This is the Equal Rights Institute podcast. It is focused on helping pro-life people to be more persuasive when they communicate with pro-choice people. The main feature of this podcast is a weekly episode of an ERI author reading his or her article, but will also include short clips from our Equipped for Life Course podcast, live speech audio, and ERI updates. Equal Rights Institute is an organization dedicated to training pro-life advocates to think clearly, reason honestly and argue persu ...
…
continue reading
1
RADIO INTERVIEW: Jacob Nels on Sidewalk Counseling - Part 2
28:50
28:50
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
28:50
Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides insight into fostering dialogues with abortion-minde…
…
continue reading
1
RADIO INTERVIEW: Jacob Nels on Sidewalk Counseling - Part 1
27:27
27:27
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
27:27
Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides tips and tools for engaging with alternative protest…
…
continue reading
1
ERI Update - Speaking, Video Production, & More (May 2021)
31:01
31:01
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
31:01
Josh sits outside the ERI office to share our May 2021 update on what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including a recent speaking trip featuring two new seminars and an expansion to the Equipped for Life Course. Related Links: Josh's relational apologetics speech at Life Fellowship Church: https://youtu.be/ndO3nByqVrM Integrity, Hypocri…
…
continue reading
1
ERI Update - Our Top 3 Goals for 2020
19:59
19:59
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
19:59
After hiking Crabtree Falls Josh shares what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including finding Rachel's replacement and his three big goals for the rest of 2020. Josh recorded this in the field with just his camera mic so the audio isn't the best. Also, the camera ran out of space 20 seconds before he finished so the audio noticeably sw…
…
continue reading
1
LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Q and A in Ireland
55:01
55:01
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
55:01
In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is from a Q&A session after one of those events. Questions: 0:00: How would you respond to someone who counters your argument about freedom of conscience for physicians by saying that doctors are in an occupation where they can’t opt out for personal reaso…
…
continue reading
1
LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: What the Pro-Life Movement in Ireland Needs to Know in 2020
26:17
26:17
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
26:17
In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is the edited audio from a speech he gave made particularly for their pro-life movement based on what is going on right now in their country, but includes helpful advice for movements in other countries as well. Related Links: Equipped for Life Course Side…
…
continue reading
1
ERI Update - January 2020 from Ireland!
23:33
23:33
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
23:33
Josh Brahm took a walk along the cliffs of Ireland to share with you what the ERI staff are up to lately. We've intercut the footage with a lot of beautiful pictures and videos Josh took around Ireland, so if you want to watch instead of just listen, here's the link: https://youtu.be/yeyxlhFrJUU Here's the video Josh mentioned of people from around…
…
continue reading
Josh Brahm recently sat in our new studio to give you an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at Equal Rights Institute. There are a lot of visuals in this video, so it's best watched instead of listened to on the podcast, but both are available. Topics: 01:14 - New studio; 03:55 - Tim's resignation; 05:01 - New Director of Training and…
…
continue reading
1
Learn from Mississippi's Mistakes: How to Prevent Buffer-Zone Laws
1:05:09
1:05:09
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
1:05:09
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 pre…
…
continue reading
1
How Should Pro-Life Advocates Talk about That "13 Reasons Why" Abortion Episode?
24:38
24:38
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
24:38
Josh Brahm and Rachel Crawford 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. Video version of this discussion is available at our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/EqualRightsInstitute Related Links: ER…
…
continue reading
1
Facebook Live: Bringing Some Clarity to the Shooting of Marshae Jones Story
47:07
47:07
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
47:07
This is the audio from yesterday's Facebook Live event where Josh Brahm talked about what he learned about the controversial Marshae Jones case, where a pregnant woman's baby died as a result of a gunshot in a fight, and yet the mother has been charged. Once you dig into the story, it's more complicated than the headlines imply. Read Josh's article…
…
continue reading
Josh Brahm gives an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at the ERI office, regarding recent speaking trips, making the video series analyzing "Reversing Roe," and an update on the sidewalk counseling course. Related Links: Video Series: Reversing Roe - Exposing the Bias: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com/ReversingRoe ERI Website: https:…
…
continue reading
1
Pro-Life Dialogue Tips to Remember Before Thanksgiving
8:59
8:59
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
8:59
Josh Brahm offers a few practical dialogue tips for pro-life advocates that will help with big family gatherings. Learn more with these two articles: - 6 Things Every Pro-Life Advocate Needs to Know Before the Holidays: http://bit.ly/2KfqhHz - 7 Tips for Handling a Forced Political Debate at the Holiday Dinner Table: http://bit.ly/2Klw0eC…
…
continue reading
1
2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - Panel Discussion and Q&A (3 of 3)
1:33:34
1:33:34
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
1:33:34
In November of 2017 the Holy Family Respect Life Committee, in conjunction with Charles County Right to Life, invited Josh Brahm and David Bereit to speak at their annual pro-life conference in Southern Maryland. After the keynote sessions, Josh and David did a panel discussion and Q&A, joined by Michele Hendrickson, Capital Area Regional Director …
…
continue reading
1
2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - David Bereit Keynote (2 of 3)
47:49
47:49
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
47:49
In November of 2017 the Holy Family Respect Life Committee, in conjunction with Charles County Right to Life, invited Josh Brahm and David Bereit to speak at their annual pro-life conference in Southern Maryland. In this keynote David shares the story of how he got involved in the pro-life movement in spite of being an unlikely activist and encoura…
…
continue reading
1
2017 Maryland Pro-Life Conference - Josh Brahm Keynote (1 of 3)
50:23
50:23
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
50:23
In November of 2017 the Holy Family Respect Life Committee, in conjunction with Charles County Right to Life, invited Josh Brahm and David Bereit to speak at their annual pro-life conference in Southern Maryland. In this keynote Josh shares seven practical dialogue tips (including two that he's never taught before!) as well as explaining how to use…
…
continue reading
Josh Brahm recently sat in the conference room in our new office to give you an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at Equal Rights Institute: 01:41 - Sidewalk Counseling Course production update; 02:58 - Why following us on Facebook and Twitter will help us publish books; 07:18 - Introduction to my project to help pastors prevent abor…
…
continue reading
Timothy Brahm explains how now more than ever, pro-choice advocates are turning to the back alley abortion argument. Watch this video to learn how to respond graciously and persuasively. Related Links: Audio Blog: Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism Blog Article: Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism Click here to follow Timothy o…
…
continue reading
1
Josh Brahm Explains Some Changes to Our Podcast
6:17
6:17
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
6:17
Josh Brahm gives a mini ERI update because we're making some changes that will impact this podcast schedule. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.comAf Equal Rights Institute
…
continue reading
1
Five Lessons for Pro-Lifers from the Women’s March
12:52
12:52
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
12:52
When the first Women’s March happened in 2017, Rachel was a senior in College. She was taking women’s studies classes, so she was surrounded by people who were promoting, organizing, and going to the Women’s March. She felt immersed in that culture, and it was a really interesting experience for her. This post, inspired by that experience, takes th…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Practical Tips for Talking with Post-Abortive Women
7:51
7:51
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
7:51
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Using Digital Media to Save Lives
32:39
32:39
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
32:39
At the 2018 Students for Life of America Conference, Timothy Brahm gave a never-before-heard speech on social media dialogue. After the presentation, Tim answered some questions from the audience along with Josh Tijerina from Halcyon, another social media presenter at the conference who presented before Tim did. Below are listed some of the differe…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 6: 7 Final Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges
10:52
10:52
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
10:52
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
Responding to More Questions About My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece
6:11
6:11
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
6:11
This is the last in a series of three pieces that Josh wrote on the topic of fetus tunnel vision. The first piece defines fetus tunnel vision and gives four arguments for why pro-life people should not have it. The second responds to some concerns and complaints about the piece. And this third piece addresses more questions. Related Links: Josh Bra…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 5: 9 More Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges
7:13
7:13
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
7:13
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
ERI Update - April/May 2018 from Denmark!
31:09
31:09
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
31:09
Josh walks around a botanical garden in Denmark and shares about what's been going on behind the scenes at ERI lately: 00:00 - What Josh did in Denmark 13:02 - Why Josh had to completely rework the way we do webinars 17:07 - Speaker training for Rachel and her first speaking tour in Oregon and Pennsylvania 19:35 - Where we're at with the big Equipp…
…
continue reading
1
Responding to Concerns Regarding My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece
6:29
6:29
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
6:29
The previous audio blog, “Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This,” was a relatively controversial piece that Josh wrote about 5 years ago. Some people loved it, some hated it, and some had really good questions. Josh ended up writing 2 follow-up pieces responding to the concerns and questions he was seeing as he publicly …
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 4: 12 More Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges
6:19
6:19
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
6:19
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This
10:00
10:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
10:00
Here at ERI we like to help pro-life people not be weird. About 5 years ago, a Students for Life staff person reached out to Josh asking for an example of a weird thing pro-life people do. The first thing that came to his mind was what we call fetus tunnel vision. This was something Josh had been thinking about for years. In the first several years…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 3: 7 Practical Tips for Overcoming the Challenges
7:54
7:54
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
7:54
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
Building Rapport with a Benevolent Dictator
4:31
4:31
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:31
Many conversations about abortion succeed or fail because of your rapport, or lack thereof, with the pro-choice person. Even a perfectly articulated pro-life argument will just glance off of a combative pro-choice mind, so people who are skilled at dialogue use wisdom to build rapport and make the tone of the conversation friendly. This piece gives…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 2: How to Think About Virtue-Signaling
8:17
8:17
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
8:17
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
Fellow Pro-Lifers: Please Stop Sharing This Straw Man Meme
5:44
5:44
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
5:44
“My body, my choice” is possibly the most common slogan in defense of abortion right now, and an embarrassing number of pro-life people completely misunderstand it. This misunderstanding is so common, and it is so destructive. For Tim, and the rest of the team at ERI, it is a point of particular frustration. This piece is a response to a particular…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Social Media Dialogue Part 1: The Obstacles
5:36
5:36
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
5:36
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
Right before we released the Equipped for Life Course, we realized that one of the videos seemed to include Virtue-Signaling. Since Virtue-Signaling is a negative thing, it was rather confusing that this particular instance seemed okay. Finally, after about a year and a half, Tim gained some clarity and wrote this post. In this piece, he offers som…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail: Freakonomics
7:52
7:52
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
7:52
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
Two Bad Pro-Life Responses to Bodily Rights Arguments
5:11
5:11
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
5:11
Even before ERI officially began, Josh and Tim cared a lot about helping pro-life people to think well and take pro-choice arguments seriously. They don’t think every single pro-choice argument is a good argument (there are a lot of really bad arguments on both sides), but we won’t be persuasive unless we can recognize and take the stronger pro-cho…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: How Can the Pro-Life Movement Win Against Viral Pro-Choice Tweets?
9:42
9:42
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
9:42
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
Abuse of Academic Authority Regularly Inhibits Pro-Life Speech
12:31
12:31
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
12:31
Sometimes it is tough to be a pro-life college student. Most challenges students face are found on campus during a tabling event or with the administration, but sometimes they are inside the classroom. Far too often when pro-life students dare to speak up in defense of the unborn, professors attempt to humiliate and silence them. This piece is abou…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Dealing with Discouragement at Outreach
4:40
4:40
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:40
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
The Biology Professor Who Hated Our Outreach Exhibit
12:58
12:58
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
12:58
This piece is an outreach dialogue story. Despite Josh not being excited to write it, it went viral on lifenews.com. We suspect this had to do with the title, which could give the impression that this is one of those “The brilliant pro-life person destroys the stupid pro-choice person” posts. That’s not an attitude that we want to nourish. We think…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: What If the Mother's Life Is at Risk?
7:54
7:54
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
7:54
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
What to Say to Someone Who Says “I Wish I Had Been Aborted”
9:29
9:29
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
9:29
Josh wrote this piece a few years ago. Someone had asked him a really tough question in an email, so he decided to address the question in a blog post in case others were interested. He addressed the need to respond to this pro-choice objection relationally. To his surprise, it seemed to touch a nerve. For the past 2 years, this piece has been the …
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Human-Plus Arguments
8:15
8:15
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
8:15
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
Josh gives an update on the main things that have been going on at ERI in the last month and what we're working on next. Highlights from Josh's Canadian speaking tour; Rachel is in Charlotte, and we hired Andrew Kaake and John Ferrer; Doing a lot of research on A/V equipment for extending the course as well as a new project we're starting this year…
…
continue reading
1
10 Practical Tips for Leading a Campus Outreach
14:29
14:29
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
14:29
When Rachel was president of Students for Life at the University of Michigan, they tried to do an outreach at least once per month because they felt that once per semester wasn’t quite enough. With that experience and help from the rest of the team, she put together a list of 10 tips that will help student leaders as they prepare for an outreach. E…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Interview with Casey Mattox from Alliance Defending Freedom
3:10
3:10
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:10
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
Pay Attention to Who Should NOT Be in a Given Conversation
16:39
16:39
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
16:39
If you are a part of a dialogue-oriented outreach, you should be paying attention to who should be in a given conversation, and who should not be. This is one of those advanced practical outreach tips that you just learn by doing outreach a lot and by talking with the rest of your team a lot about different kinds of situations. The idea for this pi…
…
continue reading
1
COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Listener Mail - Insta-Correcting Views
8:52
8:52
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
8:52
Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, "Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion." Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to …
…
continue reading
1
The Best Way to Expose Logical Fallacies: Don’t Call Them by Name
4:45
4:45
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:45
This is a follow-up piece to the previous audio blog on logical fallacies and the danger of accusing people of fallacies they did not commit. This piece focuses on how to effectively expose logical fallacies that are committed during a dialogue. Because this piece became one of the most popular posts, Josh began including this practical dialogue ti…
…
continue reading