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Josh and Rachel interview Elijah Thompson from Dank Pro-Life Memes to compare and contrast his messaging with ERI’s. Topics include the potential value of snark, whether it’s possible to make memes that aren’t strawmen, whether Dank Pro-Life Memes feeds people’s vice, and Elijah even responds to a question from a pro-choice follower who is critical of Dank Pro-Life Meme’s work.
- 00:00: Introducing Elijah Thomson.
- 2:52: The history and goals of Dank Pro-Life Memes.
- 7:06: How mocking and snark affects DPLM’s goals
- 18:38: Can a meme be made that isn’t a strawman argument?
- 25:49: The time and place for snark.
- 33:01: Elijah responds to a critic of Dank Pro-Life Memes.
- 43:19: Are you feeding people’s vice by mocking stupid arguments?
- 59:07: Renee asks “Why don’t you call out bad pro-lifers more?”
- 1:06:01: On that burning IVF lab…
We reference bodily rights arguments and “the Violinist” in this episode, but we didn’t explain what we meant by that. Learn more about this category of pro-choice arguments here: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com/BodilyRights
Related Links:
- Dank Pro-Life Meme’s Facebook Page
- The Fetal Position Podcast
- John Oliver’s Lies about Abby Johnson and Crisis Pregnancy Centers
- “Abortion is Healthcare”: A Misogynistic Non-Argument
- Video: “How do you respond to infighting over strategy and other things within the pro-life movement?”
- Four Practical Tips for Responding to the Burning Fertility Clinic
- Fetal Position Episode 42: The Burning IVF Lab Analogy
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Josh 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 on the movement.
A sought-after speaker, Josh has spoken for more than 29,000 people in six countries and in 25 of the 50 states.
Josh’s primary passion is helping pro-life people to be more persuasive when they communicate with pro-choice people. That means ditching faulty rhetoric and tactics and embracing arguments that hold up under philosophical scrutiny.
He has publicly debated leaders from Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), Georgians for Choice, and one of the leading abortion facilities in Atlanta.
Josh also wants to bring relational apologetics to the pro-life movement. “Some pro-choice people will not change their mind after one conversation on a college campus. Some of them will only change their mind after dozens of conversations with a person they trust in the context of friendship.”
Josh is formerly the host of a globally-heard podcast turned radio/TV show, Life Report and the Equipped for Life Podcast. He’s also written dozens of articles for LifeNews.com and the ERI blog. He has been interviewed by the Washington Post, NPR, and Focus on the Family.
He directed the first 40 Days for Life campaign in Fresno, resulting in up to 60 lives saved.
Josh has been happily married to his wife, Hannah, for 19 years. They have three sons, Noah, William, and Eli. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.