The Equal Rights Institute Podcast

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Why I Called the Police at the Abortion Facility Last Month Jan 08, 2018

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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.

Jacob shares about a pretty scary situation that happened to him at an abortion facility, what he did, and why. He follows up with eight practical takeaways.

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COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Example Dialogues - Pro-Life Rachel & Pro-Choice Tim Jan 04, 2018

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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 give you a sense of what these podcasts are like.

In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, it's Rachel's turn to play pro-life while Tim plays pro-choice.

In this clip from the full episode, you'll hear the first eight minutes of the example dialogue.

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Is Abortion Justified by an Inalienable Right to Sex? Jan 01, 2018

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This is a continuation of Tim's previous post "Four Practical Dialogue Tips from My Conversation with Brent." That piece was focused on specific dialogue strategies he used in that conversation. This one is focused on a major aspect of Brent's view that they were able to get into in detail: the role of sex, the right to it, and how that interacts with his pro-choice view.

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Timothy Brahm: Four Practical Dialogue Tips from My Conversation with Brent http://bit.ly/2yaMxKT

Buy Dr. Charles Camosy's book Beyond the Abortion Wars: http://amzn.to/2kNeAMu

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Announcement: No Podcasts This Week Dec 25, 2017

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Josh gives an update on the ERI publishing schedule and wraps up the end of the year.

COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Example Dialogues - Pro-Life Josh & Pro-Choice Tim Dec 21, 2017

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In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh plays pro-life and Tim plays pro-choice in an example dialogue.

In this clip from the full episode, you'll hear Josh discover the key to Tim's pro-choice view and hear them debate utilitarianism.

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Why We Need Male Sidewalk Counselors Dec 18, 2017

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Often, as pro-lifers, we can assume that if we're going to have people outside an abortion facility reaching out to those walking in, women will be far more effective than men. Women might seem less intimidating and easier to trust, and we want to be as inviting and friendly as possible.

However, men have more influence with other men in front of an abortion clinic than women do. This is why Jacob tries so hard to get the attention of the male escorts. Men can say things to other men that are much harder for women to say. Men can issue challenges to other men without either party feeling degraded, whereas if a woman says the same thing the man is more likely to perceive it as an attack.

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Timothy Brahm: Are We Afraid of the Truth? http://bit.ly/2uJdPbe

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ERI Update - December 2017 Dec 15, 2017

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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.

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COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Humor in Dialogue Dec 14, 2017

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In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel discuss how to use humor in a dialogue and give many practical examples of how to find places to inject humor.

In these clips from the full episode, you'll hear some of the preliminary discussion and three examples of ways they use humor.

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Four Practical Dialogue Tips from My Conversation with Brent Dec 11, 2017

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A couple years ago, Tim had a conversation with a student that he calls Brent. This conversation became very useful as a teaching tool. Brent was a very interesting person and they had a long conversation that allowed them to cover a lot of material. Tim was also able to test some of his new ideas during this conversation. He wrote two blog posts about his conversation with Brent. This is the first.

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The paper De Facto Guardian and Abortion:http://bit.ly/2jCBsOh

A speech Josh Brahm gave on the topic of responding to bodily rights arguments: http://bit.ly/2BoXSNr

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COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Should Women be Prosecuted if Abortion Becomes Illegal? Dec 07, 2017

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In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Josh, Tim, and Rachel discuss a question that is often used to critique the pro-life position, whether women should be prosecuted if abortion becomes illegal. You'll certainly want to prepare for this question before you do a campus outreach.

In these clips from the full episode, you'll hear some of the discussion about misleading pro-choice rhetoric that is commonly associated with this topic.

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