Ruth Institute Blog

Meet our ITAF Gala keynote speaker, Tim Clemente. Tim will be discussing the state of Love in Hollywood! More info on our site, here.

Key quote:

“It’s a no-brainer that [homosexuals] should have the right to marry. But I also think equally that it’s a no-brainer that the institution of marriage should not exist. [resounding applause]. That causes my brain some trouble. Part of why it causes me trouble is because fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we’re going to do with marriage when we get there. Because we lie that the institution of marriage is not going to change. And that is a lie. The institution of marriage is going to change, and it should change, and again, I don’t think it should exist.” Read more…

Our very own Jennifer Thieme was on the Taylor Baldwin show yesterday! The show was broadcast live from the San Diego Union Tribune television studios. Jennifer represented the pro-marriage side, and gay activist Sean Sala represented the gay marriage side.

Jennifer led off by asking a few questions:

what is marriage?
what purpose does marriage serve in society?
why did marriage arise in the first place?

She pointed out that what is at stake amounts to a “quid pro quo transaction”–in other words, a trade–between allowing gays to marry, and the fundamental presumption that children are entitled to a mother and a father. Read more…

No, the turnout in San Diego for Pro Marriage demonstrators was not nearly what it was in DC. Nonetheless, approx. 100 turned out to show their support for Natural Marriage; as against perhaps 3 or 4 people from ‘other side’ — guess who the media wanted to interview? You guessed it……

The New York Times covers an often ignored story — the young men and women who are active in the fight to protect and promote marriage in politics and culture! Ryan Anderson, co-author of “What is Marriage?” and our Communications Director Thomas Peters were interviewed for this article, as were many inspiring young pro-marriage voices: Read more…

by Barbara Ray

One in two mothers in America is now having a baby then marrying later, if at all.

A profound shift is happening in America. Somewhere around 2000, the country quietly reached a tipping point: women, in a trend driven largely by “middle-American” women, collectively began putting the baby carriage before marriage.

In fact, for women on the whole, the age of first birth is now 25.7 while the age at first marriage is 26.5.

Let that sink in a moment. Read more…

by Carolyn Moynihan

It’s the “end of men” theme again, but this time with a new diagnosis. The story so far. Feminist Hanna Rosin says men are sinking in the workforce because they are just not as adaptable as women to the demands of a changing workforce for more education. Conservative Charles Murray says men have given up the commitment to working because the welfare state has sapped their motivation. Read more…