by Betsy Kerekes – Director of Online Publications, The Ruth Institute

“This was a smashing event. I am ecstatic,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute, regarding its first annual gala, held June 2nd at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego.

In addition to the food, the camaraderie of groups from diverse religious backgrounds joined together by a common concern for the state of marriage, was exceptional. The fellowship began in the foyer with vendor tables set up so guests could become informed and support one another. Vendors included radio programs, Christian grammar and high schools, and pro-life organizations. Read more…

by Jennifer Roback Morse

An American think-tank claims that same-sex marriage is a windfall for local economies. This is based on badly flawed assumptions, says an economist.

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Gay marriage an economic boost? Not so fast.

An American think-tank claims that same-sex marriage is a windfall for local economies. This is based on badly flawed assumptions, says an economist.

A recent report claims that “marriage equality” will provide an economic boost to Illinois: US$54- $103 million in new spending, and $8.5 million in new tax revenues. This study comes at an opportune time for the gay lobby in Illinois. Their marriage bill, SB-10, is not exactly sailing through the House. Chicago legislators representing heavily ethnic minority and religiously conservative districts have been reluctant to endorse the redefinition of marriage. Perhaps the gay lobby hopes this extra tax money might motivate wavering legislators to support this bill. Read more…

By Jennifer Roback Morse

Is gay marriage inevitable? To be more specific, is gay marriage going to pass in Illinois in the next two weeks? According to this article in the gay press, the answer to both questions is yes. However, I argued just two weeks ago that there is nothing inevitable about gay marriage in Illinois. So, what gives? Read more…

Jennifer Roback Morse of The Ruth Institute defends traditional marriage to young people

by Les Sillars

This article was originally published April 18, 2013, at worldmag.com.

from Dr. Morse, regarding these podcasts:

by  Jennifer Roback Morse

by Jennifer Roback Morse

At last, a book on demography that talks about its relation to sexual culture.

I was talking with a Catholic college student who is enrolled in a graduate level demography class on fertility at a major state university.  She said that when her classmates make snarky remarks about “those Catholics” and their large families, the whole class nods knowingly in agreement. Read more…

Dr Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute,

a project of the National Organization for Marriage

February 26, 2013     Springfield, Illinois

I am Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage.  I am the mother of an adopted child, a birth child, and have been a foster parent.

I am honored to be able to address this committee, here in Springfield Illinois, the land of Abraham Lincoln.  I can almost hear his voice and the voices of all the great orators of the American plains, echoing across the ages, their debates on the great issue of their day, the trafficking and enslavement of human beings. I am here to speak about the great issue of our day, the meaning and purpose of marriage, and our obligations to the children of the future. Read more…

Prepared remarks for the Rhode Island legislature,

hearings on the redefinition of marriage

Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., founder and president of the Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage

January 15, 2013

Providence, Rhode Island

www.ruthinstitute.org

jmorse@ruthinstitute.org

Almost two years ago, I came to this place to plead with you not to remove the gender requirement from marriage.[1]  I predicted that children would have three legal parents[2] and that custody disputes would involve three or more adults.[3]  I predicted greater attacks on religious liberty for those who resist your war against the gendered nature of the human body.[4]  I predicted the systematic removal of gendered language from the law. No more husbands and wives, only spouses. No more mother and father. Only Parent 1 and Parent 2.[5]  Read more…