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Hi Jennifer: I just wanted to share that both Steve and I so appreciated your contribution to the forum at the Museum of San Diego History. We tried to see you afterward but you were rather mobbed with folks who wanted to speak with you.

Once again, our opponents had no answer to the question, “If we allow same-sex couples to marry where does it stop?” Thank you for bringing this up so the usual dodge could be seen once again. Of course, there is no answer except, “There is no logical stopping point.”

In a nutshell – you were simply brilliant. Thanks for being such an articulate and caring spokesperson for natural marriage.

May God richly bless you and yours, Penny

I am motivated to support Ruth financially after seeing on the internet some of the recent abuse suffered by you and Brian Brown during the summer tour for marriage. .

You are doing a terrific service for the inarticulate masses who know in their bones that marriage should be man-woman but can’t find the words.

Please say a special thank-you for me to your husband and kids who have to tolerate your absences. Their sacrifice allows thousands to be helped.

Also thanks for Jamie Gruber for her good work.

Thank you so much for making time to visit us today. The students truly enjoyed your presentation and said it was special to be able to talk with you in a small group setting. I offered to lend them my CD of your “Market Economics and the Family” talk from Acton, and they’re interested.

Jennifer, I was proud of your participation and of course I had to stop in as I was in the area. You held up quite well. One particular compliment – it is vitally important to not concede your opponents inaccurate or ill-founded assertions and you did that. Much of their strategy is what I will call “assertion-based” If no one contests the point, it is, in their apparent way of thinking, converted into a stipulation.

This sleight of hand must be resisted and you did so.

I am glad that you are willing to engage in these forums. Your doing so gives aid and comfort to many who share your concerns but who cannot or will not participate in the same way.

I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Roback Morse speak to the pro-life directors conference in Dallas a few years ago and have received this newsletter since then. I currently operate a maternity home for pregnant teens in Henderson, NV. Partly because of what I do, one of my young nieces was sent to live with me in 2008 because she was 'acting out'.

After she returned home she was doing much better and we kept in touch. In March of 2009 we were talking on the phone when she informed me she was going to be moving in with her boyfriend after graduating from high school.

Because of what I have learned about cohabitation both from the Ruth Institute and the marriage project, my response was not calm. I informed her of all of the statistics on cohabiting.

She then said, "Well, Aunt Kathleen we are talking about getting married!" Again I went over the statistics. The percentage of cohabitors who never marry, followed by the number who then end in divorce."Tianni, would you get on a plane that only had a 3% chance of landing at the destination you wanted?", I asked. Her response was, " Of course not!" I then asked why she would even consider entering the most important commitment of her life with those odds!

She then asked, "Well, if we decide to get married, will you and Uncle Monty come to the wedding?" Of course I told her not matter what, if she set the date, we would buy tickets!

Last July 18 we were "honored guests" at the wedding of my niece, and my husband and I continue to pray for the success of their marriage. Every time she calls, Uncle Monty asks, "Still married?" and we receive a resounding, "YES!"

Keep shouting the truth to our young people, it is not to late to turn this ship around!

Dear Jenny, I have spoken to several people who attended the fathers conference, and the reviews have been uniformly enthusiastic. Thank you for an informative and inspiring presentation. I couldn’t be happier with how the conference went.

You were quite a trooper here. The schedule was packed and grueling, and I appreciate your heroic effort.

You are doing wonderful work for the most important cause. I gained new appreciation this weekend for the great things you’re doing.

Yours sincerely, Tom Spence Father Conference Coordinator Ruth Institute board member

The Ruth Institute is a great gift to our youth and the future of the family in America.

Your whole presentation, especially the last part, was one of the most coherent non-religious arguments for traditional marriage that I have ever heard.

It's so beneficial because I live and work in the San Francisco bay area. I know so many wonderful people who happen to be gay. I have accepted my church's teaching but left it to God to provide an explanation that would provide a valid non-religious argument why traditional marriage should be upheld.

Your presentation, and your 4-part CD, have been a God-send. (I've already listened to your 4-part CD & passed it on.)