What’s Love Got to Do With It — Surrogacy for the Rich and Famous

by Jennifer Roback Morse COMMENTARY: Anderson Cooper’s recent acquisition of a child through surrogacy underscores that surrogacy is inherently unfair. This article was first posted May 14, 2020, at NCRegister.com. Just before Mother’s Day, CNN newscaster Anderson Cooper, who is openly gay and super-rich, announced that he “became a father.” Named Wyatt, Cooper’s son will […]

Ruth Institute Urges: Consider Allegations Against Biden in Light of Sexual Revolution

Commenting on the controversy surrounding Vice President Joe Biden and allegations of sexual assault, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., President of the Ruth Institute, said the case must be considered in light of the Sexual Revolution. “We are not taking a position on Mr. Biden’s guilt or innocence,” Morse said, “but it should come as […]

Ruth Institute Urges Public to Seriously Question Surrogacy

Commenting on the recently announced birth of a child to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., called for a serious discussion of the dangers of surrogacy. Cooper had his son by an unnamed surrogate. In his announcement of the birth, the son of heiress Gloria Vanderbilt said he was “eternally […]

The Man Who Exposed Forced Abortion in China a Guest on The Dr. J Show

Steven Mosher, author of Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order, is this week’s guest on The Dr. J Show, the interview program of The Ruth Institute. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, PhD., founder and president of the Ruth Institute, said, “We’re grateful for the opportunity to bring viewers this […]

“Dr. Fauci, can we decide for ourselves how much risk to take?”

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Founder and President of the Ruth Institute, expressed concern over the public health establishment’s back and forth attitude toward individual risk-taking. “If young people using Grinder can make their own risk-taking decisions about sex, why can’t elderly people make their own risk-taking decision about hugs?” Morse said. Morse’s comments were in […]

Cardinal Pell’s Acquittal Contains Message for Retired Professionals: Get to Work!

This article was first published April 14, 2020, at the NCRegister. COMMENTARY: The people who have the most to offer in combating the sexual revolution also have the most to lose from doing so. by Jennifer Roback Morse Respected commentator Father Raymond de Souza observed a little-known fact about the convoluted case of Australian Cardinal […]

Ruth Inst. Applauds Appeals Court Decision to Close Abortion Clinics

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., applauded a federal appeals court decision that allows Texas to stop abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. “The move will conserve scarce medical resources,” Morse said, “and give women who were planning to have an abortion time to rethink that fatal decision.” Both the Surgeon General and the […]

Ruth Institute Petition Calls for Moratorium on “Sex-Change” Operations

The Ruth Institute is partnering with Life Petitions to call on governors to stop “sex-change” operations during the coronavirus crisis. This is in keeping with national efforts to halt elective surgeries and conserve medical resources. The petition, found here, has more than 4,600 signatures in just three days. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, […]

Lay Catholic Leaders to Bishops: Restore the Sacraments

by Martina Moyski • ChurchMilitant.com • April 2, 2020 DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – A growing host of Catholic leaders are recognizing the mortal danger of cutting the sacraments off from the faithful and are urging bishops to restore them immediately. Dr. Janet Smith In an open letter dated April 1, moral theologian Dr. Janet Smith and […]

Italy, the Coronavirus Pandemic and Demographic Winter

COMMENTARY: Demographic winter is a slow-moving train wreck. It has been for some time. by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. This article was first published April 3, 2020, at NCRegister.com. Heartbreaking stories have emerged from the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. Hospitals are too full. Doctors are overworked. People die alone. Coffins pile up. The Pope walks […]

Ruth Institute Calls for Moratorium on “Sex-Change” Operations and Clarification on “Conversion Therapy”

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., founder and president of the Ruth Institute, called on the nation’s governors to halt “gender reassignment surgery” during the coronavirus crisis. Morse explained: “The government has called for a moratorium on non-essential procedures in order to conserve medical resources. Sex-change operations clearly fall within this category. No one will be […]

When Coronavirus and Moral Relativism Collide

COMMENTARY: Just as there are no atheists in foxholes, there are no moral relativists in the emergency room. by Jennifer Roback Morse, March 24, 2020 at NCRegister.com.   No, I don’t have any special insight into the origins or likely outcome of the coronavirus pandemic. No, I don’t have special knowledge about what you must […]

Our Annual Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution is Coming!

  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. Learn how to confront and survive trends in transgenderism, the LGBT subculture, […]

Memo to Ruling Class: Jeffrey Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself

By Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published on March 16, 2020, at The Stream. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself. This fact, which no serious person denies, marks a new era in the unfolding of the Sexual Revolution. For years, we have been told that the Sexual Revolution was part of the March of […]

The Role of Italy’s Aging Population in the Spread of the Coronavirus

After China, Italy has the most confirmed cases of COVID-19, the coronavirus. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said, “Italy’s aging population is a factor in the spread of a disease to which the elderly are particularly susceptible.” Morse noted, “As of March 17, there were almost 28,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and […]

Ruth Institute Questions Why Radicals Think Pro-Family Equals Anti-LGBTQ

Right Wing Watch – a project of People for the American Way that routinely misrepresents family advocates – responded to the Ruth Institute’s Feb. 21 presentation of its Make the Family Great Again petition at the State Dept. Commission on Unalienable Rights. Right Wing Watch claims both the Ruth Institute petition and the Commission itself […]

Dr. Morse’s Presentation to the Commission on Unalienable Rights

Presentation to the Commission on Unalienable Rights US Department of State February 21, 2020 Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. Founder and President, The Ruth Institute [Pictured: Dr. Morse (L) presenting Chairwoman Dr. Mary Ann Glendon with the Make the Family Great Again petition and signatures.] Good afternoon, Madame Chairwoman, and distinguished members of the State Department’s […]

Ruth Institute Makes History

On Feb. 21st “We’ll Make History” Ruth Institute to Present Its Make-The-Family-Great-Again Petition to State Dept. Commission “On February 21st the Ruth Institute will make history,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Ruth Institute. “We will present our petition to Make the Family Great Again to the State Department’s Commission […]

Pro-Life Movement Needs Its Own ‘Seamless Garment’

COMMENTARY: The pro-life movement really has matured from a single-issue battle, fought in a single way, to a multi-issue movement.   by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published February 13, 2020, at NCRegister.com. Committed pro-life activists are often accused of being too focused on abortion: “If you really cared about babies, you would […]

Super Bowl Halftime Show: Worse Than Tasteless, It’s Full-on Sexual Grooming

COMMENTARY: Do not shy away from making the connection between sexualized entertainment and sexual grooming. by Jennifer Roback Morse    This article was first posted February 4, 2020, at NCRegister.com. I was outraged by the Super Bowl halftime show. I bet you were, too. I challenge you to do something with your outrage. Otherwise, it […]

Student Pro-life Activists NOT Single-Issue Voters!

Students Care About a Broad Range of Issues Related to the Sexual Revolution Despite common stereotypes, most pro-life activists are NOT single-mindedly focused on abortion. The Ruth Institute conducted what may be the first survey of pro-life student opinion on other social issues at the Students for Life Pro-Life Summit on January 25 in Washington […]

Ruth Institute Blasts NFL and FOX for “Sexual Grooming” in the Super Bowl Halftime Show

“An internationally televised grooming session.” That’s how Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., described the hyper-sexualized halftime show at Sunday’s Super Bowl. “Convincing prospective victims that overtly sexual displays are normal and empowering, softening victims up to ‘consent’ to sex more readily–these are the hallmarks of sexual grooming.” Father Mark Hodges, an Orthodox […]

Aborting the Wanted Child

by Paul Sullins This article was first posted January 22, 2020, at The Public Discourse. The unstated mythology of therapeutic “abortion care” is that pregnancies come in only two types: wanted pregnancies, all of which children are delivered, and unwanted pregnancies, all of which children are aborted. But that’s not true. At least one in […]

Ruth Institute Petition Asks South Dakota Governor to Protect Children from Those Who Call Puberty a Disease

A Ruth Institute petition urges South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to support legislation to protect minors from puberty blockers, sterilization, disfiguring surgeries, and other medical “gender-modification” attempts. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Ruth Institute Founder and President, said, “The pharmaceuticals used to block puberty have not been approved for this purpose by the FDA. They […]

Ruth Institute to be Part of the Largest Pro-life Student Conference in the Nation

The Ruth Institute will be an exhibitor at this year’s National Pro-life Summit, organized by Students for Life America in Washington D.C. January 25, the day after the National March for Life. The Institute brings a unique perspective to the pro-life cause. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., explains: “Our mission to strengthen […]

Ruth Institute Tells Uganda: Resist Ideological Imperialism

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Ruth Institute, warned those attending the Uganda National Youth Conference of the new colonialism of the Sexual Revolution. Morse declared: “The old economic colonialism attempted to dominate the physical resources of the African continent. The new ideological imperialism attempts to dominate the soul of Africa.” […]

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse’s Uganda Speech

“The New Colonialism of the Sexual Revolution: An Authentic Catholic Response.”   NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE, 2019 HOST DIOCESE: KASANA- LUWEERO, UGANDA   Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. Founder and President The Ruth Institute December 2019 Revised for publication Introduction Thank you for the kind invitation to address the 2019 National Youth Conference here in the Diocese […]

Ruth Institute Sends Roses to Grand Rapids Priest Who Upheld Church Teaching on Marriage

The Ruth Institute sent two dozen white roses and a framed commendation to Rev. Scott Nolan, pastor of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, MI, for upholding the Church’s teaching on marriage. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., stated, “By denying communion to a local Catholic judge who ‘married’ another woman, Fr. […]

Chick-fil-A Chickens Out – Bows to LGBT Lobby

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., responded to the news that Chick-fil-A’s foundation will no longer give to Christian groups which oppose same-sex marriage. “Once the third largest restaurant of its kind stood for something fine and noble,” Morse said. “Now they’ve shown that their principles are negotiable, which means they have none.” […]

Daleiden Verdict Protects Sale of Aborted Body Parts

Commenting on the bizarre verdict in the David Daleiden case, Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., observed, “Keeping abortion safe and legal has never been enough.” Daleiden and his team covertly recorded Planned Parenthood employees discussing how they illegally planned to sell body parts from aborted babies. The judge ruled that Planned Parenthood’s […]

The Seminarians Aren’t OK. Here’s What You Can Do About It.

By Jennifer Roback Morse Published on October 31, 2019, at The Stream. Seminary in Florence, Italy. Image courtesy of pixabay.com. A recent Notre Dame study about sexual harassment in Catholic seminaries proclaimed, “only 6% of seminarians report sexual harassment.” But don’t break out the champagne just yet. The seminaries are not all cleaned up. You […]

Opposition to Mutilation Isn’t Hate Speech

November 13, 2019 For Immediate Release For more information, contact media@ruthinstitute.org. You-tube: “Criticizing Transgender Surgery = Hate” Ruth Institute: “Banning Speech = Cowardice” Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. condemned YouTube’s decision to ban a Daily Signal/Heritage Foundation video with Dr. Michelle Cretella, M.D. over her comment on transgenderism. “The Sexual Revolutionaries running YouTube are cowards. They cannot refute Dr. Cretella and the Heritage Foundation. They ban their opponents instead of confronting them. Big Tech is making Big Brother seem benign,” Morse said. YouTube claims an observation by the eminent pediatrician, and executive director of the American College of Pediatricians, violates its hate speech code. In the 2017 interview, Cretella said: “If you want to cut off a leg or an arm, you’re mentally ill, but if you want to cut off healthy breasts or a penis, you’re transgender.” “Dr. Cretella’s remarks did not promote violence toward or hatred of anyone,” Morse declared. “Instead, it’s the type of mutilation which Cretella spoke out against that’s an act of violence.” Morse continued: “YouTube has decided that a perfectly reasonable remark by a medical professional is hate speech. It uses this to justify banning inconvenient expression.” Dr. Cretella also appeared in the October 4 edition of The Dr J Show, the Ruth Institute’s new video podcast. Drs. Morse and Cretella discussed a variety of concerns, including the medical consequences of so-called gender-transitioning. The Ruth Institute is urging its supporters to promote this interview as a way to counter the censorship against our friends at the Heritage Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=LQovehloA2k&t=660s In another case the Ruth Institute has been involved with, divorced parents were in a bitter custody dispute. The wife wanted to transition her 7-year-old son to a transgendered “female.” The husband fought it. After a public outcry, the judge granted joint custody. But she also issued a gag o

Ruth Institute Responds to Fr. James Martin’s Fuzzy Teaching with Clear Teaching

In announcing an upcoming speech by Hudson Byblow, a faithful Catholic who once embraced a gay identity, Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said, “The best response to fuzzy thinking is clear, unambiguous positive thinking,especially on the Catholic doctrine on sexuality.” “We are concerned about the confusion spread by people such as Fr. […]

New Sex-Abuse Report: Homosexual Priests Decrease, Sex Abuse of Girls Increases

According to Ruth Institute sociologist Father Paul Sullins, a generation of younger clergy formed for lives of chaste celibacy is a major reason why clergy abuse rates are much lower than before 2000. This article was first published June 10, 2019, at NCRegister.com. by Peter Jesserer Smith LAKE CHARLES, La. — Some promising news on […]

Clergy Sex-Abuse Victims and Perpetrators Have Changed Since 2000

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published Jun. 25, 2019, at NCRegister.com.   COMMENTARY: Part II — The Ruth Institute report ‘Receding Waves: Child Sexual Abuse and Homosexual Priests Since 2000,’ finds surprising changes in both the victims and the perpetrators of clerical sexual abuse. The clergy sexual abuse and cover-up scandal evokes […]

Clergy Sex Abuse Has Changed Since 2000 — and Why It Matters

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published Jun. 14, 2019, at NCRegister.com. COMMENTARY: Part I — Clergy sex abuse is rising, not falling. The Ruth Institute recently released a new report by Father Paul Sullins, Ph.D., on clergy sexual abuse since 2000, showing that clergy sexual abuse has been rising in the years […]

Is Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Really No Bigger Problem Than the Rest of Society?

by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published Oct. 27, 2019, at NCRegister.com. COMMENTARY: If Catholics face this issue courageously, we could win many souls.   A recent study reported, “only 6% of seminarians report sexual harassment.” The McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame produced this path-breaking survey. One […]

Dr. Morse Welcomes Paul M. Jonna, Esq. to Ruth Institute’s Board of Directors

Ruth Institute Founder and President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., today welcomed Paul M. Jonna, Esq., as the newest member of the Ruth Institute’s Board of Directors. “Given his work on behalf of religious liberty and against the Sexual Revolution, Paul and the Ruth Institute are a natural match,” Morse said. Jonna is a partner […]

Ruth Institute Decries Judge’s Gag Order in #SaveJames Case

Last week, the judge in the case of James Younger, the seven-year-old-boy whose mother wants to turn him into a “transgendered” girl, issued a gag order preventing James’ father from discussing the case publicly. Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. said, “This is an egregious abridgement of the father’s First Amendment rights.” James’ […]

Ruth Institute Pres. Says Case of 7-year-old Boy is About More Than “Gender-Transitioning”

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., says the heartbreaking case of seven-year-old James Younger, whose mother wants to force him to live as a girl, is about more than ‘gender-transitioning.’ It’s also about divorce and third-party reproduction. The child’s divorced parents are involved in a horrible custody battle. The mother has enrolled her […]

Cherished Beliefs of the Sexual Revolution (and How They Protect Sexual Predators)

by Jennifer Roback Morse Nov. 26, 2018 at NCRegister.com. One curious feature of the current clergy sex-abuse scandal is the reticence of the non-Catholic media to go after the predators. Many journalists in the “Legacy Media” seem to have an “anti-Catholic default” setting. One might think such journalists would leap at the chance to pile on with negative reports about the behavior of the Catholic hierarchy. Yet most secular newsrooms have been quite subdued on this issue. This situation cries out for an explanation. I propose that many people in our culture, including the media, subscribe to what I call “Cherished Beliefs of the Sexual Revolution.” These tenets of secularism have been so widely promoted, defended and accepted that they are part of the air we breathe. We don’t even recognize that we believe these ideas. Some of these ideas have specifically to do with homosexual activity and identity. Others are part of the more general ideological structure of the sexual revolution. Dissecting these ideas and correcting or even discarding them is a crucial step in getting to the bottom of the clergy sex-abuse scandal. Allow me to assist. Let me state for the record: Gross generalizations are unfair and unhelpful. I will never say “All gay men are … .” In fact, I once wrote an article called “Fifty Shades of Gay” — so I’m not about to draw rash conclusions about “gay men” from the behavior of a few. However, the over-representation of homosexual predation certainly casts doubt on what I will call the “Grand Gay Narrative.” The marketing machine for “LGBT” activism and its allies in the sexual revolution have gone to a lot of trouble to create the following impressions in the public mind: Being gay is a normal variation of healthy human sexuality. “Straight” vs. “gay” is no more significant than left-handed vs. right-handed. Gay people are “born that way.” Any problems that gay people might have are the result of “homophobia,” that is, unjust discrimination against them by society, or “internalized homophobia,” t

The Ruth Institute at Values Voter Summit October 2019

Some of the Ruth Inst. team, from L to R: Art Director Mary Summerhays from Utah; Director of Coalitions Don Feder from Boston; Orthodox priest and Producer of The Dr. J Show, Fr. Mark Hodges from Ohio; and me!   Our Fr. Mark with Dennis Prager Fr. Mark with Gary Bauer Dr. J being interview […]

In NYC It’s Transgender Heroes vs. Godly Protector of Orphans: Who Wins?

Posted at Daily Surge August 27, 2019. Surge Summary: In New York City, an initiative to honor women who built that community has rejected Mother Cabrini, who cared for orphans, and settled on two transgender “women” who played an important role in that movement. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Ruth […]

The Sexual State: how a rolling revolution is destroying lives

  Divorce Child, by Javad Alizadeh, Iranian artist. CC via Wikimedia   The author of a new book talks about the elite ideologies driving today’s sexual culture. Jennifer Roback Morse | Sep 10 2018 at Mercatornet.com.   Did the Sexual Revolution just sweep through society like a mindless force of nature, or did powerful people […]

Lake Charles Bishop and Mayor to Help Lead Annual “Rosary Around the Lake”

The Ruth Institute is proud to announce that Bishop Glen John Provost will lead the Apostles Creed and Mayor Nic Hunter will lead the first Our Father when the faithful gather to pray the Rosary October 13 at the second annual “Rosary Around the Lake.” This event, hosted by The Ruth Institute, is in conjunction […]

‘Ah-ha’ Moment about the Sexual Revolution

by Bill Dunn August 21, 2019, at Catholic365.com. Every once in a while, I have an “Ah-ha!” moment, when I read or hear something that really hits home. Recently I had such a moment when reading an essay by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, titled, “What do Jeffery Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and Theodore McCarrick have in common?” In the essay, Roback Morse explains that the philosophy of the sexual revolution provided those three high-profile predators the cover they needed to commit their crimes for so many years. The primary tenant of the sexual revolution is this: everyone has the right to unlimited, consequence-free sex. For over half a century now, our culture has embraced the idea that people are entitled to regular sexual activity that is child-free, disease-free, and emotional heartache-free. In other words, if it feels good, do it, and then walk away with no regrets. The problem is, this view of sex is not grounded in reality. Sex is not like eating a donut or having a glass of wine. It’s not a simple little pleasure. Sex is an intensely emotional and physical experience. It is not a trifle to be toyed with. The sexual revolution says people have the right to child-free sex. But when Nature says, “Um, excuse me, reality takes precedence over wishful thinking, and you are pregnant,” people suddenly declare that killing babies is “health care” in order to maintain the charade. In the meantime, the lives of over 60 million babies have been snuffed out here in the U.S. in the past five decades. The sexual revolution says people have the right to disease-free sex. But once again, Nature says, “Ha ha, nice try, but reality says otherwise.” Gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV continue to plague our country, and the anything-goes sexual cheerleaders scratch their heads and wonder why. The sexual revolution says people have the right to emotional heartache-free sex. However, the reality of the situation yet again overwhelms silly notions. The emotional aspect of sexual activity is even more powerful than the

Morse to Keynote Annual Pro-Life Fundraiser in St. Paul, MN, Sept. 28

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., founder and president of the Ruth Institute, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Pro-Life Action Ministries banquet September 28. The title of her talk, to be held at the University of St Thomas in St. Paul, MN, is “The Pro-Life Movement: Combating the Sexual Revolution on the Frontlines.” […]

Global Organization Petitions to ‘Make the Family Great Again’

by Martina Moyski • ChurchMilitant.com • September 20, 2019 DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute, launched a petition to “Make the Family Great Again.” “The president campaigned on the promise to Make America Great Again. But only the family can help him fulfill that promise,” Morse said. […]

Imagine This: Putting Children First

By John Zmirak Published on September 19, 2019, at The Stream. If you’re not following Dr. Jennifer Morse on family issues and sexual morals, you’re missing out. I meet her every year at the wonderful gathering Acton University. It collects defenders of ordered liberty, virtue and economic empowerment from all across the world. This year […]

Thousands sign petition asking Trump to defend life, marriage and make family ‘great again’

September 18, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – The Ruth Institute and LifeSiteNews have just launched a petition asking President Trump to “Make the Family Great Again!” Sexual revolutionaries have been using so-called “human rights” language, domestically and internationally, to promote their radical vision of society. This includes insisting that both abortion and “same-sex “marriage” are “human rights.” […]

Ruth Institute Hosts Local “Rosary Around the Lake”

September 19, 2019 For Immediate Release. For more information contact media@ruthinstitute.org  For the second year in a row, The Ruth Institute is hosting Rosary Around the Lake in Lake Charles. This event, to take place October 13, is in conjunction with Fr. Richard Heilman of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin’s “Rosary Coast to Coast.” October […]

How the Commission on Unalienable Rights Can Make the Family Great Again

COMMENTARY: The commission has the potential to shift attention from the desires of adults, based on their fantasy ideologies, to the needs of children, based on immutable realities. by Jennifer Roback Morse on September 17, 2019, at NCRegister.com. Serious Catholics should applaud the action of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in forming a Commission on […]