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| 20 Jul 2017 | Why Pro-Life Advocates Are Not Responsible for the Planned Parenthood Shooting | 00:19:40 | |
Timothy Brahm reads a piece he wrote with Josh Brahm after last year's attack at a Colorado Planned Parenthood. Many pro-choice people responded to that shooting by blaming pro-life advocates. In this piece Timothy show why such claims are completely unjustified by analyzing culpability and what it means to incite violence. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2vkjxjA Subscribe in iTunes: http://apple.co/2njS27E ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 15 Mar 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Dealing with Discouragement at Outreach | 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: | |||
| 05 Feb 2018 | You Should Know What a Logical Fallacy Actually Is | 00:06:12 | |
This is a piece that Josh wrote a few years ago. He was responding to an annoying trend that he had been seeing, at least among pro-life people. We are tempted to talk about fallacies all the time in conversation, but one danger of accusing people of committing a logical fallacy is that you may not actually know what you’re talking about. Related Links: Josh Brahm: You Should Know How to Disagree Well Read the essay by Paul Graham on different ways to disagree with people, in their order of effectiveness: Watch William Lane Craig explain an ad hominem fallacy: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 26 Nov 2018 | ERI Update - November 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: | |||
| 25 Dec 2017 | Announcement: No Podcasts This Week | 00:06:54 | |
Josh gives an update on the ERI publishing schedule and wraps up the end of the year. | |||
| 31 Aug 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Responding to the Question of Rape 201 | 00:08:24 | |
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, Jacob joins Josh and Tim again to talk about two areas related to training pro-life advocates to respond to the question of rape that we've changed our minds about. In this clip from the full episode, Josh and Tim explain one of the ways we've changed our mind and what that process looked like. | |||
| 18 May 2017 | Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism - by Timothy Brahm | 00:18:59 | |
Bodily rights arguments for abortion are always extremist arguments, at least in the way people present them. No bodily rights argument that I have ever seen (or even heard of any pro-choice advocate making) leaves room for abortion exceptions. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2rv5ju8 ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 18 Jan 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Relational Apologetics - Part 2 | 00:06:28 | |
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 the conversation on relational apologetics. They explain why to use relational apologetics and give 12 practical tips. In this clip, Rachel discusses why we should share the pro-life vision for the world and why we should talk about more than just debating the issues with friends. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 24 Aug 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: When They Bite the Bullet - Part 3 | 00:06:08 | |
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 conclude their discussion of how to respond when people bite the bullet by discussing the examples of infanticide and moral relativism. In these clips from the full episode, Josh and Tim argue about whose approach to responding to relativists is more effective. Note: As we explained in the first clip, the audio from the first three episodes of the podcast is distorted due to a technical problem. This was resolved before the next recording session. Please excuse the low quality of these first three Equipped for Life Podcast clips. | |||
| 08 Mar 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: What If the Mother's Life Is at Risk? | 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: | |||
| 22 Mar 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: How Can the Pro-Life Movement Win Against Viral Pro-Choice Tweets? | 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: | |||
| 20 Oct 2017 | ERI Update - October 2017 | 00:21:18 | |
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. Note from Josh: Sorry about the heavy breathing. I was hiking around 8,600 feet above sea level, and I hadn’t acclimated to the elevation yet. Click here to register for the SFLA Webinar. Click here to subscribe to our email list. Click here to email Kim with your mailing address if you want to get our quarterly newsletters in the mail. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 23 Nov 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: How Should We Respond to Angry Feminists? | 00:07:30 | |
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, incoming staff person Rachel Crawford joins Josh and Tim to give some advice on how to best handle outreach situations with angry feminists. They discuss Rachel’s experiences as a women’s studies minor, how to think about the women’s studies field, some of the common feminist jargon, how to think about when to end a conversation, and how to respond effectively to their conversational power plays. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear some of the discussion about feminist jargon, such as “intersectionality” and “woke,” and how to interact with it when you hear it. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 06 Nov 2017 | Sometimes It’s Not about the Argument | 00:11:33 | |
In Tim’s early pro-life apologetics days he tended to think that changing someone’s mind about abortion was primarily about making good arguments, being clear, being fast on your feet, and maybe having a little bit of relational skill. The more that he actually has dialogue with other people, the more he realizes that it’s the opposite. Changing someone’s mind about abortion involves primarily relational work with a little argument thrown in there. This piece came out of his processing this reality and deciding to expand on the idea. Related Links: A short, hilarious example of the stereotype of married couples: Steve Wagner's book Common Ground Without Compromise: Timothy Brahm: Ben Shapiro’s Response to Abortion in the Case of Rape: Life Training Institute with Scott Klusendorf: Share the Original Article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 21 Mar 2017 | ERI Update - March 2017 | 00:06:42 | |
ERI President Josh Brahm summarizes what has been going on at the ERI office in the last few months, and where we are speaking in the next few months. | |||
| 20 Mar 2020 | LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Q and A in Ireland | 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 | |||
| 28 Aug 2017 | When and How You Should End Unproductive Conversations | 00:10:42 | |
It is one of the questions we're asked the most often. We’ve all experienced it. You’re talking to someone about abortion or something else and it’s just not going very well. You start doubting whether any good will come from letting the dialogue continue. If you do decide to end the conversation, you have to figure out how to graciously bring the dialogue to a close, which can also be tricky. How do you know? What factors should you consider? Related Links:
Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2vTuKLo ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 14 Aug 2017 | Six Ways I’ve Seen Pro-Choice People Try to Censor Pro-Lifers | 00:13:14 | |
Censorship is at its strongest when it is hidden in the shadows, so Timothy Brahm shares six experiences where he has seen attempts to censor pro-life people. Related Links: Click here to read about how ERI uses graphic abortion images in our brochure and why. Click here to read an incredibly effective and persuasive way to respond to the "you're a man" objection. Click here to understand why the pro-life movement is not responsible for Robert Lewis Dear's shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood facility. Click here to share the original article. Subscribe in iTunes: http://apple.co/2njS27E ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 21 Aug 2017 | When a Hypothetical Story Isn’t Hypothetical After All | 00:08:23 | |
Sometimes when I talk about abortion with strangers, it feels like I’ve already had that conversation before, because they’re making familiar statements. But the truth is, I haven’t had that conversation before, because I haven’t heard that statement from that person before. Even though some statements are very common, different people mean very different things by them. A recent conversation I had with a hotel shuttle driver named “Mark” reminded me that while I may have heard the same words before, I hadn’t heard his story before. I think there’s a lesson you can learn from this situation that will help you have better dialogues with pro-choice people. Related Links: Click here to watch my speech at the 2015 Students for Life Conference: 6 Practical Tips for Having Good Dialogues. Click here to share the original article. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 20 Mar 2020 | LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: What the Pro-Life Movement in Ireland Needs to Know in 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) | |||
| 02 May 2018 | ERI Update - April/May 2018 from Denmark! | 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 | |||
| 11 Aug 2017 | ERI Update - August 2017 | 00:10:37 | |
Josh Brahm give an update on the main things that have been going on at ERI in the last month and what we're working on next. Click here to see descriptions of our open staff positions. Click here to subscribe to our email list that Josh talked about. | |||
| 17 Nov 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: To What Extent Should the Pro-Life Movement Focus on Abortion? | 00:12:24 | |
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, Missy Stone of Students for Life of America joins Josh and Tim to discuss the consistent life movement, the pro-life label, and to what extent the pro-life movement should focus on abortion. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear Josh, Tim, and Missy discuss whether student groups should focus on abortion. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 16 Oct 2017 | How to Turn the Tables on Four Pro-Choice Arguments | 00:14:14 | |
How do you get someone to change their mind about something? When we've had long conversations about abortion, we have often gone through a process of figuring out any possible creative way to communicate our ideas or arguments in a way that the other person might actually receive. We have found that forcing someone to argue against their own unfair arguments is the most efficient way to help someone realize that their arguments are actually unfair. Tim provides four examples of unfair pro-choice rhetoric, and the ways he turns the tables. Related Links: Timothy Brahm: Sometimes It's Not about the Argument Timothy Brahm: Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism Timothy Brahm: Learning to Allow Space for the Thinking Pause Share the Original Article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 01 Feb 2018 | Bonus: Stories from the Students for Life Conference | 01:00:25 | |
Josh, Tim, and Rachel sat down to share some of their favorite stories from the people they talked to at the 2018 Students for Life East Coast Conference. We walked away from that conference glowing, excitedly telling each other stories, because that was one of the most encouraging days we had experienced at ERI. We decided that you should have a chance to listen in on those stories, especially if you're a financial supporter that made this work, and the amazing results we witnessed, possible. Related Links: Timothy Brahm: On Virtue-Signaling JohnBCrist on YouTube: Trying to Play Guess Who in 2018 Josh Brahm: Why You Shouldn’t Face the Person You’re Talking To ERI Blog: Relational Apologetics articles ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 16 Apr 2018 | Building Rapport with a Benevolent Dictator | 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: | |||
| 26 Apr 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 4: 12 More Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges | 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: | |||
| 11 Jan 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Relational Apologetics - Part 1 | 00:06:59 | |
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 discuss their experiences with relational apologetics. In this clip from the full episode, you’ll hear some conversation about Josh’s early experiences and how he came to value relational apologetics. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 12 Apr 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 2: How to Think About Virtue-Signaling | 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: | |||
| 11 Jul 2017 | ERI Update - July 2017 | 00:14:09 | |
Josh Brahm 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. See the photo album of the highlights from our last year of work: http://bit.ly/2u52SST ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 16 Jul 2018 | 2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - David Bereit Keynote (2 of 3) | 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 | |||
| 14 May 2018 | LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Using Digital Media to Save Lives | 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:
16 Tips for Social Media Dialogue:
Q and A with Tim Brahm and the other presenter who spoke before him, Josh Tijerina:
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: | |||
| 01 Jan 2018 | Is Abortion Justified by an Inalienable Right to Sex? | 00:10:06 | |
This is a continuation of Tim's previous post "Four Practical Dialogue Tips from My Conversation with Brent." That piece was focused on specific dialogue strategies he used in that conversation. This one is focused on a major aspect of Brent’s view that they were able to get into in detail: the role of sex, the right to it, and how that interacts with his pro-choice view. Related Links: Timothy Brahm: Four Practical Dialogue Tips from My Conversation with Brent Buy Dr. Charles Camosy's book Beyond the Abortion Wars: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 11 Jul 2018 | Back Alley Abortion in 5 Minutes | 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: | |||
| 10 Aug 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: When They Bite the Bullet - Part 1 | 00:12:50 | |
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 discuss the things they generally do when people “bite the bullet,” or accept the awful natural conclusion of their argument. In this clip from the full episode, you'll hear us discuss:
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| 19 Feb 2018 | Pay Attention to Who Should NOT Be in a Given Conversation | 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: | |||
| 31 May 2018 | Josh Brahm Explains Some Changes to Our Podcast | 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 | |||
| 29 Jan 2018 | Four Practical Tips for Responding to the Burning Fertility Clinic | 00:10:16 | |
A couple months ago, a series of tweets about abortion went viral. They used the pro-choice argument involving a burning fertility clinic thought experiment. As a pro-life advocate who occasionally gets questions about abortion issues, Tim received questions about this thought experiment from maybe 20 different individuals. For some reason, pro-choice people tend to think this argument demolishes the pro-life view, so it’s important to be ready to respond to it efficiently (meaning you need to focus on just a couple of disanalogies, not all of them) and persuasively (meaning you need to convince them that you aren’t just weaseling out of a problem with your view). Tim's focus in this piece is practical dialogue—how to respond to this argument in a way that pro-choice people are most likely to find compelling. Related Links: Read the series of tweets that went viral: Buy Robert George and Christopher Tollefsen’s book Embryo: A Defense of Human Life: Read the article by Robert George: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 16 Jul 2018 | 2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - Josh Brahm Keynote (1 of 3) | 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: | |||
| 17 Aug 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: When They Bite the Bullet - Part 2 | 00:04:48 | |
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 continue their discussion of how to respond when people bite the bullet, but now get into specific examples. In this clip from the full episode, you'll hear us discuss one of Josh's stories he uses to try to respond to extreme animal rights activists. Note: As we explained in the first clip, the audio from the first three episodes of the podcast is distorted due to a technical problem. This was resolved before the next recording session. Please excuse the low quality of these first three Equipped for Life Podcast clips. | |||
| 27 Jul 2017 | Why Rhonda Changed Her Mind About Whether to Use the Word “Pro-Choice” | 00:07:21 | |
It’s not always easy for a pro-life person to go from using the label they’ve always preferred to a different one. When we talk to people we form habits, and getting out of habits is always difficult. In this video Josh Brahm tells the brief story of a woman named Rhonda who decided to change one of the labels she used to favor. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2v0BW7N ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 13 Jul 2017 | A Simple Change That Instantly Communicates a Nuanced Approach to the Abortion Debate | 00:09:51 | |
Josh Brahm reads a piece he wrote about a change we made to our poll table that was inspired by a book by Dr. Charles Camosy. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2ufnjgM ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 11 Dec 2017 | Four Practical Dialogue Tips from My Conversation with Brent | 00:14:49 | |
A couple years ago, Tim had a conversation with a student that he calls Brent. This conversation became very useful as a teaching tool. Brent was a very interesting person and they had a long conversation that allowed them to cover a lot of material. Tim was also able to test some of his new ideas during this conversation. He wrote two blog posts about his conversation with Brent. This is the first. Related Links: The paper De Facto Guardian and Abortion: A speech Josh Brahm gave on the topic of responding to bodily rights arguments: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 08 Jan 2018 | Why I Called the Police at the Abortion Facility Last Month | 00:09:39 | |
Unfortunately, there may be a time when threats or acts of violence against you become a reality while sidewalk counseling. It is important to know how to handle such a situation, and, in particular, when and how to involve the police. Jacob shares about a pretty scary situation that happened to him at an abortion facility, what he did, and why. He follows up with eight practical takeaways. Related Links: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 16 Jul 2018 | 2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - Panel Discussion and Q&A (3 of 3) | 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: | |||
| 26 Feb 2018 | ERI Update - February 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.
Click here to subscribe to our email list. Click here for info on how to move Gmail messages from promotions to primary tab. Click here for the podcast episode where we discuss highlights from the Students for Life conference. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 30 Oct 2017 | Richard Dawkins Retweeted My Article, and What We Can Learn From That | 00:06:31 | |
This is a short follow-up piece to the article Josh Brahm wrote about Richard Dawkins and his views on abortion and Down Syndrome that he read in last week's audio blog. The response that we got from that piece when it was published was quite remarkable, so he uses it as a case study for some of the things we talk about. Being extra intentional about understanding people and having clarity before responding to their views can make a huge difference for how pro-choice people respond. Related Links: Dawkins' explanatory blog post: Josh Brahm: Understanding What Richard Dawkins Actually Believes About Abortion and Down Syndrome: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course:
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| 30 Mar 2017 | Responding to the Question of Rape with Wisdom and Compassion - by Josh Brahm | 00:07:22 | |
Josh Brahm reads an expanded version of a piece he wrote for Life Matters Journal, answering a reader who asked for help responding to the question of rape. ERI Website: http://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: http://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 25 May 2017 | Our Experience at the OMSI Prenatal Exhibit Displaying Real Preserved Children - by Josh Brahm | 00:14:56 | |
A description of the OMSI prenatal development exhibit, whether we think it should exist, and how grief should be balanced in our work. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2rTRQw8 ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 01 May 2017 | ERI Update - May 2017 | 00:18:23 | |
ERI President Josh Brahm summarizes what has been going on at the ERI office in the last month, and what we have planned for the next few months. ERI Website: http://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: http://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 22 Feb 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Interview with Casey Mattox from Alliance Defending Freedom | 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: | |||
| 18 Dec 2017 | Why We Need Male Sidewalk Counselors | 00:13:19 | |
Often, as pro-lifers, we can assume that if we’re going to have people outside an abortion facility reaching out to those walking in, women will be far more effective than men. Women might seem less intimidating and easier to trust, and we want to be as inviting and friendly as possible. However, men have more influence with other men in front of an abortion clinic than women do. This is why Jacob tries so hard to get the attention of the male escorts. Men can say things to other men that are much harder for women to say. Men can issue challenges to other men without either party feeling degraded, whereas if a woman says the same thing the man is more likely to perceive it as an attack. Related Links: Timothy Brahm: Are We Afraid of the Truth? Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 29 Mar 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail: Freakonomics | 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: | |||
| 15 Jun 2017 | Summarizing the Strongest Evidence That PP is Selling, Not Donating | 00:06:38 | |
Josh Brahm reads a piece he wrote two summers ago summarizing the strongest four arguments from the CMP videos that Planned Parenthood is selling, not donating, baby body parts. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2soz0QI Subscribe in iTunes: http://apple.co/2njS27E ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 14 Dec 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Humor in Dialogue | 00:09:25 | |
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 discuss how to use humor in a dialogue and give many practical examples of how to find places to inject humor. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear some of the preliminary discussion and three examples of ways they use humor. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 28 Sep 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Post-Election - Our Reaction | 00:07:45 | |
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 react to Donald Trump winning the presidential election. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear Rachel’s hilarious Trump impression and a few minutes of our discussion about the ramifications of the election. | |||
| 05 Jun 2017 | ERI Update - June 2017 | 00:11:00 | |
Josh Brahm gives an update on the main things that have been going on at ERI in the last month. | |||
| 13 Nov 2017 | The Anonymous Pro-Life Volunteer Who Changed My Life | 00:03:26 | |
This is a short story about one of Tim’s early pro-life experiences. When he shared it in a podcast, we thought it was a great story, so he decided to write this piece. Related Links: Share the Original Article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 14 May 2021 | ERI Update - Speaking, Video Production, & More (May 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 | |||
| 05 Oct 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Arguments with Question Marks | 00:11:01 | |
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 and Tim respond to questions from listeners about the difference between a debate and a dialogue, how to think about arguments with question marks, and how to deal with people that are equivocating. In this clip from the full episode, you’ll hear part of our response regarding arguments with question marks. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 12 Feb 2018 | The Best Way to Expose Logical Fallacies: Don’t Call Them by Name | 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: | |||
| 20 Apr 2017 | Three Tips for Dealing with the Name-Dropper - by Timothy Brahm | 00:04:11 | |
Name-dropping can be frustrating and intimidating to some pro-life students, so here are my three suggestions for how to deal with the name-dropper. | |||
| 22 Jan 2018 | Live Q&A at Stonebridge Church (2 of 2) | 00:51:48 | |
Josh spoke at Stonebridge Church in Charlotte again last November after they finished going through the Equipped for Life Course, to answer their questions. The topics are listed below in case you want to jump around:
Josh asked Eric to read the email he sent his friend to initiate a series of conversations about abortion. With Eric's permission, here is the full text of that, and you can feel free to copy any part of it if it would be helpful to you:
At one point Josh talked about the idea that we don't change people's minds, but that people change their own minds. He neglected to cite him in the moment, but he owes that insight to Timothy Brahm. Related Links: Pew Research Center: Few Clinton or Trump Supporters Have Close Friends in the Other Camp: Timothy Brahm: How Your Brain Tricks You into Thinking the Other Side Is Stupid - Two Practical Tips for Better Social Media Conversations. (This post has the meme Josh mentioned.) Josh Brahm: Can You Explain Why You’re Pro-Life in a 30-Second Sound Bite? ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 26 Mar 2018 | Two Bad Pro-Life Responses to Bodily Rights Arguments | 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: | |||
| 04 Oct 2019 | Learn from Mississippi's Mistakes: How to Prevent Buffer-Zone Laws | 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: | |||
| 18 Sep 2017 | 6 Tactics That Helped Me Have a Productive Conversation with Three Mormon Missionaries | 00:14:14 | |
These six tactics not only helped Josh Brahm navigate a 90-minute debate with three LDS missionaries when he didn’t know anything about Mormonism, they can also help you have better conversations with pro-choice people. Related Links: Josh Brahm: Why We Should Accurately Describe Other People’s Positions: Josh Brahm: Should We Call ANYBODY “Pro-Abortion?” Josh Brahm: Responding to the Question of Rape with Wisdom and Compassion: Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2vTuKLo Subscribe in iTunes: http://apple.co/2njS27E ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 01 Mar 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Human-Plus Arguments | 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: | |||
| 22 Jun 2017 | SPEECH: Why Every Teenager Should Be Equipped In Pro-Life Apologetics | 00:58:24 | |
This is a speech and Q&A session Josh Brahm gave at a homeschool conference in Atlanta this year. He describes what it's currently like to be a pro-life student on a college campus as well as the concepts that teenagers should be equipped in before they graduate high school. After the speech Josh answered these questions:
During Q&A Josh spontaneously talked about what youth pastors can do to prevent abortions in their churches because there was at least one youth pastor in the audience. That part starts at 52:34. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 31 Jul 2017 | Abortion Images: A Case for Disagreement without Division | 00:14:26 | |
Timothy Brahm reads an article that represents the one time we've gone public with our thoughts about one of the most divisive topics within the pro-life movement. Every single one of our staff has personally seen people change their minds because of graphic abortion images, and yet we don't put them on signs. In this article Timothy explains what our reasoning is as well as some suggestions for talking about this issue without being divisive. Related Links: Share the Original Article The Atlantic: The Coddling of the American Mind The Atlantic: That's Not Funny! ERI Website ERI Blog ERI Course | |||
| 19 Oct 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Sidewalk Counseling Tips - Part 1 | 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 and Tim interview Jacob on the topic of sidewalk counseling. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear Jacob share some of his thoughts on how much training people should have before they start sidewalk counseling as well as an outstanding tip for building rapport and buying the baby critical time. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 21 May 2018 | Five Lessons for Pro-Lifers from the Women’s March | 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: | |||
| 15 Dec 2017 | ERI Update - December 2017 | 00:21:55 | |
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. Click here to subscribe to our email list. Click here to email us if you want to get on our mailing list. Click here to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 11 May 2017 | Recognizing the Root Problem - by Josh Brahm | 00:08:17 | |
There’s another common reason that I change topics from abortion to something else: I discover that there is something more seriously wrong with their view than that they are pro-choice about abortion. Sometimes you can’t realistically make progress on abortion unless you deal with something else first. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2qWnTdB | |||
| 17 May 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Practical Tips for Talking with Post-Abortive Women | 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: | |||
| 21 Mar 2017 | Don't Call People Animals - by Timothy Brahm | 00:03:58 | |
Timothy Brahm reads an article arguing that if you oppose dehumanizing fetuses, you should oppose dehumanizing anyone. Call them evil people. Never call them animals. | |||
| 13 Sep 2017 | ERI Update - September 2017 | 00:14:12 | |
Josh Brahm 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. Click here to listen to the radio interview Josh did on the Ask Dr. Brown show. Click here to download the course clips that we've already released. Click here to subscribe to our email list. Click here to email Kim with your mailing address if you want to get our quarterly newsletters in the mail. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 15 Jan 2018 | Planned Parenthood’s Absurd Position on HIV Disclosure | 00:10:26 | |
This piece is an unofficial part 3 to the pieces about Tim's conversation with Brent. Those articles ended up touching on the important issue of the role of the right to sex in the argument for abortion. When Tim came upon an article about Planned Parenthood’s view on whether or not someone has an obligation to disclose HIV to a sexual partner, he saw the connection and thought it was worth pointing out. Related Links: Read the DailyWire article about Planned Parenthood's view: International Planned Parenthood Federation’s booklet for teens with HIV: Timothy Brahm: Is Abortion Justified by an Inalienable Right to Sex? Planned Parenthood's graphic about consent: Share the original article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 26 Oct 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Sidewalk Counseling Tips - Part 2 | 00:06:32 | |
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 and Tim continue their interview with Jacob on the topic of sidewalk counseling. In this clip from the full episode, you’ll hear Jacob explain how he often starts a conversation outside an abortion clinic. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 19 Apr 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 3: 7 Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges | 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: | |||
| 29 Jun 2017 | What We Learned in CMP’s Fifth and Worst Video Yet | 00:09:12 | |
Timothy Brahm reads a piece he wrote two summers ago explaining three categories of damning evidence in CMP's fifth Planned Parenthood video. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2u1LSdM ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 07 May 2018 | Responding to More Questions About My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece | 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: | |||
| 23 Oct 2017 | Understanding What Richard Dawkins Actually Believes About Abortion and Down Syndrome | 00:12:37 | |
Several years ago, Richard Dawkins tweeted something that became very controversial and blew up in pro-life and pro-choice circles. He was attempting to explain why, given the choice, he would abort a baby with Down Syndrome. Dawkins published a very helpful article the following day, apologizing and explaining his views more clearly. This audio blog is a piece Josh wrote attempting to help pro-life people better understand where he is coming from as well as how better to refute his argument. We think trying to get into Dawkins’ shoes will be a good exercise because if we’re going to refute a bad idea, we really need to understand it first. We need to refute the strongest version of an argument if we’re going to offer the strongest possible refutation. Related Links: Dawkins' explanatory blog post: Josh Brahm: Refuting Those “After-Birth Abortion” Philosophers: Share the Original Article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 09 Oct 2017 | Pro-Lifers Aren’t “Forcing” Women to Stay Pregnant | 00:06:29 | |
Wording and phrasing significantly influence discussion. Pro-choice advocates constantly describe the intentions of pro-lifers with the language of “forcing” women. Timothy Brahm explains why this is dishonest rhetoric, whether it's intentional or not. Share the Original Article: http://bit.ly/2goklgB ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 06 Jul 2017 | Q&A Session with Rock for Life Activists - Part 1 | 01:36:18 | |
Last month I spent about four hours in two sessions answering questions from Rock for Life activists before their outreach tour this summer. This is the audio from the first of those two sessions. I'll list the topics below in case you want to jump around:
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| 04 Dec 2017 | Live Q&A at Stonebridge Church (1 of 2) | 00:34:56 | |
Josh spoke at Stonebridge Church in Charlotte last month after they finished going through the Equipped for Life Course, to offer some practical tips on relational apologetics and take their questions. This is the audio from the Q&A portion of that event. The topics are listed below in case you want to jump around:
Related Links: Listen to my Planned Parenthood Unveiled speech and Q&A sessions: Read the LDS webpage on abortion: Buy Embryo: A Defense of Human Life by Robert George and Christopher Tollefsen: Read Dr. Maureen Condic's whitepaper, When Does Human Life Begin: A Scientific Perspective: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 13 Jul 2018 | ERI Update - July 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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| 02 Nov 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Follow-Up Questions About the Results-Oriented Episode | 00:06:22 | |
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 and Tim follow up on a previous episode about results-oriented reasoning. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear Tim clarify his view by offering definitions and responding to questions. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 04 Sep 2017 | Bring Structure to Your Dialogues by Making Little Agreements | 00:04:38 | |
Timothy Brahm explains how little conversational agreements create clarity about the kind of conversation you’re having. This is especially helpful with difficult people, because it clarifies for you and for them that they’re being difficult and calls them to a higher standard of dialogue. Click here to read the article Tim referenced about how to graciously call someone out who is being rude. Share the Original Article: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 02 Apr 2018 | On Virtue-Signaling | 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: | |||
| 15 Feb 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Insta-Correcting Views | 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: | |||
| 27 Apr 2017 | Learning to Allow Space for the Thinking Pause - by Timothy Brahm | 00:07:28 | |
You can’t dialogue well about abortion or anything else unless you learn to listen well. It should be obvious to anyone that if you want to listen well you shouldn’t interrupt people when they’re in the middle of a sentence. Something much less obvious is that you shouldn’t interrupt people when they’re in the middle of an important thought. An excellent listener should develop both the wisdom to recognize and the patience to allow space for a thinking pause. | |||
| 21 Sep 2021 | RADIO INTERVIEW: Jacob Nels on Sidewalk Counseling - Part 2 | 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 | |||
| 11 Sep 2017 | Q&A Session with Rock for Life Activists - Part 2 | 01:42:13 | |
Two months ago Josh Brahm spent about four hours in two sessions answering questions from Rock for Life activists before their outreach tour this summer. This is the audio from the second of those two sessions. Click here for the audio from the first session: List of topics below in case you want to jump around: 00:52: "Can you clarify about the use of the word 'humanness' in the Equal Rights Argument?" 9:32: I recommend asking Christian pro-life people how they would explain their pro-life views to a non-Christian. 13:44: "How do you approach this issue with Christians who very well might be post-abortive?" 18:52: Discussion about why pro-choice people would grieve miscarriages and that they can often find more comfort opening up to pro-life people about that than some pro-choice activists. 27:51: "How do you be open-minded, yet never sway from your opinions?" 40:13: "What are your thoughts on the difference between confidence and faith?" 47:12: "How should we think about birth control?" 1:04:12: "How should we handle pro-life activists who think differently than we do about how we ought to behave around pro-choice people?" 1:26:41: "What would be one suggestion for us as far as what arguments or topics to avoid given that we're going to be speaking to a diverse group of people that we don't want to needlessly offend more than necessary?" Related Links: 6 Resources on Whether or Not Birth Control Pills Cause Abortions: Jacob's article, From ‘I Don’t Want to Talk About Religion’ to ‘I Will Pray Tonight’: ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 09 Apr 2018 | Fellow Pro-Lifers: Please Stop Sharing This Straw Man Meme | 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: | |||
| 07 Dec 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Should Women be Prosecuted if Abortion Becomes Illegal? | 00:05:23 | |
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 discuss a question that is often used to critique the pro-life position, whether women should be prosecuted if abortion becomes illegal. You’ll certainly want to prepare for this question before you do a campus outreach. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear some of the discussion about misleading pro-choice rhetoric that is commonly associated with this topic. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 14 Sep 2017 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: The Problems with Results-Based Reasoning | 00:09:15 | |
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, Tim explains the problems with results-oriented reasoning, or evaluating decisions on the basis of the results. In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear a brief summary of Tim’s argument and two thought-experiments illustrating the point. | |||
| 06 Apr 2017 | Snidely Whiplash Is Not on Facebook - by Timothy Brahm | 00:06:28 | |
Adopt the idea that there is no Snidely Whiplash and have more accurate beliefs and much better dialogue and understanding of people with whom you disagree. ERI Website: http://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: http://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com | |||
| 08 Feb 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: That James Franco Video | 00:21:45 | |
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 dissect the confusing video created by actor James Franco as he interviews Princeton professor Elizabeth Harman on her abortion argument. They go on to explain and refute the argument Harman makes in her original paper. In this clip, the team discusses the reaction of the pro-life community after this video was published. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 25 Jan 2018 | COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Planned Parenthood | 00:04:47 | |
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 answer listener mail. In this clip, Josh shares a question that he received over email from a guy named Jason. He asks how he should respond to a friend who received healthcare from Planned Parenthood regarding legitimate health concerns that she had, including an inverted uterus. Because of that positive experience, she now says that she will always stand by Planned Parenthood. ERI Website: ERI Blog: ERI Course: | |||
| 23 Apr 2018 | Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This | 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: | |||