...
