I have decided to share with you a transcript of an email exchange I had over the course of a few weeks with a woman from Canada; the emails have been lightly edited for clarity. At different points, I’ll be sharing my thought process about what’s going on in the … 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
Responding to the Question of Rape with Wisdom and Compassion
This article is an expanded version of a piece I wrote for Life Matters Journal, in which I answered a question from one of LMJ’s readers. This reader asked for help responding to the question of rape: Estimated reading time: 7 minutes. One of the most common questions I get about … Read More
When a Hypothetical Story Isn’t Hypothetical After All
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 … Read More
Can You Spot the Fetus Tunnel Vision?
[youtube id=”uiN_-AEhTpk”] (Language warning.) More on FTV here. 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 on the movement. A sought-after speaker, Josh has spoken for more than 29,000 people in … Read More
VIDEO: 6 Practical Tips for Having Good Dialogues
My speech from the 2015 Students for Life of America conference in D.C. has been posted! These are six practical tips for having good dialogues with pro-choice people. Six practical tips for having good dialogues: Silence your inner monologue. Rephrase what they said. Find genuine common ground when possible. Acknowledge … Read More
Top 5 ERI Articles of 2014
Yup, it’s that time of year where every blog does “top X posts of 2014,” so without further ado, here are the most visited articles I’ve published this year. I created this list using the Google Analytics for my own site, instead of complicating the process by incorporating stats from … Read More
Responding to More Questions About My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece
Last week I posted an article that pro-lifers either loved or hated. I wrote about something I’m calling “Fetus Tunnel Vision,” the inability to see and/or acknowledge human rights injustices without equating or comparing them to abortion. I responded to a few concerns people had about it a few days ago, … Read More
Responding to Concerns Regarding My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece
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