I’ll be speaking at a Fresno FCA event in November, and I’ve been given permission to share the information in case you would like to come. I’ll be talking about the biblical case for the pro-life position, my favorite secular argument against abortion, and how to respond to the rape question with appropriate sensitivity. There will be time for Q&A afterwards.
For the precise location, click here to access the interactive Fresno State map, and then click on the “Duncan Athletic” checkbox in the “Select a Building” menu.
| Date: | November 2, 2015 |
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| Time: | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
| Event: | Fresno County Fellowship of Christian Athletes |
| Topic: | The Most Undervalued Argument in the Pro-Life Movement |
| Sponsor: |
Fresno County Fellowship of Christian Athletes Lorne Bell: (805) 795-9116 |
| Venue: | Fresno State University - Duncan Athletic Building |
| Location: | Fresno, CA |
| Public: | Public |
Want me to speak to your group? Click here to check my availability!
A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of pro-life advocates being open to letting their conversation change topics. I gave the examples of religion and same-sex marriage and described how it might be more important for a given person to talk about one of those issues than to talk about abortion. Good dialogue requires the ability to listen well to the other person, as opposed to stubbornly sticking to your flowchart. [Tweet that!]
There’s another common reason that I change topics from abortion to something else: I discover that there is something more seriously wrong with their view than that they are pro-choice about abortion. Sometimes you can’t realistically make progress on abortion unless you deal with something else first.
Probably the most obvious example of a time to stop talking about abortion is if the person you’re talking to is not only pro-choice, they’re a moral relativist. If a person doesn’t think any action is morally wrong, even an obvious case like rape or child abuse, convincing them of the wrongness of killing a fetus is pretty hopeless. People tend to relate much better to victims of child abuse and survivors of rape much better than they relate to human fetuses. In order to consider defending fetuses they don’t emotionally connect to, they need to at least be able to see something like rape as evil.
I’m very much looking forward to speaking for the Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia for a second year in a row! I will be talking about the Equal Rights Argument and why I think pro-life advocates should become friends with pro-choice people.
| Date: | October 17, 2015 |
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| Time: | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
| Event: | Orange Fall Fundraising Barbecue |
| Topic: | The Most Undervalued Argument in the Pro-Life Movement |
| Sponsor: |
The Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia (434) 960-8497 |
| Venue: | Orange County High School |
| Location: | 201 Selma Road Orange, VA 22960 |
| Registration: | Click here to register. |
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I’m looking forward to giving a three-hour seminar on making a compelling case for the pro-life position and responding to common objections at Oregon Right to Life’s Camp Caleb event!
Other speakers include Terri Nordone on post-abortive healing, Dr. Check Bentz on palliative and end of life care, and Genevieve Plaster, a research assistant with the Charlotte Lozier Institute who has researched Obamacare and Planned Parenthood’s trafficking of fetal body parts.
Cost is $60 per person or $100 per married couple. Includes accommodations for the night plus all meals. Scholarships are available for those who may need one. Use the Application Questionnaire form for scholarships.
Click the links below for more information and online registration.
| Date: | November 13, 2015—November 14, 2015 |
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| Event: | Camp Caleb |
| Topic: | Answering the Critics |
| Sponsor: |
Oregon Right to Life 503-463-8563 |
| Location: | Salem, OR |
| Public: | Public |
| Registration: | Click here to register. |
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Our website just got a huge redesign! Beyond incorporating a more contemporary look, here are a few of the main changes you may notice:
We finally have a real logo! When we launched ERI I created a basic website and logo so that we could focus on more urgent tasks like developing our training materials. We knew they wouldn’t be permanent. Any good businessman knows the importance of clearly communicating who you are to your audience. Figuring out how to connect to current college students about abortion is one of our greatest strengths, so it’s important for us to communicate with our branding that we are forward-thinking.
Our new branding will also help us show that we’re a pro-life training organization worthy of speaking at a national level. It will establish trust with potential donors who want to see that we’re professionals who aren’t going anywhere, and who can accomplish our goals.
Our staff page not only features our office staff, but also our Board of Directors and our Board of Advisors now.