Ruth Institute: New Anti Gay Marriage Group Plans National Profile in Marriage Equality Fight
The San Marcos, California-based organization, a project of the controversial National Organization for Marriage, has a new 'strategic plan' which it hopes will make it a national force in the pro-marriage movement.
The passage of California's Proposition 8, the November 2008 initiative banning same-sex marriage, was an indicator to the folks at the Ruth Institute that a bright future may be looming. These days, armed with a new four-year strategic plan; a leader, who, in addition to having a sparkling resume, is hoping to forge a national reputation and is sporting the nickname "Dr. J"; and a full-bore affiliation with the National Organization for Marriage, the Ruth Institute is putting the finishing touches on its "It Takes A Family to Raise a Village '10 – training the next generation to be marriage champions" event, and has every intention of becoming a major player in the national "pro-marriage" movement.
The Ruth Institute, whose tag line at its website reads "One Man. One Woman for Life," was unknown to me until I wrote a recent piece about Better Courts Now, the group that tried unsuccessfully to unseat four Democratic-appointed judges in San Diego’s Superior Court in the June 8 election, and replace them with four Christian conservatives. In the piece titled "San Diego Anti-Gay Religious Zealots Launch Judicial Crusade" (http://blog.buzzflash.com/contributors/3245), I pointed out that Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, the founder and president of Ruth Institute appeared on the Better Courts Now website.
