Boot Camp for Pro-Life, Pro-Family Activists

May 17, 2022

The Core Leadership Training at the Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, (June 24-25 in Lake Charles, LA) will be “a boot camp for pro-life, pro-family activists to help them be more effective spokesmen for the family,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.

The Core Leadership Training, June 24, is an in-depth examination of research conducted by outstanding experts in their fields, and can be taken as part of the Summit or registered for separately. This Pro-Life Pro-Family conference will give attendees the tools to adequately defend their values in the public square.

Morse will speak on “Understanding the Sexual Revolution and Confronting the Sexual State.” Fr. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., will discuss “The Casualties of the Sexual Revolution.” Dr. Quentin Van Meter will examine “The Medical Costs of the Sexual Revolution.” And Don Feder will explain “Demographic Winter and the Future of Freedom and Family.”

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Dr. Morse was a campaign spokeswoman for California’s winning Proposition 8 campaign, defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. She has authored or co-authored six books and spoken around the world on marriage, family and human sexuality. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Rochester and taught economics at Yale and George Mason Universities. Morse was named one of the “Catholic Stars of 2013” on a list that included Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI.

The Rev. D. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Associate of the Ruth Institute. He recently retired as Professor of Sociology at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Dr. Sullins is a leader in the field of research on same-sex parenting and its implications for child development. He has written four books and over 100 journal articles, research reports, and essays on issues of family, faith, and culture. His reports on clerical sexual abuse from the Pennsylvania Grand Jury data, John Jay data, LA Times, and other sources have garnered international acclaim.

Dr. Quentin Van Meter is the President of the American College of Pediatricians. He has worked as a staff pediatric endocrinologist at the Naval Hospital in San Diego and was Chairman and Director of the residency training program at the Naval Hospital Oakland. He retired from a 20-year career in the Navy Medical Corps and moved to the Atlanta area where he joined the Fayette Medical Clinic as a pediatrician and pediatric endocrinologist. He also developed his own full-time endocrine practice. Dr. Van Meter is an adjunct associate professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Morehouse Schools of Medicine. He campaigns around the world to educate health care professionals about the harm of affirmation of gender incongruences. 

Don Feder is the Ruth Institute’s Communications Director and Coalitions Coordinator. He is a graduate of Boston University Law School and admitted to the practice of law in New York and Massachusetts. Feder was a Boston Herald staff writer and syndicated columnist from 1983 to 2002. Feder has been writing and speaking about Demographic Winter since 1999 and has lectured on the issue in more than 30 countries.

Don’t miss out on the early bird Summit registration for this amazing pro-life, pro-family conference. The discount ends May 20 at 11:59 pm CT.

About the Ruth Institute

The Ruth Institute is a global non-profit organization, leading an international interfaith coalition to defend the family and build a civilization of love.

Jennifer Roback Morse has a Ph.D. in economics and has taught at Yale and George Mason University. She is the author of The Sexual State and Love and Economics – It Takes a Family to Raise a Village.

To schedule an interview with Dr. Morse, contact media@ruthinstitute.org.

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