The Equal Rights Institute Podcast

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-minded women, including conversation starters, body language, clothing, signage, and graphic images. 0:30 — Recap of part 1 2:33 — Understanding what abortion-minded women are going through 6:53 — Conversation starters on the sidewalk 9:45 — Focusing on helping and loving the woman 10:49 — Body language and what to wear 13:18 — Keeping a calm presence 13:50 — All ages can be effective on the sidewalk 14:55 — Continuing the conversation throughout their time at the clinic 16:25 — Effective use of signs 18:42 — Graphic images 23:32 — Talking to pastors about sidewalk counseling 25:40 — Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass information 27:48 — Conclusion Right to Life Kern County http://rtlkc.org/

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 protestors as well as conversation starters for talking to abortion-minded women. 2:38 — Introduction to Jacob Nels, Speaker/Sidewalk Counseling Trainer at Equal Rights Institute 3:30 — Introduction to ERI and Jacob’s story beginning sidewalk counseling ministry 6:40 — Dealing with alternative pro-life presences on the sidewalk 11:30 — Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass information 12:25 — Dealing with alternative pro-life presences on the sidewalk, cont. 24:13 — Understanding and reaching out to abortion-minded women in conversation starters 26:03 — Conclusion Right to Life Kern County http://rtlkc.org/

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, Hypocrisy, and Witness: Learning from the Failures of Ravi Zacharias: https://youtu.be/siCmqKtoR0o Pastors, You Can Reduce Abortions in Your Church | Pro-Life Theology in Practice: https://youtu.be/szw8ASoUZGw Article: One Thing Every Pastor Can Do to Prevent Abortions in Their Congregation: http://bit.ly/2ICXWbo Josh's speech at a seminar on the pastor pledge: http://bit.ly/2NIrABS Steve Wagner: It’s Her Body http://bit.ly/2DfsYJ4 Equipped for Life Course: https://EquippedCourse.com Support Equal Rights Institute: https://equalrightsinstitute.com/donate/ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Speaking trip in Oregon 07:25 Ongoing video production & SEO work 17:33 Bragging on our other staff 21:19 Updating our bodily rights training 24:46 Equipped for Life Course workbook 2.0 28:17 Wrap up and thank you to donors –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– First Track: Odessa — LiQWYD & Scandinavianz [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/jNy-Dp3lgcg Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/odessa –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Equal Rights Institute Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com Equal Rights Institute Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com Audio/Video Editor: Josh Brahm Publisher: Jen Westmoreland

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 switches to his backup phone recording at that point. Sorry about that! 0:00: Intro; 0:50: Footage and Pictures from Crabtree Falls; 1:36: Rachel's resignation; 2:22: Rachel's replacement, Emily Albrecht; 5:14: Goal #1; 6:51: Goal #2; 8:25: Goal #3; 16:24: Exactly what we would do with your increased giving right now. To watch the YouTube version, click here: https://youtu.be/wSRfkG02Kio Related links: How One Student Group Radically Changed Their Campus Culture Abortion as "Self-Defense" Example Dialogue Podcasts: Pro-Life Tim and Pro-Choice Rachel Pro-Life Josh and Pro-Choice Tim Pro-Life Rachel and Pro-Choice Tim –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Odessa — LiQWYD & Scandinavianz [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/jNy-Dp3lgcg Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/odessa –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sound effects from Zapsplat.com

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 reasons, just like ambulance drivers can’t decide not to help someone with a swastika tattoo? 3:04: What about doctors being obligated to refer women to abortion practitioners? 6:05: How should we respond to people who wonder how we would manage a pregnant woman who is suicidal over her pregnancy? 9:14: How do you respond to people who say that you should be able to kill people if they’re using your body? 17:36: What is a good approach to pro-life protesting, especially given that our abortions happen in hospitals? 29:22: Do you think displays of white crosses are a good idea? 31:46: How does the dynamic change if you’re debating in front of an audience or in a TV studio? 36:44: Dealing with relativists who happily contradict themselves, even saying 1+1 can equal 3, and people who admit the unborn is a human but say that human rights should begin later. Related Links: Jordan Peterson / Cathy Newman debate William Lane Craig vs. Christopher Hitchens debate Survey of biologists Josh referenced

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 Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass Purchase ERI outreach brochures ERI Update Video January 2020 (with more explanation of what Josh was doing in Ireland)

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 the world sharing how ERI has helped them: https://youtu.be/Q8JUkI88dYg Links to both of ERI's podcast feeds: https://equalrightsinstitute.com/podcasts/ ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com Equipped for Life Course: https://EquippedCourse.com Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com

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: Testimonials from the Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: "I would absolutely recommend this course to anyone wanting to get involved in sidewalk counseling. Before watching the course, sidewalk counseling seemed like an intimidating thing that should be left to others more knowledgeable and gifted. After watching this course, I feel very confident that I could get out there and do it." - Jessica "This course has real-life lessons from seasoned sidewalk counselors. I appreciated so much that they not only make suggestions of what to do, but also shared their own mistakes and what they have learned. It's paced such that you don't need any experience in sidewalk counseling to follow it. The training is incredibly practical---- seriously, this course will be some of the best money you ever spend!" - Laura "I found myself making exclamations out loud! I was totally drawn to the reasonings and stories. I felt I could finally put a finger on things that were wrong with my previous experience. I felt inspired to just go back out there (it's been a year). I am sure that if the material was presented in a teaching format, I could not have processed everything in a personal way. When one video ended, I wanted to just see what was next on the next video." - Debra

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. Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass (use code "HELP"): http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com For more information: Consent Decree Pro-life Mississippi v Horton 2016: http://bit.ly/2IkFnLS City Council Meeting Sept. 26th, see item 8: http://bit.ly/34ZjN9H Hill v. Colorado Supreme Court decision: http://bit.ly/2V8Y0YB News report from MSN: http://bit.ly/30JuXf2 News report from the Guardian: http://bit.ly/2M5ugYo Clinic escort group Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2Og16IF

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: ERI Blog: "Sometimes It’s Not about the Argument" http://bit.ly/2ws4nIW Preorder the Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: http://bit.ly/2P3tL5O

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 on this case here: https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/bringing-clarity-shooting-marshae-jones-story/

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://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com

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

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 for Students for Life of America and Heather Sells, CEO of the Catherine Foundation, a local Pregnancy Resource Center. The panel discussion was hosted by Ali Rak from the Southern Maryland Pro-Life Symposium. Apologies for occasional audio issues in the panel discussion. They used tabletop panel discussion mics and when Heather would turn her head away from the mic sometimes her mic sort of cuts out. We've made some edits where possible, and you can always get the gist of what she's saying. Questions: Related Links: Timothy Brahm for the ERI Blog: Abortion Images: A Case for Disagreement without Division: http://bit.ly/2uJWRcI Live Speech Audio from Timothy Brahm: Using Digital Media to Save Lives: https://youtu.be/dRulvkh9Vuw Josh Brahm for the ERI Blog: Understanding What Richard Dawkins Actually Believes About Abortion and Down Syndrome: http://bit.ly/2y4DZJq Josh Brahm for the ERI Blog: Richard Dawkins Retweeted My Article, and What We Can Learn From That: http://bit.ly/2y496oG Amazon: Blueprint for Revolution: https://amzn.to/2LnIRg4 (Affiliate link) Amazon: After the Ball: https://amzn.to/2utEiKR (Affiliate link) For more on utilitarianism, read Timothy Brahm's recent article, Thanos Would Be Pro-Choice: http://bit.ly/2H8zONi Southern Maryland Pro-Life Symposium: https://www.somdpro-life.com David Bereit: http://DavidBereit.com Students for Life of America: https://studentsforlife.org The Catherine Foundation: http://catherinefoundation.org ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com

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 encourages the audience to become more active in the pro-life movement, including practical advice on how to find your pro-life lane and get plugged in. Related Link: DavidBereit.com

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 the Equal Rights Argument to change minds about abortion. Related Links: Southern Maryland Pro-Life Symposium: https://www.somdpro-life.com ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com

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: FacebookTwitter Related Links: Equal Rights Institute Turns Four Ohio BerkeleyClick hereClick hereOne Thing Every Pastor Can Do to Prevent Abortions in Their CongregationPastor Pledge Landing PageClick hereContact Us Click here

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: Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate ExtremismBodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism Click here to follow Timothy on Twitter. ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com

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.com

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 that Women’s March and pro-choice activism and looks at what pro-life advocates can learn from what they did right and discusses what we should do differently. Related Links: Read the Washington Post article about the Women's March removing New Wave Feminists from the list of official sponsors: http://bit.ly/2rTIsdA See the list of Women's March partners and sponsors: http://bit.ly/2kbfQsg Josh Brahm: Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This: http://bit.ly/2Fgx00M Share the original article: http://bit.ly/2Gmwn6A ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com ERI Course: https://EquippedCourse.com