Reason #29 and #30 of 77 Non-Religious Reasons to Support Man/Woman Marriage

29. Same sex marriage makes an implicit statement that mothers and fathers are interchangeable, and that sex is irrelevant to parenting. The burden of proof should be on those who make this strong, nonintuitive claim.

30. Even same sex couples believe sex is relevant: the sex of their partners. A gay man insists on a male partner. He is not satisfed with a female partner, no matter how masculine she may be. A lesbian insists on a male partner. He is not satisfed with a female partner, no matter how masculine she may be. A lesbian insists on a female partner. Even a very feminine man will not do.

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Students for the Family

Dr. J speaks at the "Students for the Family" regional conference in Provo, Utah, on society, family, and children. (Click the POD icon.)

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I think it was love at first sight.

I was riding the ski lift with one of my pupils, a little girl of roughly seven years. She could not keep her eyes off me. I thought it was really sweet, having a crush on her teacher. When we reached the top and the ski lift stopped, she finally spoke to me, and what she said was magical. Keep reading.

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Love and Fidelity Network (LFN) Inspires Young Adults

But first, a message from Dr. J:

Nicole Kay has been a wonderful asset to the Ruth Institute. She is about to graduate from her MPA program at BYU. The Ruth Institute does not have enough resources at this time, to offer her the full-time job she needs and deserves. And we are facing some financial issues that require us to consolidate our efforts and programs here at the Ruth Institute. So we have made the tough decision to let Nicole and her assistant, Heston, go. We love her and wish her well. She has done so much for the Ruth Institute! For those of you who participated in our student and young adult programs, you will need to get directly in touch with me, or Jennifer Thieme, for your continued connection with the Ruth Institute and its programs.

Your friend,
Dr Morse

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.

Saturday’s classes were all great; I was very impressed by the speakers. I liked how LFN did a private faculty/staff/faith leader lunch with a group discussion on how we could better support students, and what LFN could do to better support us. It was a great opportunity to ask faculty to help mentor and sponsor student groups.

A new aspect this year was an interfaith panel, with representatives from Muslim, Jewish (Dr. Miriam Grossman), Latter Day Saints and Evangelical faiths discussing what the faith background of family theology was. That was very interesting and informative. I think all appreciated a simple explanation of the basic beliefs of others at the conference.

LFN had the literature table out at every snack break, and students snatched up our pamphlets pretty quickly. Lots of students approached me and asked about our student group benefits. I encouraged them all to apply to the next It Takes a Family Conference (ITAF). Lots of ITAF alumn were there, including Casey Gleave and Kendel Christensen, Joseph Petritch and Alexandra Souchuns, Celine Talbot, and many more. I enjoyed finally meeting Patrick Langrell and Sherif Girgis who co-wrote the article “What is Marriage?” with Robby George.

All in all, it was a very productive conference. I was thankful to be a part of it, and to have had the opportunity to spread the word about the Ruth Institute.