Ruth Institute Blog

First of all this week, there was a big (about 5,000 observations) sophisticated (University of Chicago Business School) study of bad behavior in little boys. Conclusion: little boys benefit substantially from living with both their biological parents. The second study was a little (78 observations) simplistic (unrepresentative sample, ideologically motivated researchers) of the Quality of Life of the children of lesbian couples. Conclusion: the children of lesbian couples are just as happy and well-adjusted as their peers.  Read more…

By Michelle Laque Johnson

Click here to view a video of Dr. Morse speaking.

People who promote same-sex marriage say the Catholic Church’s stand that marriage is a sacrament that must be between one man and one woman is gay-bashing. Why, they ask, should it matter to you if two people of the same sex get married? Love is love, right? Read more…

The program is called “Promoting Marriage on Campus.” This is an interview with Dr. Morse being aired on EWTN’s show, “Faith & Culture.” Click here for air times and viewing information.

This powerful video captures Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse’s (Ruth Institute) testimony to the Rhode Island House Judiciary on March 1, 2011. Reportedly, silence followed her testimony in our nation’s most Catholic state.

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Aquinas College and Ruth Institute plan conference, featuring Janet Smith, Jennifer Roback Morse and Bradford Wilcox, to strengthen marriage in a hostile world.

STEUBENVILLE, OH—”Marriage will be what this generation makes of it,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute. “My generation had its turn. It’s time for the millennials to step up to the plate.”

Morse answered the question “Same-Sex Marriage: Why Not?” before a packed house Wednesday, February 2, as part of Franciscan University’s Distinguished Speakers Series.

“Marriage in every society is the preferred place for sex and childbearing. Childbearing and sex are somehow related,” said Morse, author of Love and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village. “The sexual revolution took these three things—marriage, sex, and childbearing—apart.” Read more…

By Katherine Gregg and TOM MOONEY

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. (Sorry. Couldn’t get it over here.)

PROVIDENCE — The same-sex marriage debate played out at high volume at the State House on Wednesday, with advocates waving “vote for love” signs, and opponents arguing that nothing less than the soul of Rhode Island, the well-being of its children and the “sanctity of marriage” are at stake in a year when the state’s new governor and openly gay House speaker are enthusiastically backing gay nuptials. Read more…

‘Love and Life in the Divine Plan’ scheduled for Feb. 25-26, 2011

Contact: Mary Beth Hutchins, CRC Public Relations, 703-683-5004 ext 105, mhutchins@crcpublicrelations.com; Twitter: @MBwithCRC

NASHVILLE, Feb. 8, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — In an age when traditional marriage is under assault from all sides, Aquinas College is preparing to equip area youth and young adults with the knowledge to defend what they know to be true. Read more…

by John-Henry Westen

SAN MARCOS, CA, January 4, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage Education Fund, has announced its first annual Reel Love Challenge, a video contest for young adults, aged 18-30. The contest is open to all young adults, married or single, male or female, in college, out of college, or never been anywhere near a college. “This contest is for everyone in the next generation to give their ideas about what sustains love over the course of a lifetime,” says Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of The Ruth Institute. Read more…

by Jennifer LeClaire

There’s plenty of talk about the attack on marriages and family. Now, the Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage Education Fund, is encouraging creative young adults to become part of the solution with a video contest.

The Ruth Institute just launched its first annual Reel Love Challenge, a video contest for young adults aged 18 to 30. The contest is open to all young adults, married or single, male or female, in college, out of college, or never been anywhere near a college. This contest offers a platform for a generation to offer ideas about what sustains love over a lifetime.

“Marriage will be what your generation makes it,” says Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of The Ruth Institute. “Divorce, adultery, even incest are all over the news. I urge all emerging adults to take matters into their own hands and begin to create a culture of fidelity and love.”

Roback says the Reel Love Challenge gives young adults a forum to start asking and answering, the right questions, such as “What makes lifelong love possible?” and “Why is it worth the effort?” She says the videos can be professional looking, or just done with a cell phone camera. The Ruth Institute is more interested in content, thoughts, and ideas, than Hollywood production quality.

Here’s the skinny on entering the contest: Read more…

by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.

I hear this question all the time when I travel. I heard it this fall in Michigan and New Jersey and North Carolina.   The Prop 8 case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, will be in court again on December 6^th. I will be live-blogging from the courtroom.  I expect the posts will be at www.prop8case.com and at www.ruthblog.org. This case is extremely important, no matter where you live.  Perry v. Schwarzenegger is a federal case. The court is being asked to rule on the question of whether the requirement that marriage consist of one man and one woman violates the U.S. Constitution. If the courts find that there is a federal right to same sex marriage, there will be same sex marriage all over the country, immediately.  End of story. You care about this case. Read more…

Sacramento diocese brings in expert to offer tips on how to defend Church’s teachings on matrimony

(From the homepage of the Diocese of Sacramento)

Jennifer Roback Morse, an expert on marriage, sexuality and the family, will speak on “Same Sex Marriage: Why Not?” and how to explain the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage during a presentation on Thursday, Oct. 21, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Good Shepherd Church, located at 9539 Racquet Ct. in Elk Grove. Read more…

Sacramento, Calif., Oct 6, 2010 / 02:55 am (CNA).- The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento will host family scholar Jennifer Roback Morse to discuss how to defend Catholic teaching on marriage, especially as it relates to the debate over same-sex “marriage.” Read more…

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.”

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!

at the end of March. I will be speaking at Houston Baptist University. My topic will be “What happened to the culture of marriage in the West?”
The talk is open to the public. Tell your friends in the Houston area.

My trip to NYC has been very successful, which I will tell about in a future post. However, for now, I have to tell you this: I’m stuck in the blizzard!  I was supposed to leave early this morning, fly to St. Louis for an EWTN taping, and then fly home. Instead, I will be lucky to get out of NYC by Friday, and home by Saturday!

On February 2, 2010, I will be at Stanford, debating the topic, “Is Christianity Compatible with Capitalism? Altruism v. Egoism.”  My debate opponent will be Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute.  The debate is jointly sponsored by the Objectivists of Stanford and the Catholic Community at Stanford. The debate will begin at 7:30, and will be held in Building 320, Room 105.

I hope to see you there!