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	<title>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Marriage</title>
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	<description>An intellectual climate favorable to marriage</description>
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		<title>About gender</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/07/about-gender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan Here&#8217;s a little food for thought about gender &#8211; a quote from a long article in Prospect magazine in which philosopher Roger Scruton reviews three books contributing to the nature-nurture debate. This quote is from a section in which he argues, against the view of the philosopher Jesse Prinz, that biology does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Family in America and the Public Welfare: The Other Side of the Story</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/06/the-family-in-america-and-the-public-welfare-the-other-side-of-the-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/06/the-family-in-america-and-the-public-welfare-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[debunking MSM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Robert W. Patterson Published at philly.com on February 5, 2012. During the last few weeks, the Inquirer and Daily News have had a field day with the journal I edit, The Family in America, deploying scorn, ridicule, and caricature to depict me as an “extremist” unworthy of a political appointment at the Pennsylvania Department [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open marriage? A terrible idea for kids</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/23/open-marriage-a-terrible-idea-for-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/23/open-marriage-a-terrible-idea-for-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sex Radicals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan US Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was accused by ex-wife number two last week of wanting, at one stage, an &#8220;open marriage&#8221; in order to accommodate an affair he was having with present wife (number three). The New York Times has rounded up some experts to discuss the merits of such arangements. Brad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage and AIDS in Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/14/marriage-and-aids-in-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/14/marriage-and-aids-in-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sexually Transmitted Diseases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan Here’s a question of special relevance to regions where there is a high incidence of HIV/AIDS &#8212; in particular, sub-Saharan Africa: Does marriage protect a person against the disease? An editorial published in the official Zimbabwean newspaper, The Herald, this week scoffs at the idea, saying, “Nothing could be further from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Marriage Matters, Third Edition: Twenty-Six Conclusions from the Social Sciences</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/04/why-marriage-matters-third-edition-twenty-six-conclusions-from-the-social-sciences/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/04/why-marriage-matters-third-edition-twenty-six-conclusions-from-the-social-sciences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By W. Bradford Wilcox Now Available as an E-Book! Scholarly evidence continues to point to the enormous benefits of marriage to couples, children, and the society. Released by a group of eighteen family scholars, the latest edition of Why Marriage Matters offers important new findings from the social sciences on the state of marriage in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Response to Keith Ablow</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/30/a-response-to-keith-ablow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/30/a-response-to-keith-ablow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Roback Morse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Legalities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first posted on December 29, 2011, at NationalReview.com. Celebrity therapist and “life coach” Dr. Keith Ablow just jumped on the “let’s get the government out of the marriage business” bandwagon. I have been writing against the “privatizing marriage” mantra, going all the way back to 2005. (See also here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego&#8217;s First-Ever Catholic &#8220;Divorce Prevention&#8221; Workshop Jan 21</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/09/san-diegos-first-ever-catholic-divorce-prevention-workshop-jan-21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/09/san-diegos-first-ever-catholic-divorce-prevention-workshop-jan-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I hope this will be a great success. It is certainly needed!” ~Bishop Cordileone 12/4/11~ Divorce Prevention 101: Healing Hurts &#38; Finding Love that Lasts!  Several local parishes have decided it&#8217;s time to do something about the divorce rate within our Catholic community. And Bishop Cordileone agrees. In fact, you&#8217;ll see his full endorsement in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defend Marriage: Moms and Dads Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/06/defend-marriage-moms-and-dads-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/06/defend-marriage-moms-and-dads-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maggie Gallagher]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Maggie Gallagher August 23, 2011 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/08/3761 Presidential candidates in the next election should uphold marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The mainstream media have labeled marriage the &#8220;hottest front in the culture war.&#8221; Much to the media&#8217;s surprise, several of the GOP candidates have already signed the National Organization of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defending Marriage 30 Minute CD by Dr. Morse</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/30/defending-marriage-30-minute-cd-by-dr-morse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/30/defending-marriage-30-minute-cd-by-dr-morse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Roback Morse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever said this? &#8220;I know what I believe but I can&#8217;t explain it.&#8221; &#8220;It seems like we are losing. Are we on the wrong side of history?&#8221; &#8220;My church teaches that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what do I say to people who don&#8217;t believe in God?&#8221; &#8220;I can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned From an Epic Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/25/lessons-learned-from-an-epic-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happy Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By KATHERINE ROSMAN An invaluable source of DIY marital therapy is spending a little time in the presence of what I classify as &#8220;epic marriages&#8221;—those whose length seems to have intensified not merely the love but the camaraderie between the husband and wife. Katherine Rosman on Lunch Break discusses lessons from the 52-year marriage of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Bishops&#8217; Statement on Religious Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/23/maryland-bishops-statement-on-religious-freedom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/23/maryland-bishops-statement-on-religious-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Redefinition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Bishops of Maryland have issued a statement, &#8220;The Most Sacred of All Property:  Religious Freedom and the People of Maryland.&#8221; Despite its title, the principles it lays out and the examples it uses are applicable to the entire United States.  People of all faiths, not just Catholics, will find it a helpful defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love and Fidelity Network (LFN) Inspires Young Adults</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/love-and-fidelity-network-lfn-inspires-young-adults/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/love-and-fidelity-network-lfn-inspires-young-adults/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[college students]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. Saturday’s classes were all great; I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delaying divorce to save marriages</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/delaying-divorce-to-save-marriages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/delaying-divorce-to-save-marriages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By William J. Doherty and Leah Ward Sears Conventional wisdom holds that about half of U.S. marriages end in divorce — and that most Americans wish the divorce rate were lower. Still, many are skeptical about whether we can lower the divorce rate without trapping more people in bad marriages. This skepticism is fueled by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Marriage Got to Do with the Economy?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/what%e2%80%99s-marriage-got-to-do-with-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/what%e2%80%99s-marriage-got-to-do-with-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Co habitation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Learning from the demographics. (From nationalreview.com.) Last week, when reviewing some of the family talk on the campaign trail, I mentioned a new study co-authored by Brad Wilcox called The Sustainable Demographic Dividend. As many National Review Online readers know, W. Bradford Wilcox is director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Marriage: Unique for a Reason!</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/welcome-to-marriage-unique-for-a-reason/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/welcome-to-marriage-unique-for-a-reason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is marriage? Are a man and a woman really essential to marriage? What about the child … and the role of mothers and fathers? Is it discriminatory to defend marriage as the union of one man and one woman? What impact does the redefinition of marriage have on religious liberty? These are just a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Work and Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/12/the-effects-of-the-affordable-care-act-on-work-and-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/12/the-effects-of-the-affordable-care-act-on-work-and-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the National Center for Policy Analysis: Though the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is most often discussed in terms of its effects on health insurance and medical care costs, the ACA will have numerous effects in various facets of American society.  Specifically, its financial and taxing system will create incentives that perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cohabitation  Marriage Lite or the New Concubinage?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/10/cohabitation-marriage-lite-or-the-new-concubinage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/10/cohabitation-marriage-lite-or-the-new-concubinage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Alan F. H. Wisdom In ancient times, there was an option for a man who desired a regular sex partner but did not wish to marry her. He could take a low-status woman as a concubine. He could enjoy her company as long as it pleased him, and he could dismiss her at any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strengthening the Family: a Report from Utah</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/09/strengthening-the-family-a-report-from-utah/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/09/strengthening-the-family-a-report-from-utah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Charles Capps, Stanford alumnus and co-founder of the Anscombe Society at Stanford University November 9, 2011 Last weekend, a group of students and young professionals converged on Provo, Utah, for the second annual Strengthening the Family conference, put on by Students for the Family.  The conference planners selected a timely theme—“Engaging Issues with Courage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Marriages and Economies</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/31/strong-marriages-and-economies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/31/strong-marriages-and-economies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[W. Bradford Wilcox, who consults on U.S. demographics, is the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. The long-term fortunes of the modern economy depend in part on the strength and sustainability of the family, both in relation to fertility trends and to marriage trends. This basic, but often overlooked, principle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering the Lost Meaning of Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/26/recovering-the-lost-meaning-of-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/26/recovering-the-lost-meaning-of-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jim Tonkowich, Oxford House Research ene Simmons, lead singer of the rock group KISS, recently married former Playboy model Shannon Tweed. It was billed as “the rock-and-roll wedding of the year” and the climax of the couple’s reality television show, &#8220;Gene Simmons Family Jewels.&#8221; (Wedding merchandise is available here.) Simmons and Tweed tied the knot [...]]]></description>
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