People often have trouble recognizing when two seemingly contradictory statements are both true and not at all contradictory. (Christians ought to have a bit more practice with this, since the nature of the Trinity, for one, is a hallmark example of this kind of thing.) But it’s not enough for … Read More
New Pro-Life Resource: ERI Quick Response Series
We’re excited to share our newest video series with you! Our Quick Response series is designed to provide answers for many of the most common pro-choice objections in under five minutes. We’re launching this series in a YouTube playlist with a dozen videos, but we have many more that we … Read More
Did We Make a Bad Pro-Life Argument?
Josh responds to three pro-choice people who pushed back against our recent video about the Responsibility Objection, one of the pro-life counter-arguments to Judith Jarvis Thomson’s famous violinist thought experiment. Is this pro-life argument a red herring? Did we strawman Thomson? Related Links: One of the Violinist Argument’s Biggest Flaws: … Read More
Humanize the Pro-Life Position—“Come Out” as Pro-Life
The abortion-choice lobby has moved on from just dehumanizing unborn persons. They’ve now shifted their primary focus to dehumanizing pro-life people. It sounds ridiculous for me to say that pro-choice leaders are less concerned about arguing that the unborn aren’t valuable persons. Here’s the thing: unborn humans aren’t visible, and … Read More
7 Tips for Handling a Forced Political Debate at the Holiday Dinner Table
Author’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on being an effective pro-life advocate at family holiday gatherings. Part one is here: 6 Things Every Pro-Life Advocate Needs to Know Before the Holidays. Editor’s Note 11/27/24: Political discussions have become more and more heated over the last decade, … Read More
7 Things Every Pro-Life Advocate Needs to Know Before the Holidays
Author’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on being an effective pro-life advocate over the holidays. Editor’s Note 11/27/24: This article has been updated with a new section, listed as #6. Estimated reading time: 14 minutes. I’ve been speaking about relational apologetics more often lately, a phrase … Read More
Six Abortion Conversation Starters
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. Do you want to discuss abortion with your pro-choice friends, but can’t figure out where to start? Abortion is an uncomfortable subject, so most people are reluctant to initiate a conversation about it. If you want to have a productive dialogue, then you don’t want … Read More
“How Should I Initiate an Abortion Dialogue with My Pen Pal?”
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. I received an email from a follower I’ll call “Mike” who wanted some advice on how to initiate a dialogue about abortion with his pen pal. I thought some of my tips might help you if you’re trying to figure out how to use relational … Read More
Memorized and Meaningless? A Fresh Look at 1 Corinthians 13
This post was first published as a newsletter while I was on staff with Justice For All, and then appeared as a blog post at EvangelicalOutpost.com. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Something is rotten in the state of the pro-life movement. We are fighting so hard to save unborn babies from abortion … Read More
Relational Apologetics Tips: How to Cultivate Friendship Amidst Challenging Conversations
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. Equal Rights Institute is focused on teaching pro-life advocates practical dialogue tips, rigorous philosophy, and relational apologetics. When we use the phrase “relational apologetics,” we mean trying to change a person’s mind about a core belief in the context of genuine friendship. Most people will … Read More