The Supreme Court’s First Assault on Marriage

On 03.13.13, In Abortion, Cohabitation, contraception, Marriage, Single Mothers, Welfare State, By Betsy

by  , Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council, and Ruth Institute Circle of Experts member.

This article was first published at The Public Discourse on March 11, 2013.

This year, the Supreme Court will render judgment on the institution of marriage. Though most of us don’t realize it, the Court first did so forty-one years ago in Eisenstadt v. Baird, a decision that gravely wounded marriage and set the nation on a course of gradual debilitation by ruling that states could not restrict the sale of contraceptives to unmarried people. (more…)

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The Wealth of Nations Depends on the Health of Families

On 02.06.13, In Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, Marriage, By Betsy

by Patrick Fagan

February 6th, 2013 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2013/02/7821/

Family, church, and school are the three basic people-forming institutions, and it is no wonder that they produce the best results–including economic and political ones–when they cooperate.

Even if all the market reforms of the Washington think tanks, the Wall Street Journal, and Forbes Magazine were enacted, we’d still need to kiss the Great American Economy goodbye. Below the level of economic policy lies a society that is producing fewer people capable of hard work, especially married men with children. As the retreat from marriage continues apace, there are fewer and fewer of these men, resulting in a slowly, permanently decelerating economy. (more…)

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Traditional Family Law: Connecting Marriage with Children

On 12.06.11, In Family, Helen Alvare, Marriage, By Betsy

by Helen Alvaré

December 6, 2011 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/12/4397

The Supreme Court was more right than it knew during the past two centuries as it identified the state’s interest in marriage as children and their formation. The first in a two-part series. (more…)

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Love and Fidelity Network (LFN) Inspires Young Adults

On 11.17.11, In Family, By Betsy

By Nicole Kay

Shortly after arriving Friday night, I was pleased to be able to address the entire conference of 250+ students and tell them about the Ruth Institute’s work supporting young adults. I told them about the mission of the Ruth Institute and about the Emerging Leaders program. (more…)

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Strengthening the Family: a Report from Utah

On 11.09.11, In Family, By Betsy

by Charles Capps, Stanford alumnus and co-founder of the Anscombe Society at Stanford University

November 9, 2011

Last weekend, a group of students and young professionals converged on Provo, Utah, for the second annual Strengthening the Family conference, put on by Students for the Family.  The conference planners selected a timely theme—“Engaging Issues with Courage and Civility.”  Anyone who reads the news knows that, when it comes to current debates about marriage and the family, civility is in short supply.  This makes courage in speaking the truth about these issues difficult but crucial. [Editor's note: The Ruth Institute was one of the sponsors for this conference.] (more…)

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