Ruth Inst. Applauds Court Ruling on Reparative Therapy Bans

“In striking down bans on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts to lessen same-sex attraction, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals sided with First Amendment free speech against LGBT dogma,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Ruth Institute. The court overturned local ordinances of the City of Boca Raton and the county […]

100 Years of Legal Abortion: Happy ‘Birthday,’ Subhumanism

Our thanks to these authors for the mention and for calling us “One of the best comprehensive pro-life organizations around”! By Jason Jones & John Zmirak Published on November 18, 2020, at The Stream. November 18 marks a powerful anniversary. In 1920, the newly-hatched dragon that was the Soviet Union legalized abortion. That made it […]

November 1920-2020: A Century of Abortion in Russia

A shout-out to our friend Paul Kengor, with a thank you for mentioning us in your fine article! By the 1970s, the USSR was averaging 7-8 million abortions per year. To this day, the countries with the highest abortion rates remain communist or recently communist: Russia, Cuba, Romania, Vietnam, China. By Dr. Paul Kengor This […]

Wednesday Marks 100th Anniversary of Legalized Abortion Worldwide

“On November 18, 1920, Soviet Russia became the first country to legalize abortion,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., founder and president of The Ruth Institute. “It’s not surprising that a totalitarian state pioneered legalized abortion. Just as communism violates human rights on a massive scale, abortion denies the most fundamental of rights – the […]

Pope Francis and Civil Unions: Be Not Afraid!

While Pope Francis’ perceived comments on civil unions for same-sex couples worries many Catholics, the magisterial teaching hasn’t changed. Don’t be diverted and don’t be demoralized.

Ruth Institute deeply disturbed by Catholic bishop’s ill-conceived statement on the 2020 presidential election

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., founder and president of The Ruth Institute, issued a statement criticizing the US Conference of Catholic Bishops for congratulating Vice President Biden on his election as president, calling it “ill-conceived” and “disappointing.” “Congratulating Joe Biden on his election before all the votes have been counted shows poor judgement at best,” […]

Ruth Inst. deeply disappointed by Catholic bishop’s ill-conceived election statement

Statement by Ruth Institute President, Jennifer Roback Morse, regarding the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ statement regarding the election: I am deeply disappointed by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops President, Archbishop Jose Gomez’s statement on the US Presidential election. Congratulating Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States before all the […]

Kenya Threatened by Cultural Colonialism in Abortion Bill

“Despite a recent poll showing 85% of Kenyan citizens support the right to life, international NGOs are pushing a new abortion bill, which would override the will of the people,” said Ruth Institute Founder and President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. The deceptively named Reproductive Healthcare Bill is currently before the Kenyan Parliament. Morse noted: […]

It Takes a Family to Raise a Villiage Student Conference

The Conference   On August 6th 2009 at the University of San Diego, 32 students from across America along with experts in their respective fields, came together for three days to discuss the institution of marriage; how it stands in today’s society, what challenges and jeopardy it faces and what we, as a free society, […]

The Institution Formerly Known as Marriage

The Iowa court’s recent decision does not simply broaden marriage, it radically changes its nature. While marriage previously served public purposes of attaching mothers and fathers to their children and one another, now marriage merely serves as affirmation of adult feelings.

How Marriage Lost in Iowa

Originally posted at the National Catholic Register April 16, 2009 by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse By now, everyone knows that the Supreme Court of Iowa has imposed same-sex “marriage” on the heartland of America, a mere 10 years after the people of that state had expressly voted against it. What very few people know is […]

Ruth Inst. Applauds Texas Grand Jury Indictment of Netflix

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said she was, “greatly encouraged that Netflix has been indicted by a grand jury in Tyler, Texas, for showing the movie ‘Cuties.’ I’m glad something is finally being done to oppose the sexual exploitation of children, as exemplified by this French film.” According to a New York […]

Media for Pope’s Pro-gay Comments a Distraction for McCarrick S*x Abuse Cover-up says Ruth Inst.

“Pope Francis does not have the authority to change Church teaching. He knows this. The media’s barely-concealed glee that the Catholic Church is ‘progressing’ is a distraction. We should put the emphasis where it belongs: on the continued cover-up of then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s homosexual predation,” said Ruth Inst. President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “Why […]

Dr. J Show Explores Abortion Breast Cancer Link

“Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we chose to focus on the abortion breast cancer link,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, MD, has spent decades documenting the ABC link.

Barrett Didn’t Have to Apologize. Homosexuality is not Innate, Says Ruth Institute

October 16, 2020 For Immediate Release “Judge Barrett did not have to apologize at all for using the expression ‘sexual preference,’” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., “Homosexuality is not innate.” Morse was commenting on an exchange in the course of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) objected to […]

Born this way? No, there is no “gay gene”

The question of whether there is a “gay gene” or if people are “born this way” seems to have been settled by a study of the genetic basis of homosexuality published last year in the journal of Science.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Sexual State in a Black Robe

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was doubtless a fine person and dedicated to her ideas. I pray for God’s mercy on her soul, and solace to her family. But sadly, her ideas and her legacy on the U.S. Supreme Court have aided Sexual Revolutionaries in the deconstruction of sexual morality and the family.

What is Surrogacy and Why You Should Oppose It

What is surrogacy? Broadly speaking, a woman agrees to carry a baby to term for another individual or couple. Even though this may sounds good, there are serious concerns for everyone.

In First Presidential Debate, the Family Was Lost in the Shuffle

“Last night’s confrontation between President Trump and former Vice-President Biden shows the need for a separate debate focusing solely on family issues,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. Partnering with Life Petitions, the Ruth Institute has a petition calling for a debate on family-related issues. More than 6,000 signatures have been collected. […]

Children of Divorce Suffer Negative Side Effects

Even though the popular notion is that children of divorce are resilient, the reality is that there are tremendous negative effects of divorce for children. Children learn to silence themselves.

The Sexual Revolution, Not Racism or Capitalism, Ruins the Lives of the Poor

By John Zmirak This interview was published on September 15, 2020, at The Stream. Jennifer Roback Morse is a scholar, wife, mom, and author. She founded perhaps the best comprehensive pro-life, pro-family think tank, the Ruth Institute. Her work documents the devastating impact of the Sexual Revolution on society’s weakest, most vulnerable people, especially children. […]

Petition asks for fourth presidential debate focused on pro-life, family issues

This article was first posted September 11, 2020, at LifeSiteNews. By Paul Smeaton LifeSiteNews and the Ruth Institute have launched a petition calling for an additional presidential debate to be held focusing on family issues, the cornerstone of American life. “Everything begins with the family. Everything depends on the family. It impacts every area of […]

Ruth Inst. and Life Site News Launch Petition for Presidential Debate on the Family

Partnering with Life Site News, today, the Ruth Institute launched a petition to the U.S. Commission on Presidential Debates calling for a 4th debate to be focused on the family. Ruth Institute President Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., explained: “The decline of the family is at the root of most of our problems. We’re calling for […]

Ruth Inst. President Responds to Devastation in Lake Charles, LA

“The Ruth Institute is based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. My family and I also live here. The devastation of Hurricane Laura is heartbreaking,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. Laura was the most powerful hurricane to hit Louisiana in 150 years. “The damage it did is hard to put into words – […]

Psychiatry Journal Corrects Transgender Study

“We’re pleased that the American Journal of Psychiatry has issued a rare public correction of serious errors in a study promoting so-called gender-reassignment surgery it published last October,” said Rev. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., Ruth Institute Senior Research Associate. “The Journal now acknowledges that, contrary to what was reported earlier, the study does not show that […]

Ruth Inst: Big Tech at it Again, Amazon Bans Book on Health Hazards of Homosexuality

Incredibly, Amazon just banned a book on the dangers of homosexual sex that it has been carrying for the past 3 ½ years – a book published by Amazon Kindle Direct. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., called the development “a flagrant example of high-tech censorship.” The 600-page volume, The Health Hazards of […]

Ruth Inst. President: The Global Ruling Class Likes Pedophilia

“There’s no other way to describe it: The global elite likes pedophilia,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “Of all of the demons released by the Sexual Revolution, the exploitation of children is the most depraved.” Morse charged: “The evidence is overwhelming. The sexual abuse of children is a growing scandal in […]

Kamala Harris’s Disgraceful Record of not Prosecuting Clerical Sex Abuse

“I don’t see how it could be a coincidence that Kamala Harris didn’t prosecute a single clerical sex abuse case during the eight years she was San Francisco District Attorney,” said Ruth Institute President Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. According to a recent book by Peter Schweizer, Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive […]

Ruth Inst: Commission on Unalienable Rights Did a Good, not Great, Job

The United States Commission on Unalienable Rights has issued its long-awaited report, and, not surprisingly, sexual radicals have launched an all-out attack. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse stated: “We applaud the Commission for an excellent exposition of the origins of human rights. But we wish it had gone further and issued a strong […]

Taking a Stand Against the Sexual Revolution

by Ben Broussard This article was first published August 6, 2020, at tfpla.org. On July 17-18, 2020, members of Tradition, Family, Property (TFP)-Louisiana united with activists from around the country in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Ruth Institute’s Third Annual Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution brought together a diverse crowd for both online and […]

Ruth Inst. Says Removing Margaret Sanger’s Name Won’t Mean Fewer Black Babies Killed

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., called Planned Parenthood’s announcement that Margaret Sanger’s name will be taken off its Manhattan clinic “an important gesture, but still just a token. In New York City, there will still be almost as many abortions of black children each year as live births.” With the renewed emphasis […]

Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution

The Ruth Institute’s conference explores the tragic effects of an “anything goes” culture. by Kathy Schiffer, July 25, 2020, at NCRegister.com. It was sometime around the mid-1960s that the sexual revolution really got underway; and in the ensuing decades, “free sex” – that is, sex without restrictions and without consequences – gained momentum in American […]

Ruth Institute Honors Three for Promoting Family Values

By Pamela Seal This article was posted July 20, 2020, at LCDiocese.org. LAKE CHARLES — A former “fake-news” journalist for Cosmopolitan, a urologist expelled for defending the integrity of the medical profession, and an attorney devoted to promoting the dignity of the human person were all honored on July 17 for their efforts to promote […]

Ruth Institute’s 2020 Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution an Overwhelming Success

The Ruth Institute’s 2020 Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution (July 17-18) overcame last-minute challenges to emerge as an historic contribution to the cause of educating the public about the millions of lives damaged by the Sexual Revolution. “Despite new restrictions on public gatherings in Louisiana, announced by our governor only the week before […]

Had Enough Staycations? How About a Stay-Conference?

by Clare Walker Excerpt from an article published July 17, 2020 at NCRegister.com. Fighting the Good Fight Since 2008   Jennifer Roback Morse and the team at the Ruth Institute have been on the front lines in the fight against the sexual revolution since the institute’s founding in 2008. In those foundational early years, the […]

Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution (July 17-18) Will Be an Historic Event

“Despite the rapidly changing COVID landscape here in Louisiana, we’re pleased to announce that the Ruth Institute’s 2020 Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution will take place as planned, tomorrow, July 17 – with an awards banquet in the evening– and Saturday, July 18, in Lake Charles,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., president […]

Experts and Witnesses to Speak at Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, July 17-18

“They may not be household names, but they have crucial information and first-hand experience about what the Sexual Revolution has done to individuals and society,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., President of The Ruth Institute, in describing the speakers for the upcoming Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, July 17-18 in Lake Charles, […]

Transgender Fact Sheet

Educating yourself is the first step in fighting the effects of the sexual revolution in your life and among loved ones. The Ruth Institute is hosting its Third Annual Awards Dinner and Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution July 17-18, 2020, and you’re invited to join us virtually here. Learn how to confront and […]

Demographic Winter Fact Sheet

The Ruth Institute is hosting its Third Annual Awards Dinner and Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, and you’re invited to join us virtually! Ever wonder how declining birthrates worldwide are impacting us? The Summit’s class on the Demographic Winter will open your eyes. These and other facts about population control will be discussed: […]

Porn Fact Sheet

Educating yourself is the first step in fighting the effects of the Sexual Revolution in your life and among loved ones. The Ruth Institute is hosting its Third Annual Awards Dinner and Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, and you’re invited to join us virtually! Have you ever wondered how pornography is affecting people’s […]

Ruth Institute Bucks the Trend: Holds Live Event, with Virtual “Watch Parties”

The Ruth Institute is undaunted by the coronavirus shutdowns, lockdowns and regulations. The Third Annual Awards Dinner and Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution (July 17-18) will be a live event in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with on-line options. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., president of the Ruth Institute, stated, “We are determined to create […]

New Report Reveals Increase in Abuse by Catholic Priests

Ruth Institute Research Associate, Fr. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., responded to the newly released 2019 Annual Report from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the independent lay National Review Board (NRB) about on-going clerical sex abuse. “The report showed a significant increase in both allegations and findings of sexual abuse by priests. The […]

Supreme Court Strikes Down Mildest of Abortion Restrictions

The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to be within 30 miles of a hospital in case of a botched abortion. “How can the pro-abortion movement, which claims to care about women, oppose something that is for the health and protection of the mother?” asked Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, […]

Ideas Don’t Have Consequences

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first posted at American Mind.org on June 29, 2020. Why conservatives keep losing. Ideas Have Consequences, a book by Richard Weaver, has animated countless conservative intellectuals and professionals for over half a century. What a pity, then, that the book’s title expresses but a half-truth at best. Still […]

Sex-Wounded Fighting Back

by Paul Murano • ChurchMilitant.com • June 25, 2020 The sexual revolution, a revolt waged by modern man against God and His Sixth Commandment, will be taking the proverbial prosecutor’s stand in Louisiana this July. Pictured: Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse The Ruth Institute has scheduled its “Survivors’ Summit 2020,” a conference whose focus is “Surviving […]

The United Nations Advances the Sexual Revolution – What’s to Celebrate?

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. “The Ruth Institute will not be celebrating,” said Founder and President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “What could have been a force for peace and understanding has led the war on unborn children and human reproduction.” Since its founding in 1969, the […]

Catholic Bishops’ Coronavirus Responses Will Not Long Be Forgotten

COMMENTARY: When everything was shut down, some of our spiritual fathers seemed a little too eager to accept, and at times even exceed, the demands made by civil authorities. by Jennifer Roback Morse “The public will not forget what your business says and does during this crisis.” I heard this sage advice at the beginning […]

Tragedies of the S*xual Revolution the Focus of Ruth Inst. Ambassador Training

As part of its 2020 Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution (July 17-18), the Ruth Institute will offer exclusive training at its “It Takes a Family to Raise a Village” Ambassador’s Conference on July 17, 8:30 AM to 4 PM, in Lake Charles, LA. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., explained, “We’ll […]

Ruth Institute: SCOTUS erases womanhood

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. said, “The Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County erases womanhood. It is the end of women in sports and women’s rights to privacy. Thanks to the Sexual Revolutionaries on the Court, our laws will refuse to distinguish men who say they are women from real […]

It Takes A Family to Raise a Village: Ruth Inst. Ambassadors Training

  The Ruth Institute’s third annual Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution (July 17-18 in Lake Charles, LA), will begin with an Ambassadors Training conference July 17. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., will speak on Understanding the Global Sexual Revolution: Christian Anthropology, History and Social Systems. Dr. Michelle Cretella, M.D., will […]

Ruth Inst. Supports President’s Decision to Defund Pro-Abortion WHO

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., applauds President Trump’s decision to stop funding the World Health Organization, which had been receiving $450 million a year from the United States. Morse noted that the President cited WHO’s gross mishandling of the coronavirus epidemic and subservience to China. “But WHO is also an advocate of […]

Ruth Inst. Rejects UN “Gender-Neutral Language” Manipulation

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said the United Nations’ attempt to make language more politically correct is “another advance for the Sexual Revolution and a further descent into barbarism.” A UN bureaucrat recently tweeted that we need to make language more “gender-neutral” by eliminating the words “husband” and “wife” and substituting “spouse.” […]

Ruth Inst.: “Once Again, Sexual Revolution is Taxpayer-Funded”

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said she was appalled that Planned Parenthood affiliates received $80 million in forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program and applauded the Trump Administration for demanding return of the funding. Morse declared: “As an organization with more than 500 employees, Planned Parenthood doesn’t qualify for the program. […]

Ruth Inst: Tragedy of Ukrainian Babies Should Make Us Seriously Question Surrogacy

“It’s heartrending to see pictures of babies stuck in a nursery in Ukraine,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “These children were born to surrogate mothers. But due to a ban on foreign travel, caused by the coronavirus, foreign families aren’t able to claim the babies for which they contracted.” Surrogacy is […]