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	<title>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Religion</title>
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	<description>An intellectual climate favorable to marriage</description>
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		<title>News Coverage in NH</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/07/17/news-coverage-in-nh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/07/17/news-coverage-in-nh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOM Summer Marriage Tour 2010]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This month&#8217;s Mapping America: &#8220;Women with Two or More Cohabitations in Lifetime&#8221; by Current Religious Attendance and Structure of Family of Origin</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/07/06/this-months-mapping-america-women-with-two-or-more-cohabitations-in-lifetime-by-current-religious-attendance-and-structure-of-family-of-origin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/07/06/this-months-mapping-america-women-with-two-or-more-cohabitations-in-lifetime-by-current-religious-attendance-and-structure-of-family-of-origin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Co habitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cohabitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ruth institute Advisory Board member Pat Fagan edits the Mapping America series for Family Research Council. In this month’s edition, he asks, “What increases the likelihood of a woman having two or more cohabitations in her lifetime?” Looking at two or more cohabitations is significant because this weeds out the couples who move in together right before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Cumulative Number of Women’s Lifetime Sexual Partners” by Religious Attendance and Present Family Structure</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/07/%e2%80%9ccumulative-number-of-women%e2%80%99s-lifetime-sexual-partners%e2%80%9d-by-religious-attendance-and-present-family-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/07/%e2%80%9ccumulative-number-of-women%e2%80%99s-lifetime-sexual-partners%e2%80%9d-by-religious-attendance-and-present-family-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Pat Fagan of the Family Research Council
Women in always-intact marriages who worship at least weekly are more likely to have had fewer lifetime sexual partners than those in other family structures who never worship. According to the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), women in always-intact marriages who attend religious services at least weekly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. J&#8217;s Debate with an Objectivist</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/02/24/dr-js-debate-with-an-objectivist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/02/24/dr-js-debate-with-an-objectivist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlemagne1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservatism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=1601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I listened to Dr. J&#8217;s debate with Objectivist Dr. Yaron Brook about capitalism.  I have to say that the debate was quite one sided.  Dr. J delivered a polite yet devastating drubbing to Dr. Brook.
Of course, being a fan of debate, especially those with religious/secular themes, I find it hard not to kibbitz.  So, here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Application of Neuhaus&#8217; Law</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/19/application-of-neuhaus-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/19/application-of-neuhaus-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church of England]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Richard John Neuhaus, late editor of First Things, claimed authorship of this law, &#8220;When Orthodoxy becomes optional, orthodoxy eventually becomes prohibited.&#8221;  The ever-fractious Church of England gives us a glimpse at the next step after Neuhaus&#8217; Law: When Orthodoxy becomes optional, heterodoxy becomes subsidized:
Bishops and senior clergy will debate at next month&#8217;s General Synod whether the Church [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s at stake in redefining marriage: More power for the state</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-redefining-marriage-more-power-for-the-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-redefining-marriage-more-power-for-the-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Legalities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Expanding the reach of the anti-discrimination law, is almost certainly a side effect of redefining marriage.  The one and only argument for ssm is the equality argument.  it&#8217;s crude form, which we saw during the Prop 8 campaign, is &#8220;you&#8217;re being mean to us. you&#8217;re hurting our feelings. it&#8217;s not fair.&#8221;  incredibly enough, that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multi-culturalism Run amok in Quebec</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/16/multi-culturalism-run-amok-in-quebec/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/16/multi-culturalism-run-amok-in-quebec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political Correctness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is not diversity. This is an excuse for the state to regulate and indoctrinate, and generally stick itself into the minds of small children.

In its indifference to objective knowledge, in its crusade to hallow cultural relativism and a strictly Charter-of-rights based identity, ÉCR stimulates heritage students’ detachment from their own cultural touchstones, and chills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love and Life in the Divine Plan: An Invitation from the Catholic Bishops</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/06/love-and-life-in-the-divine-plan-opening-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/06/love-and-life-in-the-divine-plan-opening-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happy marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve already made it clear that I love this letter by the US Catholic Bishops. As I begin to write about this, a couple of notes. First, all page numbers refer to the internet version linked here. 
Second, don&#8217;t let anyone tell you this document is about same sex unions. The internet version is 60 printed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love and Life in the Divine Plan: The Catholic Bishops&#8217;ecumenical document</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/06/love-and-life-in-the-divine-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/06/love-and-life-in-the-divine-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[is the name of the Catholic Bishops&#8217; Pastoral Letter on Marriage. I will be writing about this in upcoming days. This document is really great and is not getting the attention it deserves. It is being upstage by the Manhattan Declaration, which is also good and worthwhile. Oddly enough, the Pastoral letter of the Catholic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sites of special interest to Catholic readers</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/11/10/sites-of-special-interest-to-catholic-readers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/11/10/sites-of-special-interest-to-catholic-readers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=574</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been discovered that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is using contribution money to fund abortions and other groups inconsistent with the Catholic faith: http://bellarmineveritasministry.org/campaigns/cchd/
If you&#8217;d like to let the CCHD know why you are no longer supporting them, here&#8217;s something to clip out for the Nov. 22nd collection, so don&#8217;t delay:  http://bellarmineveritasministry.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/collection.pdf
If you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Healthcare Problem Washington May Have Missed</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/11/06/a-healthcare-problem-washington-may-have-missed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/11/06/a-healthcare-problem-washington-may-have-missed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bishop James D. Conley
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		<title>Educating teachers, schools on religious rights</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/10/31/educating-teachers-schools-on-religious-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/10/31/educating-teachers-schools-on-religious-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlie Butts &#8211; OneNewsNow -
The Rutherford Institute has launched its annual campaign to educate educators and the public on the U.S. Constitution.
Institute founder John Whitehead explains the need for the campaign, which is designed to teach the ABCs of the Constitution in the classroom.
 
&#8220;[T]here are groups out there that for years have been peppering&#8230;and hammering the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Diversity and Political Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/10/23/family-diversity-and-political-freedom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/10/23/family-diversity-and-political-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay and Lesbian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can People with Different Approaches to Family Life Live Together in Free Societies?
by Pat Fagan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Research on Marriage and Religion at the Family Research Council and Ruth Institute Advisory Board Member
SUMMARY The “monogamous” and the “polyamorous” cultures have totally different approaches to life, with religious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The president&#8217;s health reform and the life issues</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/30/the-presidents-health-reform-and-the-life-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/30/the-presidents-health-reform-and-the-life-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Lilley
It is possible to have health reform without shuttting down Catholic hospitals. Follow Canada&#8217;s lead.
The debate over the future of health care reform in the United States has often focused on two issues surrounding life; the beginning and the end. Both issues, abortion and euthanasia, have implications for religious based hospitals, particularly Catholic ones, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Archbishops criticise cities for lack of values</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/30/archbishops-criticise-cities-for-lack-of-values/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/30/archbishops-criticise-cities-for-lack-of-values/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Garry White
Two British archbishops have criticised the City for displaying a lack of Christian values, arguing that moral and ethical debates should be given more prominence.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, told bankers to repent over their mistakes, as he fears the City is getting back to &#8220;business as normal&#8221;. 
&#8220;There hasn&#8217;t been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caritas in Veritate: The Truth about Humanity</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/16/caritas-in-veritate-the-truth-about-humanity-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/16/caritas-in-veritate-the-truth-about-humanity-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse
Ruth Institute Founder

Many commentators read Pope Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate as if it were a think tank white paper, and ask whether he endorses their particular policy preferences. It is a mistake to read the encyclical in this way. A close look at the document’s introduction makes plain that Benedict [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caritas in Veritate: The Truth about Humanity</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/13/caritas-in-veritate-the-truth-about-humanity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/09/13/caritas-in-veritate-the-truth-about-humanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse
Many commentators read Pope Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate as if it were a think tank white paper, and ask whether he endorses their particular policy preferences. It is a mistake to read the encyclical in this way. A close look at the document’s introduction makes plain that Benedict is not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caritas in Veritate: The Primacy of Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/08/06/caritas-in-veritate-the-primacy-of-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Jennifer Roback Morse
Pope Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate is his contribution to the course of Catholic Social Teaching. Many commentators seem to read this document as if it were a think tank white paper, and ask whether the Popes endorse their particular policy preferences. I must say that I surprised myself by not reflexively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting the Bible on Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/06/08/putting-the-bible-on-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jennifer Roback Morse
Is the Bible hate speech? Or is Bradley Lashawn Fowler a troubled man with a nuisance law suit? Here&#8217;s a look at the trends behind this disturbing case. Bradley Lashawn Fowler, a gay man, claims that Christian publishing powerhouses, Zondervan Publishing and Thomas Nelson Publishing infringed his constitutional rights. 
Fowler alleges the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Secularism</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/04/01/the-end-of-secularism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Demography]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Demographic Winter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse
Secularism was to be the wave of the future. Leading secular theorists such as Peter Berger taught that secularism would be the inevitable result of the inexorable march of progress and that its many advantages would simply drive out religion in all of its forms. No serious discussion was possible or [...]]]></description>
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