Often pro-life advocates who have never done sidewalk counseling before are hesitant to get started because they feel like they don’t know what to say or do. The most common excuse I hear from people who have considered sidewalk counseling but have not tried it is that they are afraid … Read More
PODCAST: How Should Pro-Life Advocates Talk about That “13 Reasons Why” Abortion Episode?
[youtube id=”Dru6Z9MuU8k” height=”316″ width=”560″] Download Audio MP3 | 00:24:37 Rachel Crawford and I discuss the abortion episode in the third season of “13 Reasons Why,” how it misrepresents the pro-life movement, and what pro-life people ought to say when they hear people bring it up. Related Links: Blog Article: “Sometimes … Read More
ERI Statement on the Abortion Subplot in Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why”
Netflix recently published the third season of 13 Reasons Why, a show whose first two seasons were criticized for aiming graphic, mature content at a young intended audience. In the second episode of the third season, there is an abortion subplot that misrepresents the pro-life movement and sidewalk counseling so … Read More
Peaceful Witness: Prayer and Beyond
Sidewalk counseling is a life-saving ministry of the pro-life movement, but not all pro-life advocates feel ready or called to sidewalk counsel. Many instead serve as peaceful witnesses through prayer outside of abortion facilities. This non-talking role is massively important but often underestimated because pro-life advocates do not fully understand … Read More
Reversing Roe: Exposing the Bias
Estimated reading time: 1 minutes. Josh Brahm analyzes the documentary “Reversing Roe” and exposes the biased editing tricks and responds to the pro-choice arguments made. Click on the embedded playlist below to watch the video series, or click on the button on the top left of the player to pick … Read More
Five Lessons for Pro-Lifers from the Women’s March
Whether you are participating in legislative efforts, sidewalk advocacy, volunteering at a Pregnancy Resource Center, or leading a Students for Life group, you should be talking about your pro-life work. Pro-lifers need to talk more about what we are doing for the movement because building awareness is half the battle … Read More
Why I Called the Police at the Abortion Facility Last Month
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes. Unfortunately, there may be a time when threats or acts of violence against you become a reality while sidewalk counseling. It is important to know how to handle such a situation, and, in particular, when and how to involve the police. When I arrived at … Read More
Why We Need Male Sidewalk Counselors
Jacob Nels is the Operations Coordinator at Equal Rights Institute. One of the most important things Jacob brings to the table at ERI is his expertise in gracious dialogue, particularly with people who are post-abortive and abortion-minded. In addition to putting those skills to good use at college campus outreaches, … Read More