Elite Women Wage Social Warfare on Everywoman
by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first posted at The Blaze on July 5, 2016. So a radical feminist and two childless women walk into a courtroom. How do you expect them to rule on abortion or contraception? Their lives as they know them, depend on both. In Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt, the […]
Study claims premarital virginity is now ‘antiquated’
by Fr. Mark Hodges BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 5, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) — A new study from the Alfred Kinsey Institute claims premarital sex is so universally accepted and practiced that virgins are considered social misfits stigmatized as undesirable relationship partners. Published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Sex Research, the study, titled “Has Virginity Lost Its Virtue? […]
Through Family Breakdown to Healing and Hope
(July 7, 2016) Dr J was invited to speak to the Kiwanis Club in Lake Charles on the sexual revolution’s effects on family breakdown and what we can do to make things better.
Female Supreme Court Justices and a Texas Abortion Law
(July 6, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. They’re discussing the recent Supreme Court decision that struck down requirements that Texas abortion clinics deliver the same standard of medical care as other medical facilities.
Don’t Feed the Trolls – It Just Encourages Them
by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first posted at The Blaze on June 21, 2016. As an observer of the human species, I believe I have discovered a new type. I call them “paid internet protesters,” or “PIPs” in internet-speak, who are all armchair culture warriors. Dr. Rachel Lu, a senior contributor at The […]
School Condom Programs That Increase Teen Pregnancy, STDs Are ‘Propaganda for Sexual Revolution,’ Scholar Says
By Brandon Showalter This article was first published June 21, 2016, at the Christian Post. A new study shows that providing free condoms to teenagers worsens the problem it purports to solve. The finding is unsurprising given that the programs are “propaganda for the Sexual Revolution,” Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse says. In an extensive working […]
Young Women Are Gambling On a Losing Game
by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first posted at The Blaze on June 1, 2016. The image from the Huffington Post staff meeting created an immediate backlash for editor Liz Heron’s rhetorical question: “Notice anything about this Huffington Post editors’ meeting?” Unlike many of the internet commentators, I am not interested in the […]
All Roots Matter: A Call for Action on Father’s Day
Submitted to the Ruth Institute by Ellen Giangiordano I applaud the History Channel for airing Alex Haley’s “Roots” reimagined over Memorial Day weekend. As co-producer LeVar Burton noted, “Roots” generates a dialogue that is needed now more than ever. Today, the loss of ancestry is still keenly felt by slave descendants. In February of 2016, […]
Another non-surprise: giving kids condoms doesn’t help.
Suuprize, Suuprize, Suuprize! A recent study (behind a paywall) looked at schools that gave out condoms vs schools that did not. Lo and behold. Giving out condoms, without any counseling, was associated with an increase in teen pregnancy. Vox, that bastion of social conservatism reports. (And no, I don’t think that is literally what kind of […]
Suuprize, Suuprize, Suuprize! Sex Ed doesn’t help teens.
For those who may not remember, Gomer Pyle, USMC was a sitcom featuring Jim Nabors as a dumb but loveable Marine private. One of his most famous lines was “Suuprize, Suuprize, Suuprize.” He would utter these words when he was about to do something to irritate the Sargent or say something obvious. I’ve decided […]
The Social Impact of Fathers
(June 17, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. This Father’s Day, they’re discussing the social impact of fathers.
Making the Case for Marriage: Acton 2016
(June 16, 2016) It’s that time of year again–Dr J is at Acton University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She’s been with the conference since the beginning, and yesterday she gave one of the foundational lectures designed to orient religious leaders in basic economic concepts. This lecture is on "Making the Case for Marriage."
Econ 101: Acton 2016
(June 15, 2016) It’s that time of year again–Dr J is at Acton University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She’s been with the conference since the beginning, and she always gives one of the foundational lectures designed to orient religious leaders in basic economic concepts.
What the Hook-Up Culture does to Women
(June 15, 2016) Dr J is once again Drew Mariani’s guest on his show on the Relevant Radio network. They’re discussing the effects of the sexual revolution on women.
Ruth Institute Statement on Orlando Terrorist Attack
The Ruth Institute issued this statement regarding the terrorist attack in Orlando. “The Ruth Institute categorically condemns the terrorist attack on The Pulse nightclub in Orlando. No one, no matter their nationality, religion, sex or sexual orientation, deserves to die at the hands of terrorists. The danger of Islamic terrorism threatens all of us. We […]
Making Marriage Matter, Part 2
(June 9, 2016) Dr J fields questions after addressing law students participating in the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship. If you missed her talks on the family as the foundation of society and the agenda of the modern sexual revolution, check out our podcast stream.
Making Marriage Matter, Part 1
(June 9, 2016) Dr J addresses law students participating in the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship. In the first part of her talk, she lays the groundwork for the social significance of the family as developed in her book Love and Economics.
Turning back the tide of sexual promiscuity through religion
By Jenet Jacob Erickson, a Ruth Inst. Circle of Experts member Published: May 1, 2016 at the Deseret News Feminism swept into American culture during the 1960s in the name of women’s equality. While much has been said about feminist efforts to alter gender roles and workplace dynamics, scant attention has been paid to the […]
The LGBT Movement vs. the Sexual Revolution
(June 6, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. They’re discussing the ideological incoherence of the sexual revolution and its tendency, in myriad ways, of eating its own as it proceeds.
Arguments about religious liberty failed to defend traditional marriage
By Marilyn Rodrigues May 27, 2016 at Catholicweekly.com.au. Dr Jennifer Roback Morse believes surrogacy will become more prevalent if same-sex marriage is introduced along with a renewed push for legalisation of commercial surrogacy. Photo: Patrick J Lee The inherent right of children to be raised by their biological mother and father should be the […]
C-FAM: The Sexual Revolution
(June 3, 2016) Dr J addressed a select group of UN delegates on problems of the sexual revolution. This exclusive event was sponsored by C-FAM and held at a resort on Lake George, New York for 30 delegates from around the world and their families. C-FAM is the Center for Family and Human Rights, and it advocates for life and family at the United Nations.
Abortion Today: Preterm Birth Tomorrow?
A new metastudy shows increased risks of preterm birth for mothers who have previously had an abortion. A meta-analysis of 36 international studies involving more than one million women has concluded that abortions are associated with “significantly higher risk” of subsequent premature births, and underweight babies. Prematurity is, in turn, associated with far greater […]
The New Trans Patriarchy
today’s “trans movement”… takes us back to a time when women were valued based on their appearance, and whether they fit someone else’s preconceived notion of femininity. In essence, all it takes to be a woman today are [fake] breasts and good hair. As a culture, we are telling women that the feelings and sentiments […]
Pro-Family Political Leaders and legislators: low-hanging fruit
Pro-Family Political Leaders and legislators: here is some low-hanging legislative fruit. Propose that your state standardize the reporting for all IVF clinics in your state. The measure you want is Live Birth per Cycle Initiated. This proposal allow you to educate the public, including women who are being misled by the industry. This proposal […]
Career women: Counting on IVF after 40? Think again
An Australian study came out with success rates for women over 40, using their own fresh (that is, not frozen from years before) eggs. The figures are shocking: The latest, Australian-only numbers given to Four Corners by the industry show the chance of a live delivery for initiated cycles by all age groups for […]
Blackmail Threat Leads to life-giving Testimony
Leave it to pro-choice political operatives to make a blackmail threat against a pro-life politician and his family. And leave it to the King of Kings to bring light out of darkness and to write straight with crooked lines. It seems that “an unnamed source” told Michigan State Rep. Lee Chatfield, a pro-life Republican, that they […]
The Case for Marriage (SWBTS), Part 2
(May 24, 2016) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of the largest Southern Baptist seminaries in the world, hosted Dr. J at their annual Summer Institute, sponsored by the Land Center. This is the second part of her address to pastors and seminary professors on making the case for marriage, if you missed the first part, check out the previous podcast.
The Case for Marriage (SWBTS), Part 1
(May 24, 2016) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of the largest Southern Baptist seminaries in the world, hosted Dr. J at their annual Summer Institute, sponsored by the Land Center. She addressed pastors and seminary professors on making the case for marriage.
Catholic Talk interview
(May 19, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She had a whirlwind schedule and spoke at different places each day, those are all up in our podcast stream. Here we’re sharing an interview she gave to Xt3.com, Marriage Equals, and Catholic Talk on the trajectory of the sexual revolution and the nature of marriage.
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
(May 21, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Sydney. Her talk is entitled "Same-Sex Marriage Affects Everyone.", She took questions afterward, too–those are available on the Ruth Refuge podcast.
Marriage Alliance: Public Policies and Personal Strategies
(May 20, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at a Marriage Alliance event in Sydney. Her talk is on public policies and personal strategies for sparking discussion and change on the marriage issue. She took questions afterward, too–those are available on the Ruth Refuge podcast.
Future Families Forum
(May 19, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at the Future Families Forum, an invitation-only educational event for over 200 leaders in the Greek Orthodox community in Sydney. She’s speaking about class warfare.
The Powerful vs. The Impregnable—How Louisiana Politicians Get What They Want
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Sydney Roman Catholic Adult Education Center
(May 18, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at the Sydney Roman Catholic Adult Education Center. Her talk is entitled "Same-Sex Marriage Affects Everyone.", She took questions afterward, too–those are available on the Ruth Refuge podcast.
South Toowoomba Baptist Church
(May 17, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at the South Toowoomba Baptist Church. Her talk is entitled "Same-Sex Marriage Affects Everyone.", She took questions afterward, too–those are available in the Ruth Refuge podcast.
G’Day Mates! At the bottom of the world
I spent less than 24 hours in Tasmania.Yes, there really is such a place. I have a dear friend, Dr. Christine Wood who lives there. She is the director of evangelization for the Archdiocese of Hobart. That means she works for the heroic Archbishop Julian Porteus. I got to stay with her and her husband. […]
G’Day Mates: The Ordinary Bloke
It’s been a whirlwind tour so far! I have barely had time to sleep, much less write anything on this blog. I will tell this one story before I go for breakfast. I have done a couple of radio interviews with the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC). After one of them, we dashed out to catch […]
Community Church in Cooper’s Plain
(May 16, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at the Community Church in Cooper’s Plain near Brisbane, Australia.
Hobart Cathedral of St. Mary’s
(May 15, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! Archbishop Julian Porteous invited her to speak at the Hobart Cathedral of St. Mary’s on the island of Tasmania. Her talk is entitled "Same-Sex Marriage Affects Everyone.", She took questions afterward, too–those are available in the Ruth Refuge podcast.
Our Lady of the Rosary
(May 14, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at Our Lady of the Rosary near Sydney. Her talk is entitled "Same-Sex Marriage Affects Everyone.", She took questions afterward, too–those are available in the Ruth Refuge podcast.
G’day Mates! Day 1
Yes, I’m in Australia! My son and I traveled Down Under to be part of the Marriage Alliance educational campaign. The Australians are going to have a vote on the marriage issue later this summer. Australia is the largest English-speaking country that still recognizes marriage as a child-centered, gender-based social institution. We aim to help […]
Pro-Life Leaders Decry Scandals, Urge Catholic Colleges to Reject Culture of Death
From the Cardinal Newman Society and a collection of Pro-Life Leaders on May 11, 2016. Concerned by recent high-profile events at Catholic colleges featuring pro-abortion leaders — including Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards, Bill Clinton, Wendy Davis and Vice President Joe Biden — 29 Catholic and pro-life leaders joined a statement urging Catholic colleges to […]
Whose fault was no-fault divorce?
by Ryan C. MacPherson, a Ruth Institute Circle of Experts member This article was first published at Mercatornet.com on May 9, 2016. When language aficionado Bo Mitchell judged 461 entries for the “Great Oxymoron Contest” in 1983, he ranked “wedded bliss” in third place. In fourteenth place came “happily married.” Mitchell distinguished two kinds of […]
Men and Abortion: Comforting Those Who Cry Alone
by Ryan MacPherson Reprinted, with permission of the author, from LifeDate (Lutherans for Life, Fall 2013) Abortion is a men’s issue. Yes, abortion is also a women’s issue. And it certainly is a children’s issue—a child’s life is at stake. But abortion is a men’s issue—a fact too readily overlooked these days. In 1992, the […]
The Culture of Life Honors Parents and Respects the Elderly
By Ryan MacPherson, a Ruth Institute Circle of Experts member. This article was first published at hausvater.org in May 2016. Excerpted from The Culture of Life: Ten Essential Principles for Christian Bioethics, by Ryan MacPherson. (This book may be purchased at a bulk discount rate for use in Bible studies.) The Culture of Life The […]
The Church’s Finest Hour
by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published May 11, 2016, at The Blaze. Many Christians are distraught over our political situation. We are trying to chart an honorable course through an increasingly unreasonable moral minefield. I think the solution is at once simpler, and more difficult, than it seems. We need to tell […]
Surrogacy experts can’t testify on LA HB1102: Coincidence?
Update: Alana Newman got up the next day at 5 AM, drove all the way to Baton Rouge by herself. She testified. Alana told me that when she showed up to testify, Katherine Smith, the wife of Senator Gary Smith, shot her a very dirty look. The plan to keep Alana away failed! I am […]
Why Everyone Should Oppose Surrogacy
By Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published at The Blaze on May 4, 2016. I am an outspoken critic of gestational surrogacy, in which the gestational mother carries a child to term for another person or couple. I have noticed that many people do not understand the stakes in this issue. Pro-life people […]
Married people more likely to survive cancer than single individuals, new study shows
by Andre Mitchell This article was first published at Christianity Today on April 23, 2016. (Pixabay) A study conducted by researchers from Fremont’s Cancer Prevention Institute of California and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine shows that married people are more likely to survive cancer than single individuals. Based on an analysis […]
Democrats: Parents have no right to know if daughter is getting an abortion
by Fr. Mark Hodges This article was first published at Life Site News on March 23, 2016. JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 23, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Democrats in the Missouri House fiercely opposed a parental notification bill. Currently, Missouri law allows pregnant girls to get an abortion without their parents’ even knowing if a judge agrees […]
Who is the Child’s Mother? LA House passes surrogacy.
Watch Representative Joe Lopinto assume the very thing that needs to be proven: he asserts that the genetic parents should not have to adopt their “own” child. But according to Louisiana law, and indeed the law of every civilized country until the day before yesterday, the woman who gives birth to the child is the […]
Motherhood, fatherhood at heart of America’s founding principles
By Ellen Giangiordano This article was posted May 2, 2016, at CatholicPhilly.com. On May 8, America will celebrate Mother’s Day. In June, America will celebrate Father’s Day. As nationally promulgated holidays, every citizen should have the equal right to celebrate both. But all citizens do not have this right. As in the days of slavery, […]
HB 1102: Surrogacy in Louisiana
(May 3, 2016) Dr J is Jeff Crouere’s guest on his radio show "Ringside Politics.", They’re discussing the work of the Ruth Institute and the surrogacy bill currently before the Louisiana legislature.
HB 1102 on "The Current Word"
(May 2, 2016) Dr J is Kathleen Benfield’s guest on her radio show "The Current Word.", They’re discussing the work of the Ruth Institute and the surrogacy bill currently before the Louisiana legislature.
Experiment on Small Children? Really?
by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published at The Blaze on April 28, 2016. On Wednesday, Dr. Morse testified against the Louisiana surrogacy bill in Baton Rouge. Surrogacy is a social and medical experiment, with great risks to children. This is her prepared text. Thank you for the opportunity to share my concerns about HB1102. I am the founder and president of the Ruth Institute, a global non-profit organization, with offices in San Diego, Pittsburgh, and now, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Our organization is dedicated to creating Christ-like solutions to the agony and injustice of family breakdown. We oppose surrogacy on principle. We consider it a form of family breakdown. Surrogacy breaks down motherhood itself, reducing it to a series of functions. The genetic, gestational, care-giving and even the legally-recognized mothers could all be distinct individuals. The full impact of these divisions cannot be fully known at this time. However, we owe it to future generations to look down the road as far as we can, and try, at least, to anticipate the consequences. We do know that infants attach to their mothers in the womb. Neonatal research has found that newborns can recognize their mothers by sight, by voice and even by odor. Research strongly suggests that prenatal infant attachment is correlated with secure attachment between mother and infant after birth. We have no idea how surrogacy affects this. Does a secure attachment between the gestational carrier and the infant translate into a secure attachment with the genetic mother? Does a disruption of the bond between the gestational carrier harm the child? We just don’t know. The practice of surrogacy amounts to a social experiment using babies as subjects. The adults involved, surrogates, donors and commissioning parents, can give meaningful consent, at least in principle. But children, in the nature of things, cannot consent. We have a responsibility to protect their interests, which they cannot protect themselves. Experimenting on small children i
Culture of Death Out of Control. Help Stop It NOW!
The hospital wants to withdraw life support as soon as possible! Dear Members and Friends, We have received an URGENT REQUEST FROM LIFE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND for help with a two-year old on life support described below. If any of you are able to assist, please contact Alexandra Snyder directly via the office or cell […]
Do the Gay Rights and Transgendered Rights Movements Have the Same Goals?
(April 25, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. In light of the recent "bathroom bill", and fallout, they’re discussing the transgender movement’s ideologies.
In An Industry That Makes People, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published April 20, 2016, at The Blaze. Sperm donation, egg donation and surrogacy: Third party reproduction seems to be a “done deal” in Western society. Even ardently pro-life people do not seem to see the problems. Hey, these techniques are making babies, not killing them. So what […]
Which is Harder on Kids: Death or Divorce?
(April 21, 2016) Dr J is once again Drew Mariani’s guest on his show on the Relevant Radio network. They’re discussing the recent study that compares outcomes of children whose parents have died with those whose parents divorced. The study was a joint project of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Tokyo.University of Tokyo.
FAVS: The Family and the Market
(April 15, 2016) Dr J addresses Christian faculty, clergy members, and business leaders at the Acton Institute’s "Toward a More Free and Virtuous Society", conference. Her talk is entitled "Virtue and Economic Thinking."
The Latest Pope Francis Controversy and Why Non-Catholics Should Care
by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published at The Blaze on April 12, 2016. Non-Catholics may be wondering why Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia” or “The Joy of Love,” has Catholics in an uproar. Has the Pope changed Catholic doctrine? Has he left the doctrine officially intact, but changed pastoral practice so […]
Male Privilege and Women’s Bathrooms
This article originally appeared at The Blaze. (Note: all the photos in this story are of male-bodied transgenders.) North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has become a whipping boy for the advocates of the latest round of the sexual revolution. The Human Rights Campaign has gathered a bunch of business owners to bully the governor […]
The St. Photina Solution
“…the one that you have now is not your husband…” John 4:18 I’m ashamed to contribute to this blog. Other contributors are genuine innocent victims of the Sexual Revolution. I was one of the destroyers of the family. I was a good Catholic girl. The Church and the truth mattered, and I was fortunate to […]
Sex Before Kissing? 15 year old girls trying to deal with porn-addicted boys
A new report from Australia speaks for itself: When asked, “How do you know a guy likes you?,” an 8th grade girl replied: “He still wants to talk to you after you [give him oral sex].” A male high school student said to a girl: “If you [give me oral sex] I’ll give you a […]
Long and Winding Road out of the gay lifestyle: a story of forgiveness
The headline over at LifeSiteNews says this is a story out of the gay lifestyle. And so it it. But it is first and foremost an inspiring story of forgiveness and repentance. Any Survivor of the Sexual Revolution, any person seeking peace, can benefit from this article. A sample: I embarked upon an incredible […]
Reclaiming Religious Freedom and the First Amendment–(Hint: We’ve Got to Talk about Sex!)
(March 31, 2016) Dr J addresses students, parents, lawyers, and clergy members at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, VA. She was speaking at the Unity Summit, an event addressing threats to America’s first, second, and seventh amendments. Her talk is entitled "Reclaiming Religious Freedom and the First Amendment–Hint: We’ve Got to Talk about Sex!"
The Sexual Revolution Proves itself to be a Totalitarian Movement
My latest at The Blaze March 30, 2016 The Sexual Revolution is a war by the totalitarian State against the human body and against the Judeo-Christian ethos. I know. I know. The Sexual Revolution promises fun and freedom. How can I say that the Sexual Revolution is a totalitarian State making war on the human […]
A Letter to God From a Child of Divorce
A letter to God from a child of divorce is heart-wrenching, and highlights the terrible effects of favoring adult desires over children.