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| RADIO INTERVIEW: Jacob Nels on Sidewalk Counseling - Part 2 | 21 sept. 2021 | 00:28:50 | |
Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides insight into fostering dialogues with abortion-minded women, including conversation starters, body language, clothing, signage, and graphic images. 0:30 — Recap of part 1 2:33 — Understanding what abortion-minded women are going through 6:53 — Conversation starters on the sidewalk 9:45 — Focusing on helping and loving the woman 10:49 — Body language and what to wear 13:18 — Keeping a calm presence 13:50 — All ages can be effective on the sidewalk 14:55 — Continuing the conversation throughout their time at the clinic 16:25 — Effective use of signs 18:42 — Graphic images 23:32 — Talking to pastors about sidewalk counseling 25:40 — Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass information 27:48 — Conclusion Right to Life Kern County | |||
| RADIO INTERVIEW: Jacob Nels on Sidewalk Counseling - Part 1 | 16 sept. 2021 | 00:27:27 | |
Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides tips and tools for engaging with alternative protestors as well as conversation starters for talking to abortion-minded women. 2:38 — Introduction to Jacob Nels, Speaker/Sidewalk Counseling Trainer at Equal Rights Institute 3:30 — Introduction to ERI and Jacob’s story beginning sidewalk counseling ministry 6:40 — Dealing with alternative pro-life presences on the sidewalk 11:30 — Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass information 12:25 — Dealing with alternative pro-life presences on the sidewalk, cont. 24:13 — Understanding and reaching out to abortion-minded women in conversation starters 26:03 — Conclusion Right to Life Kern County | |||
| ERI Update - Speaking, Video Production, & More (May 2021) | 14 mai 2021 | 00:31:01 | |
Josh sits outside the ERI office to share our May 2021 update on what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including a recent speaking trip featuring two new seminars and an expansion to the Equipped for Life Course. Related Links: Josh's relational apologetics speech at Life Fellowship Church: Integrity, Hypocrisy, and Witness: Learning from the Failures of Ravi Zacharias: Pastors, You Can Reduce Abortions in Your Church | Pro-Life Theology in Practice: Article: One Thing Every Pastor Can Do to Prevent Abortions in Their Congregation: Josh's speech at a seminar on the pastor pledge: Steve Wagner: It’s Her Body Equipped for Life Course: Support Equal Rights Institute: Chapters: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Equal Rights Institute Website: Equal Rights Institute Blog: Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: Audio/Video Editor: Josh Brahm | |||
| ERI Update - Our Top 3 Goals for 2020 | 08 sept. 2020 | 00:19:59 | |
After hiking Crabtree Falls Josh shares what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including finding Rachel's replacement and his three big goals for the rest of 2020. Josh recorded this in the field with just his camera mic so the audio isn't the best. Also, the camera ran out of space 20 seconds before he finished so the audio noticeably switches to his backup phone recording at that point. Sorry about that! 0:00: Intro; To watch the YouTube version, click here: Related links: How One Student Group Radically Changed Their Campus Culture Example Dialogue Podcasts:
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| LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Q and A in Ireland | 20 mars 2020 | 00:55:01 | |
In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is from a Q&A session after one of those events. Questions:
Related Links: Jordan Peterson / Cathy Newman debate | |||
| LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: What the Pro-Life Movement in Ireland Needs to Know in 2020 | 20 mars 2020 | 00:26:17 | |
In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is the edited audio from a speech he gave made particularly for their pro-life movement based on what is going on right now in their country, but includes helpful advice for movements in other countries as well. Related Links: Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass Purchase ERI outreach brochures ERI Update Video January 2020 (with more explanation of what Josh was doing in Ireland) | |||
| ERI Update - January 2020 from Ireland! | 25 févr. 2020 | 00:23:33 | |
Josh Brahm took a walk along the cliffs of Ireland to share with you what the ERI staff are up to lately. We've intercut the footage with a lot of beautiful pictures and videos Josh took around Ireland, so if you want to watch instead of just listen, here's the link: https://youtu.be/yeyxlhFrJUU Here's the video Josh mentioned of people from around the world sharing how ERI has helped them: Links to both of ERI's podcast feeds: ERI Website: ERI Blog: Equipped for Life Course: Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: | |||
| ERI Update - November 2019 | 22 nov. 2019 | 00:22:54 | |
Josh Brahm recently sat in our new studio to give you an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at Equal Rights Institute. There are a lot of visuals in this video, so it's best watched instead of listened to on the podcast, but both are available. Topics:
Testimonials from the Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: "I would absolutely recommend this course to anyone wanting to get involved in sidewalk counseling. Before watching the course, sidewalk counseling seemed like an intimidating thing that should be left to others more knowledgeable and gifted. After watching this course, I feel very confident that I could get out there and do it." - Jessica "This course has real-life lessons from seasoned sidewalk counselors. I appreciated so much that they not only make suggestions of what to do, but also shared their own mistakes and what they have learned. It's paced such that you don't need any experience in sidewalk counseling to follow it. The training is incredibly practical---- seriously, this course will be some of the best money you ever spend!" - Laura "I found myself making exclamations out loud! I was totally drawn to the reasonings and stories. I felt I could finally put a finger on things that were wrong with my previous experience. I felt inspired to just go back out there (it's been a year). I am sure that if the material was presented in a teaching format, I could not have processed everything in a personal way. When one video ended, I wanted to just see what was next on the next video." - Debra | |||
| Learn from Mississippi's Mistakes: How to Prevent Buffer-Zone Laws | 04 oct. 2019 | 01:05:09 | |
On October 1st, 2019 the city of Jackson, Mississippi passed a buffer-zone law prohibiting free speech near healthcare facilities, which includes the last remaining abortion facility in the state of Mississippi. By looking at the events leading up to this ordinance being passed, pro-life advocates can learn to make better strategic decisions to prevent buffer-zone laws from being passed in their city. Some pro-lifers argue that buffer-zones are unconstitutional, but whether or not this ordinance is eventually upheld (like Hill v Colorado was in 2000) or dismissed, it is undeniably a devastating blow to sidewalk counseling in Mississippi as well as throughout the country. Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass (use code "HELP"): For more information: Consent Decree Pro-life Mississippi v Horton 2016: City Council Meeting Sept. 26th, see item 8: Hill v. Colorado Supreme Court decision: News report from MSN: News report from the Guardian: Clinic escort group Facebook page: | |||
| How Should Pro-Life Advocates Talk about That "13 Reasons Why" Abortion Episode? | 28 août 2019 | 00:24:38 | |
Josh Brahm and Rachel Crawford discuss the abortion episode in the third season of "13 Reasons Why," how it misrepresents the pro-life movement, and what pro-life people ought to say when they hear people bring it up. Video version of this discussion is available at our YouTube channel: Related Links: ERI Blog: "Sometimes It’s Not about the Argument" Preorder the Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: | |||
| Facebook Live: Bringing Some Clarity to the Shooting of Marshae Jones Story | 29 juin 2019 | 00:47:07 | |
This is the audio from yesterday's Facebook Live event where Josh Brahm talked about what he learned about the controversial Marshae Jones case, where a pregnant woman's baby died as a result of a gunshot in a fight, and yet the mother has been charged. Once you dig into the story, it's more complicated than the headlines imply. Read Josh's article on this case here: https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/bringing-clarity-shooting-marshae-jones-story/ | |||
| ERI Update - November 2018 | 26 nov. 2018 | 00:22:02 | |
Josh Brahm gives an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at the ERI office, regarding recent speaking trips, making the video series analyzing "Reversing Roe," and an update on the sidewalk counseling course. Related Links: Video Series: Reversing Roe - Exposing the Bias: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Pro-Life Dialogue Tips to Remember Before Thanksgiving | 20 nov. 2018 | 00:08:59 | |
Josh Brahm offers a few practical dialogue tips for pro-life advocates that will help with big family gatherings. Learn more with these two articles: - 6 Things Every Pro-Life Advocate Needs to Know Before the Holidays: http://bit.ly/2KfqhHz - 7 Tips for Handling a Forced Political Debate at the Holiday Dinner Table: http://bit.ly/2Klw0eC | |||
| 2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - Panel Discussion and Q&A (3 of 3) | 16 juil. 2018 | 01:33:34 | |
In November of 2017 the Holy Family Respect Life Committee, in conjunction with Charles County Right to Life, invited Josh Brahm and David Bereit to speak at their annual pro-life conference in Southern Maryland. After the keynote sessions, Josh and David did a panel discussion and Q&A, joined by Michele Hendrickson, Capital Area Regional Director for Students for Life of America and Heather Sells, CEO of the Catherine Foundation, a local Pregnancy Resource Center. The panel discussion was hosted by Ali Rak from the Southern Maryland Pro-Life Symposium. Apologies for occasional audio issues in the panel discussion. They used tabletop panel discussion mics and when Heather would turn her head away from the mic sometimes her mic sort of cuts out. We've made some edits where possible, and you can always get the gist of what she's saying. Questions:
Related Links: Timothy Brahm for the ERI Blog: Abortion Images: A Case for Disagreement without Division: Live Speech Audio from Timothy Brahm: Using Digital Media to Save Lives: Josh Brahm for the ERI Blog: Understanding What Richard Dawkins Actually Believes About Abortion and Down Syndrome: Josh Brahm for the ERI Blog: Richard Dawkins Retweeted My Article, and What We Can Learn From That: Amazon: Blueprint for Revolution: Amazon: After the Ball: For more on utilitarianism, read Timothy Brahm's recent article, Thanos Would Be Pro-Choice: Southern Maryland Pro-Life Symposium: David Bereit: Students for Life of America: The Catherine Foundation: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - David Bereit Keynote (2 of 3) | 16 juil. 2018 | 00:47:49 | |
In November of 2017 the Holy Family Respect Life Committee, in conjunction with Charles County Right to Life, invited Josh Brahm and David Bereit to speak at their annual pro-life conference in Southern Maryland. In this keynote David shares the story of how he got involved in the pro-life movement in spite of being an unlikely activist and encourages the audience to become more active in the pro-life movement, including practical advice on how to find your pro-life lane and get plugged in. Related Link: DavidBereit.com | |||
| 2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - Josh Brahm Keynote (1 of 3) | 16 juil. 2018 | 00:50:23 | |
In November of 2017 the Holy Family Respect Life Committee, in conjunction with Charles County Right to Life, invited Josh Brahm and David Bereit to speak at their annual pro-life conference in Southern Maryland. In this keynote Josh shares seven practical dialogue tips (including two that he's never taught before!) as well as explaining how to use the Equal Rights Argument to change minds about abortion. Related Links: Southern Maryland Pro-Life Symposium: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| ERI Update - July 2018 | 13 juil. 2018 | 00:30:58 | |
Josh Brahm recently sat in the conference room in our new office to give you an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at Equal Rights Institute:
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| Back Alley Abortion in 5 Minutes | 11 juil. 2018 | 00:05:40 | |
Timothy Brahm explains how now more than ever, pro-choice advocates are turning to the back alley abortion argument. Watch this video to learn how to respond graciously and persuasively. Related Links:
Click here to follow Timothy on Twitter. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Josh Brahm Explains Some Changes to Our Podcast | 31 mai 2018 | 00:06:17 | |
Josh Brahm gives a mini ERI update because we're making some changes that will impact this podcast schedule. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| Five Lessons for Pro-Lifers from the Women’s March | 21 mai 2018 | 00:12:52 | |
When the first Women’s March happened in 2017, Rachel was a senior in College. She was taking women’s studies classes, so she was surrounded by people who were promoting, organizing, and going to the Women’s March. She felt immersed in that culture, and it was a really interesting experience for her. This post, inspired by that experience, takes that Women’s March and pro-choice activism and looks at what pro-life advocates can learn from what they did right and discusses what we should do differently. Related Links: Read the Washington Post article about the Women's March removing New Wave Feminists from the list of official sponsors: See the list of Women's March partners and sponsors: Josh Brahm: Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Practical Tips for Talking with Post-Abortive Women | 17 mai 2018 | 00:07:51 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Rachel interviews Lori Navrodtzke, a Pregnancy Resource Center counselor and Justice For All volunteer, about how to dialogue with people about abortion if they’ve already had one. In this clip, Rachel and Lori discuss how we should proceed in the conversation if we ask someone if they have had a personal abortion experience and they say “no.” They also give some examples of how to let people know about post-abortive healing, even if they don’t feel like they need it at this time. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Using Digital Media to Save Lives | 14 mai 2018 | 00:32:39 | |
At the 2018 Students for Life of America Conference, Timothy Brahm gave a never-before-heard speech on social media dialogue. After the presentation, Tim answered some questions from the audience along with Josh Tijerina from Halcyon, another social media presenter at the conference who presented before Tim did. Below are listed some of the different points that he makes in the speech, in case you would like to jump around: Problems with Conversations on Social Media:
Related Links: Listen to the ERI team tell stories from the SFLA 2018 Conference: Timothy Brahm: On Virtue Signaling: Timothy Brahm: Don’t Be Too Nice: Josh Brahm: Don’t Name Logical Fallacies: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 6: 7 Final Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges | 10 mai 2018 | 00:10:52 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel finish the six-part series on how to be an effective pro-life advocate on social media. They give 7 more practical tips on argumentation. In these clips, the team gives 2 tips for how to use sources or research studies in online conversations. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Responding to More Questions About My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece | 07 mai 2018 | 00:06:11 | |
This is the last in a series of three pieces that Josh wrote on the topic of fetus tunnel vision. The first piece defines fetus tunnel vision and gives four arguments for why pro-life people should not have it. The second responds to some concerns and complaints about the piece. And this third piece addresses more questions. Related Links: Josh Brahm: Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This: Josh Brahm: Responding to Concerns Regarding My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece: Watch Josh lead a discussion about a meme that a friend and colleague of his distributed right after the Aurora movie theater massacre: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 5: 9 More Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges | 03 mai 2018 | 00:07:13 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course, Josh, Tim, and Rachel continue a multi-part series on how to be an effective pro-life advocate on social media. They give 9 more practical tips. In this clip, the team discusses the sometimes unseen dynamics at play in a conversation and how this should affect our approach. Especially online, we need to remember that people are watching, whether it is in the public comments or in a private message which may be taken in a screenshot and spread publicly. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| ERI Update - April/May 2018 from Denmark! | 02 mai 2018 | 00:31:09 | |
Josh walks around a botanical garden in Denmark and shares about what's been going on behind the scenes at ERI lately:
ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| Responding to Concerns Regarding My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece | 30 avr. 2018 | 00:06:29 | |
The previous audio blog, “Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This,” was a relatively controversial piece that Josh wrote about 5 years ago. Some people loved it, some hated it, and some had really good questions. Josh ended up writing 2 follow-up pieces responding to the concerns and questions he was seeing as he publicly engaged people on this issue. This is the first. Related Links: Josh Brahm: Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This: Purchase The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald & Charlene Gallego by R. Barri Flowers: Timothy Brahm: On Virtue-Signaling: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 4: 12 More Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges | 26 avr. 2018 | 00:06:19 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel continue a multi-part series on how to be an effective pro-life advocate on social media. They give 12 more practical tips. In this clip, Josh introduces an idea from game theory, Rapoport’s rules. He talks about the value of the third rule: recognize when the other person teaches you something. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This | 23 avr. 2018 | 00:10:00 | |
Here at ERI we like to help pro-life people not be weird. About 5 years ago, a Students for Life staff person reached out to Josh asking for an example of a weird thing pro-life people do. The first thing that came to his mind was what we call fetus tunnel vision. This was something Josh had been thinking about for years. In the first several years after 9/11, every time the anniversary came around he would see a lot of pro-life people posting on social media comparing the number of people who died on 9/11 to the number of babies aborted every day. This article and the following in the series explain why this is a bad idea. Related Links: Watch an interview of a survivor of sex slavery describing the hell of her experience: Learn about the term "abortion juke": Watch me lead a discussion about a meme that a friend and colleague of mine distributed right after the Aurora movie theater massacre: Listen to Part 2 and a bonus discussion (#155: Is it Wise to Make Comparisons to the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting? - PART 2 and BONUS: Post-Episode Discussion from #154–155): Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 3: 7 Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges | 19 avr. 2018 | 00:07:54 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course, Josh, Tim, and Rachel continue a multi-part series on how to be an effective pro-life advocate on social media. In this episode, they begin a series of 35 practical tips in five categories. In this clip, Tim explains why we should be trying to make minimum persuasion goals when we dialogue on Facebook. Josh makes an important point about posting comments with a lot of text. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Building Rapport with a Benevolent Dictator | 16 avr. 2018 | 00:04:31 | |
Many conversations about abortion succeed or fail because of your rapport, or lack thereof, with the pro-choice person. Even a perfectly articulated pro-life argument will just glance off of a combative pro-choice mind, so people who are skilled at dialogue use wisdom to build rapport and make the tone of the conversation friendly. This piece gives a kind of interesting dialogue tip that has made a huge difference in building rapport in Tim's conversations. He didn’t even notice it was significant until Rachel pointed it out. Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 2: How to Think About Virtue-Signaling | 12 avr. 2018 | 00:08:17 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course, Josh, Tim, and Rachel continue a multi-part series on how to be an effective pro-life advocate on social media. Tim discusses virtue-signaling. What is it? Are there different types? Are some of them actually okay? And when is it a valid or helpful accusation? In this clip, Tim explains how the philosophy team has organized the way that we think about different kinds of virtue-signaling. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Fellow Pro-Lifers: Please Stop Sharing This Straw Man Meme | 09 avr. 2018 | 00:05:44 | |
“My body, my choice” is possibly the most common slogan in defense of abortion right now, and an embarrassing number of pro-life people completely misunderstand it. This misunderstanding is so common, and it is so destructive. For Tim, and the rest of the team at ERI, it is a point of particular frustration. This piece is a response to a particular meme that completely misunderstands bodily rights arguments, and is therefore really harmful to the pro-life cause. Please stop sharing it. Related Links: Timothy Brahm: Autumn in the Sovereign Zone: Why “It’s My Body, I Can Do What I Want” Won’t Do: Timothy Brahm: Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism: Josh Brahm: Understanding and Responding to Bodily Rights Arguments: Josh Brahm: Two Bad Pro-Life Responses to Bodily Rights Arguments: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 1: The Obstacles | 05 avr. 2018 | 00:05:36 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel begin a multi-part series on how to be an effective pro-life advocate on social media. They begin the series by talking about some of the obstacles that often prevent good dialogue from happening on social media, like image management. In this clip, Tim introduces the idea of image management in public conversation online. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| On Virtue-Signaling | 02 avr. 2018 | 00:11:03 | |
Right before we released the Equipped for Life Course, we realized that one of the videos seemed to include Virtue-Signaling. Since Virtue-Signaling is a negative thing, it was rather confusing that this particular instance seemed okay. Finally, after about a year and a half, Tim gained some clarity and wrote this post. In this piece, he offers some distinctions between types of Virtue-Signaling with the hope that people will be able to distinguish the objectionable types from the acceptable types. He closes with suggestions about how and when to accuse someone of Virtue-Signaling, all with the desired end of helping dialogue to be more productive between parties that disagree. Related Links: Timothy Brahm: How to Turn the Tables on Four Pro-Choice Arguments: Read an explanation of the term "woke": Timothy Brahm: How Your Brain Tricks You into Thinking the Other Side Is Stupid: Timothy Brahm: Snidely Whiplash Is Not on Facebook: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail: Freakonomics | 29 mars 2018 | 00:07:52 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel respond to questions on double-effect reasoning and how they would respond to someone who is pro-life for the wrong reasons. Afterwards, they talk about how to respond to the Freakonomics argument that abortion has resulted in a drop in crime rates, as well as a new technique Josh has been using when talking to utilitarians. In this clip, Tim talks about how pro-life advocates should respond if someone brings up the abortion section from the popular book Freakonomics. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Two Bad Pro-Life Responses to Bodily Rights Arguments | 26 mars 2018 | 00:05:11 | |
Even before ERI officially began, Josh and Tim cared a lot about helping pro-life people to think well and take pro-choice arguments seriously. They don’t think every single pro-choice argument is a good argument (there are a lot of really bad arguments on both sides), but we won’t be persuasive unless we can recognize and take the stronger pro-choice arguments seriously. In this piece, Josh addresses two bad pro-life responses to some of the stronger pro-choice arguments. Related Links: Josh Brahm: Understanding and Responding to Bodily Rights Arguments (includes Josh's speech): The Alan Guttmacher Institute’s 2005 survey of more than 1,200 abortion patients: Judith Jarvis Thomson’s violinist story or “people-seeds” analogy: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: How Can the Pro-Life Movement Win Against Viral Pro-Choice Tweets? | 22 mars 2018 | 00:09:42 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel respond to a bunch of listener-mail questions related to the thought experiment about a burning in vitro fertilization lab—particularly the concern that it is too easy for pro-choice people to get traction with strawmen tweets when pro-life people have to answer with longer, more thoughtful responses that fewer people will read. In this clip, the team begins to answer a question about how the pro-life movement is supposed to compete in the world of meme-driven, fast-paced internet culture. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Abuse of Academic Authority Regularly Inhibits Pro-Life Speech | 19 mars 2018 | 00:12:31 | |
Sometimes it is tough to be a pro-life college student. Most challenges students face are found on campus during a tabling event or with the administration, but sometimes they are inside the classroom. Far too often when pro-life students dare to speak up in defense of the unborn, professors attempt to humiliate and silence them. This piece is about two real stories. One of them happened to Rachel, and one of them happened to Ellen, a student we heard from firsthand on Twitter. Related Links: Learn about the Equal Rights Argument: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Dealing with Discouragement at Outreach | 15 mars 2018 | 00:04:40 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel talk about their recent outreach at Davidson College, which was a particularly difficult outreach for Tim and Rachel. They discuss what made it difficult as well as share some practical tips for handling discouragement at an outreach. In these clips, Tim discusses why it is important for volunteers to take breaks at outreach. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| The Biology Professor Who Hated Our Outreach Exhibit | 12 mars 2018 | 00:12:58 | |
This piece is an outreach dialogue story. Despite Josh not being excited to write it, it went viral on lifenews.com. We suspect this had to do with the title, which could give the impression that this is one of those “The brilliant pro-life person destroys the stupid pro-choice person” posts. That’s not an attitude that we want to nourish. We think it’s more intellectually healthy to get outside of your echo chamber and think about the smartest arguments that are coming from the other side. But some people like those kinds of pieces because they feel good. Though Josh didn’t intend to write a bait-and-switch piece, we think he sort of did, and we're glad it got some people who otherwise wouldn’t read our blog to learn a little about what we do when we’re trying to create a good dialogue. Related Links: Learn about Right to Life of Central CA: Learn about Justice for All: Read Dr. Rich Poupard's thought experiment: Timothy Brahm: Autumn in the Sovereign Zone: Why “It’s My Body, I Can Do What I Want” Won’t Do: Read a definition of an ad hominem fallacy: Learn about Secular Pro-Life: Josh Brahm: 6 Tips for Arguing with Analogies Clearly: Read a definition of a straw man: Timothy Brahm: Don’t Be Too Nice: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: What If the Mother's Life Is at Risk? | 08 mars 2018 | 00:07:54 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel share how they respond to pro-choice students who ask about life-threatening pregnancies. They also talk through some of the more difficult philosophical issues that sometimes come up when discussing this. In this clip, Rachel shares a sound bite to help you respond to this question, and the team discusses how to begin a response. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| What to Say to Someone Who Says “I Wish I Had Been Aborted” | 05 mars 2018 | 00:09:29 | |
Josh wrote this piece a few years ago. Someone had asked him a really tough question in an email, so he decided to address the question in a blog post in case others were interested. He addressed the need to respond to this pro-choice objection relationally. To his surprise, it seemed to touch a nerve. For the past 2 years, this piece has been the #1 most-read piece from a previous year on our blog. It certainly seems to be connecting with people. Related Links: Watch a video where I address how to respond to the issue of rape: Josh Brahm: Responding to the Question of Rape with Wisdom and Compassion: Learn about 40 Days for Life: Josh Brahm: Top 5 ERI Articles & Podcasts of 2017: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Human-Plus Arguments | 01 mars 2018 | 00:08:15 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel sit down to answer one of the most frequent questions about the Equal Rights Argument: “How do you respond to someone who says that you need to be ‘human plus something else,’ like sentience, to have equal rights, given that it seems like that combination gets around the problems in the Zoo Shooting thought experiment?” In this clip, the team introduces this question while Rachel and Tim roleplay an example dialogue to demonstrate how this comes up in conversations. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| ERI Update - February 2018 | 26 févr. 2018 | 00:31:44 | |
Josh gives an update on the main things that have been going on at ERI in the last month and what we're working on next.
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| 10 Practical Tips for Leading a Campus Outreach | 26 févr. 2018 | 00:14:29 | |
When Rachel was president of Students for Life at the University of Michigan, they tried to do an outreach at least once per month because they felt that once per semester wasn’t quite enough. With that experience and help from the rest of the team, she put together a list of 10 tips that will help student leaders as they prepare for an outreach. Especially if you’re doing this for the first time, you want to prepare for whatever might arise by having a strategic plan and practical supplies. Related Links: Download the volunteer agreement ERI uses: Create a Doodle poll: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Interview with Casey Mattox from Alliance Defending Freedom | 22 févr. 2018 | 00:03:10 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel interview Casey Mattox from Alliance Defending Freedom on how students should deal with free speech violations and respond to common arguments from typical leftists defending free speech violations. In this clip, Casey gives advice to students about what to do if people try to silence your outreach event. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| Pay Attention to Who Should NOT Be in a Given Conversation | 19 févr. 2018 | 00:16:39 | |
If you are a part of a dialogue-oriented outreach, you should be paying attention to who should be in a given conversation, and who should not be. This is one of those advanced practical outreach tips that you just learn by doing outreach a lot and by talking with the rest of your team a lot about different kinds of situations. The idea for this piece came to Josh as we were debriefing an outreach our staff did at Davidson College here outside of Charlotte, NC. Related Links: Justice for All: Equal Rights Institute Blog: Relational Apologetics: The lore behind the name of "The Vampire Rule": Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Insta-Correcting Views | 15 févr. 2018 | 00:08:52 | |
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like. In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Jacob answer listener mail. In this clip, the team responds to a question about the “Rephrase What They Said” lesson in Module 2. How should we respond if they say that they didn’t actually say that, not because we misunderstood, but because they are changing their views during the conversation? ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| The Best Way to Expose Logical Fallacies: Don’t Call Them by Name | 12 févr. 2018 | 00:04:45 | |
This is a follow-up piece to the previous audio blog on logical fallacies and the danger of accusing people of fallacies they did not commit. This piece focuses on how to effectively expose logical fallacies that are committed during a dialogue. Because this piece became one of the most popular posts, Josh began including this practical dialogue tip in a lot of his talks. Related Links: Josh Brahm: You Should Know What a Logical Fallacy Actually Is: Watch Trent Horn talk about exposing logical fallacies on an episode of Life Report: Download the mp3 of the same Life Report episode: Buy Greg Koukl's Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions: Read about Justice for All's "Three Essential Skills": Read explanation of post hoc ergo propter hoc: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||