(August 28, 2012) Drs Angela and David Franks appear with Scott Landry on the radio show "The Good Catholic Life" to discuss Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body." The Franks teach at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization at St. John's Seminary.

"The Good Catholic Life" is also on Facebook--check them out.

(August 29, 2012) Dr J and Dr Gary Gates participate in a debate on the definition of marriage at UCLA. Dr. J, of course, is founding president of the Ruth Institute; Dr. Gates is a research associate at the Williams Institute at UCLA, a public policy research organization. The event was sponsored by the school's Federalist Society. Hang on for the Q&A afterward, too.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Angela Franks, Director of Theology Programs for the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization at St. John’s Seminary in Massachusetts, spoke at our annual student conference "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." Her talk is entitled "Margaret Sanger and the Dark Origins of the Sexual Revolution."

"It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Paul Diamond, a barrister in the United Kingdom who has established a specialized practice in the law of religious liberty, spoke at our annual student conference "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." His talk is entitled "The Crisis of Religious Liberty in the U.K."

ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Tom Peters, Cultural Director at the National Organization for Marriage, social media activist and blogger, spoke at our ITAF conference--his second talk is called "Using Facebook & Twitter to Defend Marriage."

"It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Jenet Jacob Erickson, professor at Brigham Young University's School of Family Life, spoke at our annual student conference "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." This is her second talk, entitled "The Question We Never Thought We'd Ask: Do Kids Need a Mom & a Dad?"

ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Bill Duncan, attorney at law and consultant for the National Organization for Marriage, spoke at our student conference "It Takes a Family (to Raise a Village)"--his final talk is entitled "The Crisis of Religious Liberty in the U.S."

ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Bill Duncan, attorney at law and consultant for the National Organization for Marriage, spoke at our student conference "It Takes a Family (to Raise a Village)"--his second talk is entitled "The Law of Parenthood."

ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Doug Allen, microeconomics textbook author and Burnaby Mountain professor of economics at Simon Fraser University, spoke at our ITAF conference--his first talk is entitled "The Marriage Institution and the Impact of Divorce."

"It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(August 15, 2012) Dr J and Samantha Schroeder (one of this year's ITAF alums) appear on Sheila Liaugminas' radio show "A Closer Look" to discuss today's shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters in D.C. They also discuss the recent Chick-Fil-A situation--and how it played out much differently than the narrative the media tried to project.