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Pro-Life Advocacy When You’re Socially Anxious

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I’ve never been very good at a traditional ERI-style outreach or active sidewalk counseling. I’ve always struggled to strike up a conversation with a random stranger. No matter how many times I rehearse an opening line, when the moment comes, my voice chokes off before I can get a word out. I literally feel my throat and diaphragm physically seize. I’ve not completely given up on trying to clear this hurdle, but I’ve had to accept that my social anxiety is a real barrier to certain types of pro-life advocacy.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes

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Beauty and Brokenness in the Pro-Life Movement

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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes

A couple weeks ago, we asked our awesome subscribers to email us and tell us how they’re feeling about the current state of the pro-life movement, and we were blown away by your responses. 77 of you replied, and it was so encouraging for our team to hear from you and connect with you. A bunch of you shared that you felt:

  • Excited that we have more access to great pro-life arguments 
  • Frustrated because good dialogue—the courage to speak up at all, and the calm to stay kind when you do—is really hard
  • Excited because Dobbs gave us the ability to pass state laws against abortion
  • Frustrated because the pro-choice side has a much bigger microphone and budget
  • Excited by the dedication, passion, and commitment they see in the pro-life movement, no matter the obstacles, no matter how laws change over time
  • Frustrated because some pro-life leaders talk in a way that makes it easy for pro-choicers to paint the whole pro-life movement as the pro-everything-Trump-does movement
  • …and many other excitements and frustrations
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Forensics and Abortion (w/ Secular Pro-Life’s Monica Snyder)

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MP3 Download | 1:19:04

After much anticipation, Josh Brahm FINALLY gets to interview Monica Snyder from Secular Pro-Life about her background and expertise in Forensics. Monica explains how her work in forensics and DNA analysis affects her view on the abortion issue, particularly when it comes to questions about the justice system and why we shouldn’t prosecute women who have had abortions.

Content warning: Includes discussion of forensic rape kits as well as methods of testing whether a baby was aborted instead of miscarried.

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It’s About the Babies, Not Your Sex Life (w/ Monica Snyder)

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MP3 Download | 1:16:24

Content warning: This whole episode is about sex. It’s probably not the episode to listen to around your kids.

Secular Pro-Life’s Monica Snyder returns to the Equipped for Life Podcast for another series of episodes, beginning with the topic, “It’s About Babies, Not Your Sex Life.” Stemming from real-life conversations, Monica and Josh identify many of the various factors that contribute to pro-choice perceptions or labeling of pro-life people as being “anti-sex” and then respond accordingly to each factor.

The Dynamic Duo also provides some fun commentary on the symbiotic relationship between Secular Pro-Life and Equal Rights Institute, and how the pro-life movement as a whole can benefit from similar relationships.

Finally, towards the end, Josh and Monica talk about how snark might be a good last-resort effort in a dialogue situation.