Victory!

The people of California voted to preserve marriage as the union of one man and one woman. With 95% of the precincts counted, the race is 52% in favor, 48% opposed to the constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. We at the Ruth Institute are very gratified by this outcome.
We know that many Ruth Institute friends and supporters contributed to this mighty victory. This race was close enough that everyone’s contribution made a difference. Please do not ever again think that you are too small to matter, or that your efforts are too insignificant to make a difference. Every vote truly counted. That means all the Ruth Institute efforts to educate and involve the public made a difference.
Some of you attended our lecture series, “Same Sex Marriage Affects Everyone.” You became more effective and enthusiastic advocates for marriage. Some of you shared our materials with your friends, neighbors and relatives. You made them more effective and enthusiastic advocates for marriage. Some of you brought Dr. Morse to your homes and places of worship. Some of you made financial contributions, which allowed us to produce these programs and materials. All of you can take great pride in a job well done. We couldn’t have done it without your support.
We at the Ruth Institute plan to continue the effort to promote natural marriage. We know now, more than ever before, that California and our country, needs a permanent educational voice for marriage. We plan to be that voice, with your help.
Thank you all, for everything!

Ruth Institute Staff

Welcome Aboard, Mr. Duncan!

The Ruth Institute is happy to introduce William C. Duncan, one of our Academic Advisory board members. Mr. Duncan is the director of the Marriage Law Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoting legal resources to strengthen and defend the family-- founded by the union of a husband and wife. Mr. Duncan has spent his career in pro-family legal work.

After graduating from the law school at Brigham Young University, he worked at the Marriage Law Project based at Catholic University of America. He then served as a visiting professor at BYU's law school before co-founding the Marriage Law Foundation. At the Foundation, he helps government and pro-family attorneys in their defense of marriage laws, assists legislators with pro-family legislation, and writes and speaks about family and legal issues.He and his wife Catherine are the parents of seven children and live and work in Utah. Mr. Duncan will be an asset to the Ruth Institute in its endeavors to further promote marriage between one man and one woman for life.