Since posting my article, 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This I’ve watched the response and engaged some commenters with interest. It’s generally been a great experience, as many pro-life people said they changed their mind about the way they’re going to make comparisons to abortion after reading the article, … Read More
Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. Trigger warning for those who have experienced sexual trauma. There is also a disturbing image of a man falling from one of the World Trade Center towers. We have a motto at Justice For All trainings: “DBW. Don’t Be Weird.” We certainly don’t believe that … Read More
VIDEO: A Good Sound Bite for the Pro-Life Position
“Chaplain John,” a fun-loving prison chaplain who saw me speak at a banquet a few months ago interviewed me for his YouTube series, “Chaplain Chat.” I’ve been posting them this week. In this last segment, I offer a brief sound bite that helps me explain my basic pro-life views while … Read More
How to Be a Good Ambassador for Christ
“Chaplain John,” a fun-loving prison chaplain who saw me speak at a banquet a few months ago interviewed me for his YouTube series, “Chaplain Chat.” I’ll be posting them this week. In this third segment, I talk about the concepts I’ve learned from Stand to Reason and Justice For All on … Read More
Should We Call ANYBODY “Pro-Abortion?”
I respond to a listener who asks if we should at least use the term “pro-abortion” when referring to extremists who injure or kill pro-life people. This is my third post in a series that responds to follow-up questions about a recent discussion I led on Life Report about what … Read More
Are Pro-Choice Advocates Good at Describing Their Own Position?
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. I continue my response to a listener who asks: “Why are we trying to be so careful to accurately describe other people’s positions? They do just fine describing it for themselves.” This is my second post in a series that responds to follow-up questions about … Read More
Can You Explain Why You’re Pro-Life in a 30-Second Sound Bite?
I’ve recently become friends with Tim Thiesen, the President of the Fresno County Republican Assembly. He attended a function that I spoke at and we exchanged ideas and then he had me on his TV show. Last week he asked me to give him a 30-second sound bite that he can … Read More
Dialogue Tip: Responding to “You’re a Man, You Can’t Get Pregnant!”
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes. I’ll admit, it’s not always easy to respond to this argument without coming across like a jerk. There are some strong pro-choice arguments that I find difficult to grapple with when articulated well, but “You’re just a man” has got to be one of the … Read More
Excellent Piece from Secular Pro-Life
Read Kelsey Hazzard’s article: “…But they were aborted.” You can hear me discuss the problem with this pro-life argument here: Lousy Philosophic Arguments AGAINST Abortion Josh BrahmJosh worked in the pro-life movement starting at age 18. After 12 years of full-time pro-life work he launched Equal Rights Institute to maximize his impact … Read More
“Ethan” is Now Pro-Life Because of the Equal Rights Argument
I spoke at both days of the Central California Diocesan Congress last weekend, and had a booth between sessions. The best moment at the booth was when I met the guy in this picture: “Ethan” recognized me and said, “Hey, I talked to you at Fresno State this year!” I … Read More