This blog is maintained by the Ruth Institute. This is where the scholars, experts, students and followers of the Ruth Institute engage in constructive dialogue about the issues surrounding the Sexual Revolution. We discuss public policy, social practices, legal doctrines and much more.
COMMENTARY: The terms ‘trans’ and ‘transgender’ are laden with ideological ambiguity. Jennifer Roback Morse March 13, 2024 at National Catholic Register In a recent column,
COMMENTARY: Why language matters in the context of the heated debate over ‘transgender’ issues. Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series
COMMENTARY: Some jurisdictions are trying to ban counseling for gender-identity issues, right alongside bans on sexual-orientation ‘conversion therapy.’ Jennifer Roback Morse February 6, 2024 at
My friends at the Christian Post have asked for my insights, as a faithful Roman Catholic, regarding the recent Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans. I am honored to be asked. The Vatican’s recent actions have caused tremendous confusion. All of us who are committed to traditional Christian sexual morality must keep our wits about us if we are to navigate this mess.
Pope Francis shook the world on Monday when he called for an international ban on gestational surrogacy.
by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder of The Ruth Institute The Sound of Freedom is a popular film about child sex trafficking, but major news
by Jennifer Roback Morse December 28, 2023 at National Catholic Register In 2023, I learned three things about the political push to enshrine transgenderism in
In a finding that turns conventional wisdom on its head, a researcher has found that so-called “conversion therapy” aimed at reducing unwanted homosexual or lesbian attraction makes people less likely to consider suicide than those who continue to live the unbridled LGBTQ lifestyle.
With the explosion of babies for rent, Doug Mainwaring talks of rights of the children that are often overlooked when discussing surrogacy.
Activists promoting ‘conversion therapy bans’ will not be satisfied until every last counselor, therapist, priest or pastor on planet earth has been silenced, shamed or scared into submission.
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