Pastor Dan Burrell from Life Fellowship Church invited ERI President Josh Brahm to be interviewed for a four-episode series on pro-life dialogue for their podcast, LifeTalks. This is the second episode in that series. They address when to talk about abortion in this day and age, our responsibilities as pro-life voters, and how to manage support for organizations that back Planned Parenthood.

Questions:

• 2:26: Why should we avoid discussing abortion on social media? Or should we?
• 7:53: Is it a bad idea to even respond when you see one of your friends on Facebook that may put something up that is against our beliefs? (Is it our responsibility?)
• 11:21: Is it better to have no restrictions on abortion rather than legislation with some restrictions but many exceptions?
• 15:10 Is it right to use a candidate’s position on abortion as a litmus test as to whether or not you would support them politically?
• 16:37: Should you talk about abortion in church?
• 20:02: Is it right to give money to organizations that, while they do some good, support abortion providers like Planned Parenthood?

Related Links:

• ERI Blog: Learning to Allow Space for the Thinking Pause
• Relational apologetics articles on the ERI blog

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On October 1st, 2019 the city of Jackson, Mississippi passed a buffer-zone law prohibiting free speech near healthcare facilities, which includes the last remaining abortion facility in the state of Mississippi. By looking at the events leading up to this ordinance being passed, pro-life advocates can learn to make better strategic decisions to prevent buffer-zone laws from being passed in their city. Some pro-lifers argue that buffer-zones are unconstitutional, but whether or not this ordinance is eventually upheld (like Hill v Colorado was in 2000) or dismissed, it is undeniably a devastating blow to sidewalk counseling in Mississippi as well as throughout the country.

Pastor Dan Burrell from Life Fellowship Church invited ERI President Josh Brahm to be interviewed for a four-episode series on pro-life dialogue for their podcast, LifeTalks. This is the first episode in that series, where they discuss ERI’s dialogue style and how it contrasts with the way many pro-life advocates talk about abortion.

Questions:

• 2:20: What made you decide to try a different approach to this issue than many had before?
• 7:03: What arguments and dialogue techniques do not work? What is it that we often do that doesn’t change minds?
• 10:06: What works more frequently than some of the other things?
• 14:45: How do you get into these conversations?
• 16:50: I hear a lot of questions in your approach. People often start with declarative statements. Why do questions work better?
• 18:41: People on both sides of this issue tend to talk about extreme cases like rape or sex-selection abortions. How do we keep the conversation focused on core principles?

Related Links:

• Abortion Images: A Case for Disagreement without Division