“Divorce and the LGBT subculture have changed the face of America in ways that cry out for thoughtful examination,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.,
Founder and President of The Ruth Institute. “Our Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution will do just that, with a unique blend of scholarship and personal stories.” The Summit will take place April 26-27 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Testimony on the toxic effects of the LGBT sub-culture will include Moira Greyland, daughter of iconic Science Fiction writer Marion Zimmer Bradley
(author of the Mists of Avalon series). In her autobiography, The Last Closet: The Dark Side of Avalon, Greyland exposes
how her mother molested her for years. Later, Greyland blew the whistle on her father, who was arrested for abusing an 11-year-old boy. “It’s only
been in the last few years that I’ve been able to confront what my parents did to me,” said Greyland, who will receive The Ruth Institute’s “Public
Witness of the Year Award” at a banquet on April 26.
Luis Ruiz is a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Speaking of the Pulse night club attack, Ruiz observed that 49 people
were killed, “I was almost 50.” The shock and horror of the tragedy, as well as the knowledge that he was HIV positive, helped Ruiz to turn his
life around.
Greyland and Ruiz will share the spotlight with critics and survivors of divorce, including Leila Miller, author of Primal Loss: The Now Adult Children of Divorce Speak, and Dr. Stephen Baskerville, Professor of Government at Patrick Henry College, speaking on “How Does the State Benefit from Your
Divorce?”
Other speakers include adult children of divorce and divorce reform advocates, as well as sociologist Fr. D. Paul Sullins, author of The Ruth Institute’s
report on clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, and Robert A.J. Gagnon, Professor of New Testament Theology at Houston Baptist University,
who will receive The Ruth Institute’s “Scholar of the Year Award” at the Awards Dinner Friday evening.
“No one knows more about the history of The Sexual Revolution than Jennifer Roback Morse, and no organization has shown more compassion toward its
many victims than The Ruth Institute,” says Family Research Council Senior Fellow for Policy Studies Peter Sprigg. “We welcome this constructive
response to the destructive ideologies that have wrought such havoc.”
“The Sexual Revolution is often praised for how it changed America,” said Morse. “But what are those changes? Broken families and increased misery and loneliness. The all-star panels at The Ruth Institute’s Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution are just the first step in exposing the truth about this destructive ideology.”
To schedule an interview with Dr. Morse, contact Rachel Golden at media@ruthinstitute.org.
More information on the Summit may be found at http://www.ruthinstitute.org/upcoming-events/survivors-summit
