Contact: Jamie Gruber, Ruth Institute, 760-509-5593

SAN DIEGO, June 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- Make this Father's Day (June 21) an opportunity for reconciliation. America has been in the grip of a gender ideology that says that no matter what the question, the answer is, blame the man. In spite of the media attention to "deadbeat dads," many fathers make their child support payments and want to spend more time with their children. The Ruth Institute, a non-profit pro-marriage organization, encourages all family members who are estranged from one another to consider taking steps toward healing.

"We realize that parents and children become alienated from each other for a wide variety of reasons. But our focus site at this time is to encourage healing for the broken father-child bond," said Dr. Morse. "After all, it is Fathers' Day. If your family has experienced some form of parental alienation, now would be a good time to pick up the phone, or write a short note, opening the door for further communication."

The Ruth Institute has created a few sample letters to get you started. Here is the opening of a letter from an adult child to his father:

"Dear Dad:
We have not seen each other in a long time. I realize that I don't really know very much about you. Much of what I know about you, I learned from my mother. I would like to form my own relationship with you, and get to know you for myself. ...

And here is the beginning of a letter from a father to an adult child:

"Dear Son/Daughter,
I have missed having you in my life. During your childhood years, I felt I had to respect the orders of the court and the wishes of your mother. We are no longer constrained by court orders. Now that you are an adult, you can decide for yourself what kind of relationships you want to have. I want you to know that I would welcome the opportunity to spend time with you and get to know you better...."

Let the Ruth Institute spokespeople offer encouragement to your listeners for hope and reconciliation this Father's Day. Give your listeners the opportunity to learn more about what the Ruth Institute is doing to reunite fathers and children.

Jennifer Roback Morse, PhD, President of the Ruth Institute, Helen Alvare, J.D., of George Mason University Law School, or Brad Wilcox, PhD, of the University of Virginia Sociology Department will be available as spokesmen for the Ruth Institute. Contact Jamie Gruber, Executive Director at the Ruth Institute 760-509-5593 or by email jgruber@ruthinstitute.org.

The Ruth Institute was founded by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse to create and intellectual and social climate favorable to marriage for the young. Find the Ruth Institute on-line at www.ruthinstitute.org. They have joined with NOM's Next Generation Project to further the message of traditional marriage on college campuses through conferences and a speaker's bureau.