That’s the title of one of the Ruth Institute’s newest projects–and we need your help to make it happen!

Tell us how YOU keep your marriage fresh and exciting. Give us one or two sentences describing an action you do, or would like to do, to keep the love alive and going strong. For example: Read more…
Same Sex Marriage Affects Everyone. Really? Yep. Want to know how?
You can find out simply by ordering Dr. J’s four-part series on either CD or DVD merely for the cost of sending it! That’s right, the series which we normally sell for $35, can be yours for five bucks! Read more…
<— This guy. Paul Diamond, barrister extraordinaire from the U.K., (barrister is British for lawyer) is coming to CA and participating in our summer conference! We are truly blessed. Diamond’s sense of humor and blunt eloquence make him an exceptionally dynamic speaker. His counsel and strategic insight is sought out by both policy makers and religious leaders. And now you can hear him speak in the United States practically for free! Don’t miss out. Sign up for ITAF today!
Hi, everyone!
It’s that time of year again! The Ruth Institute is taking applications for this year’s “ITAF” conference. The event will be held over the weekend of July 26-29, on the grounds of Skyline Church in La Mesa, CA. Open your calendars and mark these dates, even if you are ITAF alumni! Open your address book, too, and start thinking about your pro-marriage friends. You will surely want to send them this message and invite them to attend! Read more…
Why not San Diego the weekend of July 26-29? This summer’s “It Takes a Family” Conference promises to be even bigger and better than in years past with more participants, more speakers, and more fun! If you are 18-30-years-old, apply here. If you have friends or family in this age range, let them know by forwarding this email to them now!
If you are not 18-30, you may still be able to come too! Check out our new expanded program, to see if you can participate in the events Saturday and Sunday!
Apply to “It Takes a Family” 2012 here!
Check out the on-line brochure here.
In honor of Chuck’s passing this past weekend, we’d like to remind our readers of what a great, influential man he was, and why we are thankful to have know him.
Chuck Colson interview
(August 29, 2011) Dr J hosts “From the Front Lines of the Culture War” on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she’s interviewing Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries and one of the 3 co-authors of the Manhattan Declaration. This document that affirms the right to life, the sanctity of marriage, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty. Read more…
Becky Yeh – OneNewsNow California correspondent
Internal documents from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) show that the group sought to pit African-Americans and Hispanics, two key Democratic constituencies, against homosexuals in order to win the campaign for marriage in Maine. The documents date from 2009 and were recently unsealed by court officials in Maine, where the group ran a successful campaign to ban same-sex “marriage.” Read more…
by Jennifer Roback Morse
This article was first published at Mercatornet.com on February 9, 2012.
No, I’m not exaggerating. The American experiment in religious liberty is officially over. The First Amendment provided institutional structures that allow different religions to peacefully coexist. All groups agree to not try to capture governmental structures for the benefit of their own particular denomination. Read more…
Categories: Catholic Church, contraception, Health Care, HHS Contraception Mandate, Jennifer Roback Morse, Newsletter articles, Religion, Ruth Institute Tags: contraception, Health Care, HHS Mandate, Religion, religious freedom, religious liberty
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…
Categories: Children, debunking MSM, Events, Gay and Lesbian, Jennifer Roback Morse, Parenting, Ruth Institute, same sex parenting Tags: Jennifer Roback Morse, lesbian, lesbian parenting, Ruth Institute, same sex parenting