The Ruth Institute Podcast

(May 8, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss what marriage is actually about.

(April 25, 2012) Dr J, Jim McGlone, and Anne Morse are all guests of Sheila Liaugminas on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." They're discussing the marriage and life issues--specifically in the context of student initiatives on the positive side. Jim McGlone is president of Harvard True Love Revolution and Harvard Right to Life, and Anne Morse is president of Berkeley Students for Life.

(March 31, 2012) Dr J speaks at Wilberforce Weekend, a conference encouraging Chrsitians to break the spiral of silence on issues such as the sanctity of human life, traditional marriage, and religious freedom. The conference is led by the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview.

(March 29, 2012) Dr J speaks at Harvard True Love Revolution on her book Smart Sex: Finding Love in a Hook-up World.

(March 23, 2012) Jim Garlow, senior pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church and chairman of Renewing American Leadership in Washington D.C., speaks on unmuzzling the pulpit at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of a nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Rick Scarborough, author and president of Vision America, speaks on interdenominational cooperation at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of a nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Thomas McKenna, founder and president of Catholic Action, speaks on Catholic opposition to the HHS mandate at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of a nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Charles LiMandri, San Diego attorney and talk show co-host with our own Dr J, discusses the unconstitutionality of the HHS mandate at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Dran Reese, director of the Salt and Light Council, encourages attendees to be politically involved and make their voices heard at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Dr. Derry Connolly, president of John Paul the Great University, speaks on the HHS mandate's attack on religious freedom at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of a nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Chris Clark, senior pastor of East Clairemont Baptist Church, speaks on the relationship between government and the church at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Hugh Largey, President of Chapter Charities of the San Diego Knights of Columbus, speaks on the government's encroachment on religious freedom and autonomy at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Joseph Infranco, senior vice president and senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, speaks on the HHS mandate's attack on religious freedom at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Dr. George Delgado, director of Culture of Life Family Services, speaks on the destructive nature of the HHS's contraception mandate at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Pastor Netz Gómez, radio talk show host and pastor of Houses of Light Church, prays for guidance and healing at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Kathy Marler, director of public affairs for the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, speaks on the nature of public discourse and what a religious perspective brings to the table at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Bishop George McKinney, of St. Stephen's Church of God in Christ, speaks on the HHS mandate and the ways it attacks religious freedom at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Bishop Cirilio Flores, co-editor of The New Bishop (of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego), speaks on the HHS mandate and the ways it conflicts with religious freedom at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day. Check out our podcast stream to hear the other speakers.

(March 23, 2012) Dr J speaks on contraception and the so-called feminist movement at the religious liberty rally in San Diego, California--part of nation-wide swell that included 140 rallies that day.

(March 10, 2012) Dr J is a guest of Chuck Colson and John Stonestreet on "Breakpoint This Week" to discuss the state of the union: marriage.

(March 8, 2012) Dr J and Monica Israel, of Catholic University of America's Vita Familia, are guests of Sheila Liaugminas on "A Closer Look" to discuss Health & Human Services' "free contraception" mandate.

(February 15, 2012) Dr Dale Kuehne, one of Ruth Institute's Circle of Experts, is a guest of Sheila Liaugminas on "A Closer Look" to discuss the global economic situation in the context of ethics.

(March 1, 2012) Dr J is a guest of Pastor Brad Brandon on radio program Word of Truth to discuss the same-sex marriage question.

(February 29, 2012) Dr J and Dr Bill Doherty dialogue about sexual education and the views that underlie it from the MacLaurin Center in Twin Cities. Dr. Doherty is a family Social Science professor at the University of Minnesota.

(February 7, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling on Proposition 8.

(February 14, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss Yale University's "sex week."

(February 21, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss Rick Santorum's recent statements on Face the Nation on prenatal testing v. prenatal care.

(February 13, 2012) Dr J speaks from Catholic University of America on "Sex without Romance: Marriage, Sex, and the Dating Culture." Student clubs Vita Familia and Gratia Plena sponsored the talk with the help of the Love & Fidelity Network. She takes questions afterward, too.

(February 9, 2012) In this debate at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Dr J and Christine Sun ponder the definition of marriage. Dr J, of course, is founding president of the Ruth Institute; Christine Sun is Deputy Legal Director at the Southern Poverty Law Center. The debate includes a long Q&A before closing statements.

(February 16, 2012) Dr J speaks as part of an event at Our Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center in Maryland. Her talk's entitled "Same-Sex Marriage: Why Not?"

(February 7, 2012) In this debate at the University of Houston, cohosted by the Federalist Society and Outlaw, Dr J squares off against Mitchell Katine over the definition of marriage. Dr J, of course, is founding president of the Ruth Institute. Mitchell Katine was the local attorney for John Lawrence of the Lawrence v Texas decision, which overturned all sodomy statutes in the U.S.

(February 7, 2012) Dr J is a guest on Stacy Swimp's "Contagious Transformation" for an update on Proposition 8.

(February 6, 2012) Dr J speaks on secular and religious reasons to uphold marriage to a group of Catholic young adults in Houston, Texas.

(January 26, 2012) Dr J is invited to Flagstaff's Northern Arizona University by the college's Newman Club to speak on the Redefinition of Marriage. She takes questions afterward, too.

(January 25, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the "birth control required" rule the White House has decided to keep as a requirement for all employer-provided health plans. For the audio of her Washington State testimony, check out the previous podcast.

(January 23, 2012) Austin Nimocks, Chris Plante, and Dr Jennifer Roback Morse travel to Washington state to testify before its House of Representatives about marriage redefinition.

(November 22, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the privacy concerns of sperm donors (at the expense of the children they produce) and the problems inherent in the artificial reproductive industry as it has arisen in the United States.

(January 10, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the recent law passed in Texas that requires abortionists to show mothers sonograms of their babies before the abortion is performed.

(January 17, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the recent study put out by the Chicago Business School on boys, behavioral problems, and the influence of mothers and fathers.

(January 11, 2012) Dr J is Sheila Liaugminas's guest on Relevant Radio's show "A Closer Look." They're discussing the marriage question and how it's often approached in the public square--especially in light of the US's upcoming presidential elections. If you'd like to listen to Dr J's debates at Baylor or Southern Methodist University (referenced in the show), check out our podcast stream.

(December 6, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the surprising alliance that finds egg harvesting exploitive of women.

(December 13, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss Secretary Clinton's assertion that religious liberty and homosexual rights stem from the same source.

(December 20, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss President Obama's moves to court the homosexual lobby as his reelection campaign gets rolling.

(January 3, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss Ron Paul's "let's totally privatize marriage" position.

(December 19, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she's interviewing Dr Dale Kuehne, a politics professor at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, author of "Sex and the iWorld", ordained Presbyterian minister, and vice-chair of the ethics committee. They're discussing alternatives to today's sexualized culture, Aristotle's views on sex, and much more. For her interview with Dr Steven Heaney, check out the previous podcast. Also, here's her interview with Dr Donald Hilton (referenced in the pornography discussion).

(December 19, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she's interviewing Dr Steven Heaney, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and editor of Abortion: A New Generation of Catholic Responses. They're discussing divorce and other forms of marriage redefinition. For her interview with Dr Dale Kuehne, check out the next podcast.

(December 12, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she's interviewing Austin Nimocks, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, and Shoshana Grossbard, professor of economics at San Diego State University and founding editor of the Review of Economics of the Household. They're discussing Canada's recent [unsuccessful] attempt to legalize polygamy. For Dr J's interview with Paul Diamond, check out the previous podcast. Also check out her Issues, Etc. interview on the Canadian polygamy ruling.

(December 12, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she's interviewing barrister Paul Diamond, who specializes in defending religious liberty in the United Kingdom.

(December 5, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she's interviewing Dr. Scott Yenor, associate professor and chair of the political science department at Boise State University. He's written Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought, which they're discussing.

(November 15, 2011) Dr J travels to Loyola Marymount to speak on the definition and importance of marriage at a talk sponsored by the school's theology and philosophy departments, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and College Republicans. This is the Q & A afterward--check out the previous podcast for her talk.