Rachel Crawford joins Josh and Tim to discuss relational apologetics for the next two episodes. In this episode we focus on some stories that emphasize different aspects of relational apologetics, and in the next episode we’ll focus on multiple arguments for doing this as well as 12 practical tips.

This episode also includes a brief discussion on how to deal with being angry with pro-choice people for the things they say.

Related Links:

• Click here to read the endorsement that Rachel’s pro-choice friend Amanda wrote for Rachel’s staff page.
• Click here to read the De Facto Guardian (DFG) paper that Josh and Tim referenced.
• Click here to read Roni’s account of the time she met Josh, Steve Wagner, and Clinton Wilcox. This is part four of her six-part series on her process of becoming pro-life. Here is part one, part two (“JB” refers to Josh), part three, part five, and part six.
• Learn more about confirmation bias in module one of the Equipped for Life Course at equippedcourse.com.

While Rachel Crawford was in town we spontaneously decided to record some improvised roleplay dialogues as well as some post-roleplay commentary. Nothing was scripted out, but it ended up going really well so we decided to turn them into podcast episodes. In this episode you’ll hear Tim play the pro-choice side against Rachel, as well as our discussions afterward about what Rachel did well and what could have been better.

While Rachel Crawford was in town we spontaneously decided to record some improvised roleplay dialogues as well as some post-roleplay commentary. Nothing was scripted out, but it ended up going really well so we decided to turn them into podcast episodes. In this episode you’ll hear Tim play the pro-choice side against Josh, as well as our discussions afterward about what Josh did well and what could have been better.

Josh, Tim and Rachel talk about the reasons that it’s valuable to intentionally be funny while talking about difficult issues with people, and offer several examples of the kind of humor we often use.

They also discuss how to think about Christians making references to R-rated movies, given that some would say that this will “kill your witness.”

Rachel Crawford joins Josh and Tim to discuss the difficult question of whether or not women should be prosecuted if abortion becomes illegal.

Related Links:

• Josh Brahm: Our Experience at the OMSI Prenatal Exhibit Displaying Real Preserved Children
• MSNBC: Donald Trump being pressed by Chris Matthews on this question
• AtCenterNetwork: Libertyville Abortion Demonstration

While Rachel Crawford was in town we spontaneously decided to record some improvised roleplay dialogues as well as some post-roleplay commentary. Nothing was scripted out, but it ended up going really well so we decided to turn them into podcast episodes. In this episode you’ll hear Rachel play the pro-choice side against Tim twice, as well as our discussions afterward about what Tim did well and what could have been better.

Related Links:

• Josh Brahm and Rebecca Haschke: Practical Dialogue Tips Speech and Mock Dialogue at the 2017 SFLA Conference (Mock dialogue starts at 28:05)

Rachel Crawford joins Josh and Tim to talk about what she’s been learning about how feminists think in her Gender Studies classes and practical tips for pro-lifers who dialogue with angry, female feminists.

Topics Include:

• Behind the scenes of Rachel in gender studies classes and befriending the leader of the pro-choice club.
• Understanding feminists better and the way they use certain terms, including “intersectionality,” “woke,” and “mansplaining.”
• How to respond to accusations of “mansplaining” and “tone policing.”
• How to counteract confirmation bias on these issues.

Related Links:

• Timothy Brahm: How Should Conservatives Respond to the Disturbing Trend of Campus Censorship? (More information about the UC Davis outreach we referenced in this episode.)

Links from Rachel on Understanding Feminists:

• Fusion: Still Don’t Fully Understand What Microaggressions Are?
• Everyday Feminism: Why We Need Gender Neutral Language for Abortion Access
• Everyday Feminism: Transgender 101: A Guide to Gender and Identity to Help You Keep Up with the Conversation
• Everyday Feminism: 6 Ways to Confront a Bigot
• Laci Green: WHY I’M A…FEMINIST *gasp*
• Buzzfeed: Women Review Sexist Vintage Ads

Josh Brahm and Tim Brahm talk with Missy Stone from Students for Life.

This episode includes bloopers from the Equipped for Life course Module 9.

Josh and Tim talk about confirmation bias and why that’s a difficult thing to avoid during this political season.

Some of the questions we respond to in this episode:

• How hard should we work to balance our social media feeds so that we see both sides of multiple issues when we log into Facebook or Twitter?
• Are there any pro-choice films that you recommend to anti-abortion thinkers? In addition, are there any pro-choice films you deem to be morally reprehensible and therefore undeserving of pro-life viewership?”

If you usually don’t enjoy the pre-show banter, we’re going to encourage you to listen to it this time. It ends up directly tying with the main topic for the show.

Josh and Tim answer a question from “e” on the forum about pro-abortion campaigns like #ShoutYourAbortion. They answer the following questions:

1. Do you think the push to normalize abortion is a credible threat to the pro-life movement?
2. Have you noticed a change in your conversations on university campuses in the past two years?
3. How should pro-life advocates balance compassion for women with spreading the truth when faced with #Shoutyourabortion type campaigns?