If pro-life advocates want to help pro-choice people change their minds about abortion, then they must understand arguments about bodily autonomy and how to respond to them in a persuasive way. In his recent video, How To Destroy The “Best” Reproductive Rights Argument, Matt Walsh draws attention to these types … Read More
PODCAST: Live Q&A at Stonebridge Church (2 of 2)
[youtube id=”J2XXxvC8SJo”] Download Audio MP3 | 00:51:52 I spoke at Stonebridge Church in Charlotte again last November after they finished going through the Equipped for Life Course, to answer their questions. I’ll list the topics below in case you want to jump around: Josh BrahmJosh worked in the pro-life movement … Read More
Fellow Pro-Lifers: Please Stop Sharing This Straw Man Meme
Editor’s Note (4/17/24): There are two major problems with the meme this article uses as an example. First, it straw mans the pro-choice view; this is the logic problem explained in the article. Second, it’s derisive toward the pro-choice view it fails to understand; this is a tone problem. Some … Read More
Pro-Lifers Aren’t “Forcing” Women to Stay Pregnant
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Pro-choice advocates constantly describe the intentions of pro-lifers with the word “force.” “Pro-lifers want to force women to stay pregnant, force them to have babies, force them to go through pregnancy, force them to be a parent.” All of these statements are common, and all … Read More
How to Turn the Tables on Four Pro-Choice Arguments
Imagine you and a good friend decide to play a game of chess. As you sit down, your friend takes your queen off the board and puts it back in the box with no explanation. You say, “Uh, what are you doing?” Your friend replies, completely unironically, “Only I’m allowed … Read More
Ben Shapiro’s Response to Abortion in the Case of Rape
Editor’s Note – 5/31/17: The Ben Shapiro video Tim comments on was uploaded to the Shapiro Facebook page on April 10th. Four weeks later we published this piece from Tim, encouraging pro-life advocates to avoid imitating some of the things Shapiro does in their one-on-one dialogues regarding rape. Two weeks … Read More
Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism
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. Estimated reading time: 14 minutes. Not all pro-choice people are extremists. … Read More
Planned Parenthood’s Absurd Position on HIV Disclosure
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes. This morning I saw an article on DailyWire and I couldn’t decide if I was surprised or not. Kimberly Ellis points out that in Matt Lauer’s recent interview with Charlie Sheen, they were operating under a clear assumption that it is morally obligatory to disclose … Read More
Is Abortion Justified by an Inalienable Right to Sex?
I wrote an article two weeks ago describing the first part of my conversation with a student I’m calling “Brent.” If you haven’t read it yet, I’d encourage you to check that out first. It has the first half of this story as well as four practical dialogue tips I … Read More
Four Practical Dialogue Tips from My Conversation with Brent
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes. I noticed John Paul, one of our volunteers, looked nervous in his conversation with a student in front of our poll table. I walked up and started listening so he could get help if he needed it. John Paul quickly asked me for my take, … Read More