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…

Have you ever said this?

• “I know what I believe but I can’t explain it.”
• “It seems like we are losing. Are we on the wrong side of history?”
• “My church teaches that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what do I say to people who don’t believe in God?”
• “I can tell that the marriage issue is really important, but I can’t convince my friends that this is urgent. Even my friends who agree with me!”

Then this Defending Marriage CD is just right for you! To read more and to order a copy, click here. As an added bonus, those who donate $100 or more to the Ruth Institute between now and Christmas, will receive this CD for free, as our thank you gift to you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

To honor this special day, we’ve collected brief statements from college students and professionals involved in diverse ways in the marriage and life movements, and in the Ruth Institute. Here is what we are thankful for: Read more…

By Nicole Kay

Shortly after arriving Friday night, I was pleased to be able to address the entire conference of 250+ students and tell them about the Ruth Institute’s work supporting young adults. I told them about the mission of the Ruth Institute and about the Emerging Leaders program. Read more…

For a little while longer the Ruth Institute will offer the prologue and forward by Chuck Colson as a free download. You can also get individual chapters for only $1.50 each! OR, download the entire book for just $9. That’s a real deal!

Here’s a summary of what you’ll find in Chapter Two, “The Gift of Sex” Read more…

I’m writing this message from Provo, Utah, where I am spending the week contributing to an academic conference and a student symposium. Many of the Students for the Family Symposium organizers were graduates of Ruth Institute programs. This Symposium is unique in that it features a “Call for Papers” and gives students and young professionals the chance to present their work. As I was moderating one of the sessions, I thought to myself, “I have heard lots of this material before. “ Then I realized: these young people have learned from the Ruth Institute programs. This presentation is their chance to make these ideas their own, so they can feel confident expressing themselves in discussion or argument or debate. I was certainly gratified to see them growing in skill and competence. Your support makes it possible for us to continue educating these young people. Read more…

California Republican Party Votes to Maintain One Man-One Woman Marriage In Party Platform

SAN MARCOS, CA – The Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage Education Fund, commended the California GOP today in response to their vote at the September 16-18 convention to maintain a strong defense of traditional marriage: Read more…

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…

‘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…

To put it simply, it’s been deleted. I think it’s been publicly agreed upon that Ari has gone over the top with this one, and his post isn’t being helpful to anyone. His comments were insensitive and received a just backlash. So, in order to get back to more germane matters, we will simply proceed without that particular post in place. Thank you for understanding.  Betsy, blog-mistress.

To our readers: I heartily concur with Betsy. Ari’s original post was in questionable taste. But his sarcasm in the comments  was beyond bad taste. Hurtful to some people.  Not helpful to anyone.  All heat, no light. Negative on balance. Down comes the post.

I enjoy running a free-wheeling, open discussion over here at the Ruth Institute.  In that environment, people sometimes step over the line. We’re pulling in the reins a bit on our own side. We still value an open and civil, exchange of ideas.

Thanks to everyone who participates in the Ruth Blog.

Dr J

By Stephanie Samuel|Christian Post Reporter

The National Organization for Marriage is encouraging youths to consider lifelong marriage with a video making contest called Reel Love Challenge.

The Ruth Institute, an offspring of the National Organization for Marriage, is hosting a video contest it hopes will open up dialogue about marriage. The Reel Love Challenge encourages millennials to send in video entries answering one or both of these questions: What makes lifelong love possible? And, why is it worth the effort? 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…

Have to download to watch:

http://rcpt.yousendit.com/1009399653/bb047d31da1224fc2ffcbfa504a6ace2

For 18-24 year olds. Tell the Ruth Institute what you believe Real Love is in a video, 30 seconds or less.

http://www.ruthinstitute.org/reellovechallenge/index.html

$2,000,  $1,500,  $1,000 prizes!!

This pamphlet offers 77 incontrovertible statements in support of Natural Marriage,

all of which defend the premise without delving into ‘religious’ themes. If there is someone in your life whom you hope to influence without being accused of ‘preaching’, this pamphlet will be of immense value to you.
The pamphlet was written by Ruth Institute president and founder, Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., who was also the spokeswoman for California’s Prop 8 campaign. Dr. Morse has also been an ironclad defender of Natural Marriage as well as an informed observer of the political and sociological implications of Same Sex Marriage. Dr. Morse offers a complete argument, strategic and trenchant. You may order these pamphlets for distribution to your group or organization by clicking here.

By Emily Knapp | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette

KALAMAZOO — The keynote speaker at Saturday’s Catholic Women’s Conference espoused her view that marriage should be between a man and a woman, but she did so with little reference to her Catholic faith.

Jennifer Roback Morse — founder of the nonprofit Ruth Institute, part of the National Organization for Marriage Education Fund — told her audience at Hackett Catholic Central High School that she would present an anthropological and sociological perspective on marriage and child rearing. Read more…

Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow -

Ruth Institute, a division of the National Organization for Marriage, is spreading its message of the value of marriage to young people at U.S. college campuses.

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse saw a need for such an organization two years ago while speaking on college campuses, but an associate says Morse wanted the initiative to go beyond herself. Read more…

HEADLINE:  Catholic Women’s Conference speaker at center of controversy: Gay-rights groups accuse Jennifer Roback Morse of illegal political activities

from the Kalamazoo Gazette

KALAMAZOO — A woman who is known for her opposition to same-sex marriage and accused of illegal political activities by national gay-rights groups is the keynote speaker for Saturday’s Catholic Women’s Conference at Hackett Catholic Central High School. Read more…