Author: Ruth Institute

Megan McArdle on the Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Creative

Megan McArdle presents a commentary arguing that you don’t need to manufacture ersatz accountability in order to discredit the Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate group tally. You just need to tell people what’s on the list. (Megan McArdle is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) The Ruth Institute is mentioned. Listen […]

Business shuts down donations to pro-family group for ‘promoting hate’

by Doug Mainwaring This article was first published September 1, 2017, at Life Site News. The Ruth Institute was notified Thursday that an online donation processor discontinued providing services to the pro-family, pro-children’s rights organization for promoting “hate, violence, harassment or abuse.” According to a statement released today, “The Ruth Institute learned at 2 PM […]

Veritas Conference

(September 16, 2017) Dr J was invited to speak at Lake Charles’ Veritas Conference in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Her topic is the gender ideology.

UK Speaker: Same-Sex Marriage Won’t Be ‘Proper’ Until Churches Can’t Opt Out

By Tyler O’Neil This article was first posted September 10, 2017, at pjmedia. John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons at a Pink News parliamentary reception to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decriminalisation on homosexuality, held at Speaker’s House in the Palace of Westminster in London. 18 Jul 2017 (Rex Features via AP Images) […]

Another ruthless attack on a pro-family group

Corporate America flexes its muscle to enforce conformity Interview of Jennifer Roback Morse by Mercatornet.com on September 4, 2017. A few days ago, Dr Jennifer Roback Morse, a frequent contributor to MercatorNet, learned that credit card donations to her organisation, the Ruth Institute, had been cut off. Vanco Payment Solutions – “unlock the power of […]

To Vanco, from Fr. Thomas Loya

Vanco, I was shocked and deeply disappointed that Vanco chose to render a verdict on the integrity of the Ruth Institute and cut them off from Vanco without Vanco even attempting to first familiarize itself with the actual mission and work of the Ruth Institute. The work of the Ruth Institute is dedicated to strengthening […]

More support for Ruth!

Here’s another letter of support for Ruth sent to Vanco: Dear Sir or Madam, It has come to my attention that you have cut off services from a Louisiana-based Christian ministry, the Ruth Institute, because you mistakenly follow the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Hate Map,” which accuses the Ruth Institute of promoting “hate, violence, harassment […]

A letter to Vanco from a supporter

Please consider writing one of your own using Vanco’s contact page. I was surprised to read today online that Vanco had canceled its arrangement with the Ruth Institute, calling it a group that promotes hate and violence. I have heard many hours of podcasts with their founder, Jennifer Roback Morse, and read several of her […]

The Ivory Spires of the SPLC “Poverty Palace”

The Southern Poverty Law Center keeps millions of dollars in offshore accounts and pays lavish salaries – in the name of defending the poor by Jacob Grandstaff   This article was first published September 11, 2017, at Capital Research. The Washington Free Beacon exposed the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a self-appointed hate group monitor […]

Pro-family group blacklisted after being labelled ‘hateful’

This article was first published September 11, 2017, at Christian.org.uk. A group helping children suffering from the effects of family breakdown has been axed by its online payments provider after political activists accused it of being a “hate group”. The Ruth Institute is on a ‘hate map’ alongside 900 other US organisations such as the […]

Donation Processor Drops Pro-Family Group Over ‘Hate’ Label

by Rachel del Guidice This article was first published September 1, 2017, at Daily Signal. The founder of a nonprofit dedicated to repairing families says she thinks being incorrectly labeled a “hate group” prompted the company that processed donations to drop her organization. Ruth Institute’s biblical stance on issues such as gender identity and same-sex […]

Charity That Helps Families May Be Latest Victim of SPLC ‘Hate Map’

by Dale Hurd This article was first published September 12, 2017, at CBN.com. Ruth Institute, a Christian nonprofit dedicated to helping families, thinks that being labeled a “hate group” is the reason a company that processed its donations has severed ties with the organization.   Vanco Payment Solutions, which processed Ruth Institute’s online donations, emailed […]

A letter to Chase by one our supporters

Chase Bank executives, I’m appalled by the fact that you have donated $1 million to the discredited anti-Christian hate group, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). I am currently a Chase customer in two different ways, but am strongly considering yanking my business from your organization due to this misguided decision.   SPLC is left-wing […]

To Make a Family: an Interview with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse

by Marcia Segelstein This article was first published at Salvo Magazine in September 2012. While her academic credentials are impressive enough to be intimidating, Jennifer Roback Morse’s demeanor is anything but. She manages the not-so-simple task of being warm and genuinely friendly while speaking boldly and knowledgably about some of the most hot-button issues of the day. Morse earned her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester, spent a postdoctoral year at the University of Chicago, and taught economics for fifteen years at Yale University and George Mason University. She’s the author of two books: Love and Economics, recently reissued with a new subtitle, It Takes a Family to Raise a Village, and Smart Sex: Finding Lifelong Love in a Hook-Up World. She is the founder and president of the Ruth Institute, which seeks “to promote lifelong married love to college students by creating an intellectual and social climate favorable to marriage.” To that end, Morse is a regular contributor to National Review Online, National Catholic Register, and TownHall, is a frequent speaker on college campuses and at other venues, and maintains a topical and engaging website at the Ruth Institute (ruthinstitute.org). She played a key role in the Proposition 8 battle to uphold the legal definition of marriage in California and continues to be on the front lines of the fight for natural marriage. Dr. Morse spoke to Salvo about what changed the trajectory of her life, whether she’s optimistic or pessimistic about the future, and what keeps her awake at night. One of your published biographies says that the experience of infertility brought you back to the practice of the Catholic faith after several years away from it. How did that happen? Infertility was the first time in my adult life when I couldn’t get what I wanted by trying harder, and being smart, and following all the rules. When it came to something that really mattered to me, I just couldn’t make it happen. And that made it clear to me in a way that nothing el

Corporate America Dances to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Tune

By Charlotte Allen This article was first published September 09, 2017, at the Weekly Standard.   The “hate list” generating Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) already has the media firmly in its pocket. If the SPLC calls, say, Bell Curve and Coming Apart author Charles Murray a “white supremacist,” why, so will the Washington Post. […]

When the Pope Praises You and the World Puts You on a “Hate” List

by Justin McClain This article was first published at the NCRegister on September 7, 2017. Ultimately, who determines what is hateful, and who determines what is loving? The word “hate,” one of the strongest in the English language, risks losing its actual potency when it is misapplied. To be clear from the outset, there are […]

SPLC ‘Hate Map’ Targets Christians, Pro-Family Groups

  The Southern Poverty Law Center lists the Alliance Defending Freedom and other Christian organizations as ‘extremist,’ and they have decided to fight back. by Joan Frawley Desmond This article was first published at NCRegister on August 31, 2017. Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, answers questions at a news conference in […]

Al Kresta &amp, Friends

(September 6, 2017) After her interview with Al Kresta–in our podcast stream from September 6–Dr J gave an informal talk at an associated gathering that evening. She brought everyone up to speed on some of what it means to be labeled a hate group, propaganda and the sexual revolution, and the work of the Ruth Institute.

Did this group lose its fundraising page because of its view on marriage?

September 07, 2017 – By Catholic News Agency A non-profit group dedicated to studying and explaining the effects of the sexual revolution claims that its ability to process donations online was cancelled because of its views on sexuality. “The Ruth Institute’s primary focus is family breakdown and its impact on children: understanding it, healing it, […]

Do Progressives Really Believe in Public Accommodation?

By George Yancey This article was first published September 4, 2017, at Patheos.com. Last year I offered progressives an opportunity to show their ideological consistency. Many of them had affirmed that Christians have a right to be free in their own churches as long as they stayed out of the public square. I do not […]

Wells Fargo may be linked to persecution of pro-family groups over ‘hate’ accusation

by Doug Mainwaring This article was first published September 6, 2017, at LifeSiteNews. The pro-family, pro-children Ruth Institute was notified Thursday that its online donation processor had cut off services because it promotes “hate, violence, harassment or abuse.” Correspondence suggests that there is a line leading directly to banking giant Wells Fargo and the Southern […]

Southern Poverty Law ‘hate map’ label proves costly to pro-family Ruth Institute

Catholic nonprofit dropped by online donation service over listing, fights ‘hate’ label   By Valerie Richardson- The Washington Times – Tuesday, September 5, 2017   Southern Poverty Law Center “hate map” has come under heated criticism on the right for lumping mainstream conservative organizations with the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis. (SPLC)   Being classified […]

Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Creative to Label ‘Hate Groups’

Principled conservatives are lumped together with bigots. By Megan McArdle   This article was first posted September 7, 2017, at Bloomberg. This is an actual hate group. It shouldn’t be lost in a list of 900. Source: Hulton Archive, via Getty Images In 2010, the Southern Poverty Law Center designated the Family Research Council a […]

Ruth Institute Suffers the Consequences of the SPLC “Hate List”

(September 6, 2017) Dr J is Al Kresta’s guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. They’re discussing the ongoing saga of the Ruth Institute being terminated by their online payment processing service because of their classification as a "hate group&quot, by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Dropped by an Online Payment Service for Being Labeled a “Hate Group”

(September 6, 2017) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. They’re discussing the ongoing saga of the Ruth Institute being terminated by their online payment processing service because of their inclusion on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s "hate map.&quot, At the beginning of the podcast, Todd mentioned Issues’s annual Making the Case conference–here’s the link for registration details.

SPLC’s McCarthyism Knifes Catholic Non-Profit

By Rod Dreher This article was first posted September 1, 2017, at The American Conservative. One more small but significant step in making it hard for orthodox Christians to buy and sell in America: Vanco Payment Solutions has cut off services from a Louisiana-based Christian ministry, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Hate Map,” which […]

Donation Processing Company Cancels Christian Group’s Service Because SPLC Labeled It a “Hate Group”

by Steven Ertelt This article was first published at Life News on September 1, 2017. A company that processes online donations for organizations cancelled its service with a Christian organization after the pro-abortion Southern Poverty Law Center labeled it a “hate group” over its conservative political views. This action highlights longstanding concerns pro-life conservatives have […]

Christian Group Dropped by Online Payment Service Over SPLC ‘Hate’ Map

By Brandon Showalter This article was first published in the Christian Post on September 1, 2017. Vanco Payment Solutions has cut off services from a Louisiana-based Christian ministry, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Hate Map,” which accuses the ministry of promoting “hate, violence, harassment and/or abuse.” Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the […]

Son Rise Morning Show: Mapping Edition

(August 30, 2017) Dr J is Anna Mitchell’s guest on Sacred Heart Radio’s Son Rise Morning Show. They’re discussing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s "hate map,&quot, which lists several religious and family-oriented organizations (including us) as "hate groups."

What is the Sexual Revolution?

(August 26, 2017) Dr J is speaking at a couples’ retreat in Lake Charles, Louisiana (right after our morning Healing Family Breakdown workshop, actually–check out the Ruth website for more dates to attend one later this year). Here her topic was "What is the Sexual Revolution?"

Target of the SPLC’s Notorious ‘Hate List’ Speaks Out

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published at The Stream on August 23, 2017. I categorically condemn the Alt-Right, white supremacy, racism, Nazism and all violent totalitarian political movements. But I am a bit confused. I thought I was supposed to be a member of the Alt-Right, or a racist, or a Nazi, […]

Healing Survivors…and the Hate Map?

(August 23, 2017) Dr J is once again Sheila Liaugminas’ guest on Relevant Radio’s A Closer Look. They’re discussing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s "hate map,&quot, which lists several religious and family-oriented organizations (including us) as "hate groups.&quot, They also discuss Ruth Institute’s upcoming Healing Family Breakdown spiritual workshop.

But What About Abusive Marriages?

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was originally posted at Crisis Magazine August 3, 2017. When people learn that I oppose no-fault divorce, some will say, “You have forgotten about abusive marriages.” When the Ruth Institute, the organization that I lead, describes itself as “The World’s Only Campaign to End Family Breakdown,” we hear again, […]

​I was lied to about successful, educated women “having it all"

I was lied to about successful, educated women “having it all,” including marriage and children. I was lied to about the impact of the contraceptive mentality on women, men, and their relationship. Brought up Catholic, sex was meant for marriage. But in my late teens I was persuaded to embark on intimate caressing by my  […]

Euthanizing the Unhappy: The Urgent Need for Love

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published at Public Discourse on November 7th, 2013. The case of a Belgian woman who committed physician-assisted suicide after a sex-change operation reveals that we must not only look more closely at the causes of gender dysphoria, we must also offer all people the love that they […]

Recognizing Propaganda for Divorce

An excerpt from “The Sexual State,” a forthcoming book by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse At the heart of the Divorce Ideology is one simple idea: kids are so resilient that they do not really need their own parents. This idea salves many a guilty conscience over making these choices. This is the idea that allows […]

Leila Miller on The Catholic Conversation

(August 15, 2017) Leila Miller, author and friend of Ruth, is speaking with Steve and Becky Greene of Immaculate Heart Radio’s The Catholic Conversation. They’re discussing Primal Loss, Leila’s book about adult children navigating experiences related to their parents’ divorces and broken families. (Dr J wrote the forward for Primal Loss.)

Dr J on Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagles

(August 15, 2017) Dr J is a guest on Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagles, where she discussed the sexual revolution’s attack on the family with interviewer Cherilyn Eagar.

Areté Academy

(August 10, 2017) Dr J is speaking from Alliance Defending Freedom’s Areté Academy. The program is geared toward undergrads and fosters education about marriage, family, law, and religious liberty.

Is the Right Retreating?

(August 3, 2017) Dr J is interviewed by Greg Corombos on Dateline: Washington, Radio America’s nationally syndicated news magazine. They’re discussing conservative retreat on a lot of historically core cultural issues related to the onward march of the sexual revolution.

101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person

A chat with one of the authors. by Tamara El-Rahi This article was first posted at Mercatornet on December 5. 2016. Betsy Kerekes is Director of Online Publications at the Ruth Institute and co-author with Dr Jennifer Roback Morse of a new book: 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person: Helping Singles Find Each Other, […]

Recognizing the rights of children in the fight for marriage

by Leslie Fain This article was first published at Catholic World Report on July 7, 2017. In cases of divorce as well as same-sex marriage, our culture is more concerned about sexual happiness for adults than about what happens to kids. (Left) The Ruth Institute’s Jennifer Johnson; (right) the cover of her new book, “Marriage […]

The Children of Divorce Speak Out

by Rachel Lu This article was first published July 18, 2017, at Crisis Magazine. “As a kid I was always sad and always trying to keep everyone else happy. I felt like I had to be one person when I was with my dad and another when I was with my mom.” So says an […]

Healing Family Breakdown at BNI

(July 26, 2017) Dr J gives a brief introduction to our upcoming "Healing Family Breakdown&quot, spiritual workshop at Business Network International. For more information or to register, please visit ruthinstitute.org/events.

*What’s* in [Teen] Vogue?

(July 17, 2017) Dr J is Wendy’s guest once again on Relevant Radio’s On Call with Wendy Wiese to discuss cultural views on sex. Among other topics, they’re going to touch on an article in Teen Vogue whose content is fairly explicit (though the show discussion remains delicate about it).

Tipping Point: Transgenderism

(July 14, 2017) Dr J is Bre Payton’s guest on One America News Network’s Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler. They’re discussing transgenderism in children and the cultural pressures to rush to hormone therapy and even surgery on very young people even as more and more information is coming out that this often doesn’t address the underlying issues.

Gender Ideology: Vox Vitae Adults

(July 12, 2017) Live from the adult evening session at this year’s Vox Vitae, a pro-life camp in Alhambra, California, Dr J is speaking about gender during her final talk. She had the teenagers during the daytime sessions, in the evenings, she spoke to their parents. Check out our podcast stream if you missed her other talks–she gave a total of 4 at Vox Vitae.

Contraception &amp, Divorce: Vox Vitae Adults

(July 11, 2017) Live from the adult evening session at this year’s Vox Vitae, a pro-life camp in Alhambra, California, Dr J is speaking about contraception, divorce, and the survivors of the sexual revolution. Stay tuned for her second talk on the gender ideology.

Beauty and the Beast’s Obeisance to the Big Gay Machine

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published April 17, 2017, at Crisis Magazine. My son and I saw the new Beauty and the Beast. It was lovely, magical, following the 1991 cartoon, almost scene for scene, song for song. This is the story everyone wants to hear: darkness and evil and selfishness transformed […]

Young Americans Cheat on Spouses Less Often Than Older Americans, Study Finds

By Brandon Showalter, CP Reporter This article was first posted July 5, 2017, at Christian Post. Marriage requires more than just the rings and the vows. Younger Americans are less likely to cheat on their spouses than older Americans are, and although culture has become much more accepting of loose sexual norms, adultery is still […]

Gender Ideology: Vox Vitae Teens

(July 12, 2017) Live from this year’s Vox Vitae, a pro-life camp for teens in Alhambra, California, Dr J is speaking about gender during her second talk. If you missed the first one–on contraception, divorce, and the survivors of the sexual revolution–check out our podcast stream.

He told my husband that since he wasn’t happy he could leave.

We were the happy couple, married in our parish almost 30 years ago. After the marriage, my spouse apologized for pressuring before marriage to unchastity. That had been my first mistake–believing the lie that in a serious relationship (we were nearly engaged after all) having sex occasionally was ok. It wasn’t. It bothered my conscience […]

Contraception &amp, Divorce: Vox Vitae Teens

(July 11, 2017) Live from this year’s Vox Vitae, a pro-life camp for teens in Alhambra, California, Dr J is speaking about contraception, divorce, and the survivors of the sexual revolution. Stay tuned for her second talk on gender ideology, too.

A New Study on Extramarital Sex and Older Americans

(July 7, 2017) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. They’re discussing the new study published by the University of Utah on older Americans and extramarital sex–and its surprising results.

On Freedom

by Bettina di Fiore on watchingthewhirlwind.net. Posted July 3, 2017.   “ And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” –John 8:32 There was a time not so terribly long ago that I did not believe in God and practiced no religion. I had various reasons that seemed compelling at […]

Ruth Institute Survey Results

Our main objective with this survey was to see if our audience has a basic understanding of our mission. I’m pleased to see that, yes, you do! More than 90% of you agree that the list of issues we tackle are indeed related. The second question was like the first. We asked people to identify […]

Man in threesome marriage: ‘This should be the future of relationships’

by Fr. Mark Hodges   AUSTIN, Texas, May 22, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Two bisexual women and one man proclaim threesome marriage “should be the future of relationships” and that their threesome parenting is “setting a good example.” Adam Lyons, 36, lives openly with two women, 28-year-old Brooke Shedd — with whom he has a two-year-old […]

An Introduction to Economic Demography

(June 23, 2017) Live from this year’s Acton University, Anne Morse is Al Kresta’s guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. Between workshops, they’re discussing the issues related to population, parenting, and children: the relationship between fertility, wealth, and culture. Anne is on Acton’s faculty this year teaching a course on economic demography.

Gender Ideology: The Sexual State

(June 23, 2017) This year’s Acton University is coming to a close–this is the last of Dr J’s three talks this time around. They’ve all been themed "The Sexual State,&quot, highlighting how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. This is her third and final talk on "The Sexual State and the Gender Ideology."

The Double-Edged Sword of Infertility

by Betsy Kerekes This article was first published May 26, 2017, at CatholicLane.com. The pain of infertility or impaired fertility comes in more than one form. The first is the obvious suffering of the couple who wants so badly to have a child but, for whatever reason, is unable to. The second is the judgment […]

Divorce Ideology: The Sexual State

(June 22, 2017) This year’s Acton University is in full swing! Dr J has been with the program since the beginning. This year her three talks are all themed "The Sexual State"–they highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. This is her second talk, entitled "The Sexual State and the Divorce Ideology.&quot, Stay tuned for more from Acton, coming right up in our podcast stream. Also check out our Ruth Refuge, Dr J took questions after each talk, and those will be available to listen to from there.

Culture of Death: The Sexual State

(June 22, 2017) It’s that time again–this year’s Acton University is upon us! Dr J has been with the program since the beginning. This year her three talks are all themed "The Sexual State"–they highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. Her first talk is entitled "The Sexual State and the Culture of Death.&quot, Stay tuned for her other talks from Acton, coming right up in our podcast stream. Also check out our Ruth Refuge, Dr J took questions after each talk, and those will be available to listen to from there.

The psychologist hastily concluded I had "hang ups" about sex

At the age of 52, I recently found myself sitting in my mother’s psychologist’s office. She went to him most of her adult life, though she died six years ago. I knew her psychologist well since, at the age of 14, I was the one who had sought him out in hopes of acquiring help […]