ERI's Affiliate Groups have been busy working with their coaches on practical dialogue tips for talking about IVF, now that it's in the news more often.

First, Emily and Rebecca present to Josh for the first time what our groups have been working on. Afterward, they had a more personal discussion comparing and contrasting their intuitions about IVF. It turned into a really cool discussion between two open-minded Protestants and one open-minded Catholic having an ego-free discussion about where their views seem to differ.

Related Links:

ERI Blog: Get Ready. IVF Confusion is Coming:
https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/get-ready-ivf-confusion-is-coming

ERI Affiliate Group Program:
https://equalrightsinstitute.com/groups

ERI Statement: Should Women Be Prosecuted for Illegal Abortions?
https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/eri-statement-should-women-be-prosecuted-for-illegal-abortions

Equal Rights Institute Website:
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equal Rights Institute Blog:
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equipped for Life Course:
https://EquippedCourse.com

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com

Chapters:

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:04 Explaining ERI Affiliate Groups
• 05:40 The epic IVF brainstorm session
• 15:27 Our concerns about IVF as it's usually practiced
• 31:03 Discussion
• 1:01:50 Practical tips for talking about IVF

Hosts: Josh Brahm, Emily Geiger, Rebecca Carlson
Audio/Video Editors: Josh Brahm
Publisher: Ellen Campbell

The Equipped for Life Podcast is back! After a long hiatus due to the production of Equipped for Life Academy, we’ve begun recording new episodes. We also have some old episodes in the archives we’ll be publishing as well. We loved this episode as our first episode back though.

After introducing Rebecca Carlson and welcoming her to be a second co-host on the podcast, Josh and Emily discuss their common backgrounds in music and musical theater, and how that affects our dialogue.

This leads to a listener mail question on how Emily is able to come across as spontaneous as she does even when saying memorized responses.

This leads to a FASCINATING discussion on, in the situation that we’re talking to a pro-choice person, whether it’s inherently deceptive to add fake thinking pauses, among other things, that actors commonly do when performing.

ERI Blog: The Best Way to Expose Logical Fallacies: Don’t Call Them by Name:
https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/best-way-expose-logical-fallacies

ERI Instagram: If Glinda and Elphaba were pro-life advocates:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DExLM1eKaiP

ERI Podcast Clip: Can a musical background improve your dialogues?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wuPFkvv1ds

Dallas Morning News: Choosing Thomas -- Inside a family's decision to let their son live, if only for a brief time:
https://youtu.be/ToNWquoXqJI?si=hN4PkhrV8_GSE2h6

The Place We Find Ourselves Podcast:
https://adamyoungcounseling.com/podcast

Equal Rights Institute Website:
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equal Rights Institute Blog:
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equipped for Life Academy:
https://EquippedForLifeAcademy.com

Equipped for Life Course:
https://EquippedCourse.com

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com

Chapters:
00:00: Re-introducing podcast and Rebecca
20:34: Commonalities in music and/or musical theater
30:49: Listener mail question

Hosts: Josh Brahm, Emily Geiger, Rebecca Carlson
Audio/Video Editor: Josh Brahm
Publisher: Ellen Campbell

Josh's favorite Christian apologist, Dr. Randal Rauser, joins the show. Randal describes himself as "progressively Evangelical and generously Orthodox." Josh asks him about open-mindedness, his observations about the pro-life movement, when it's appropriate to call leaders out publicly, and the difference between an "agitation apologetics model" and an "agreement apologetics model."

While Josh doesn't agree with everything Rauser believes, that's not the point, and this isn't a debate episode. Josh found this to be a good opportunity to listen to the views of a very careful thinker in spite of the fact that they don't agree on everything within the abortion debate.

Related Links:

Randal Rauser's website:
https://RandalRauser.com

Randal's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@Randal_Rauser

Randal interviews Josh about the state of the abortion debate:
https://youtu.be/zRQuuTh8YxI

Randal debates Trent Horn on abortion:
https://youtu.be/TCK_Pu4lf8A

Randal's book, "Jesus Loves Canaanites"
https://randalrauser.com/book/jesus-loves-canaanites

ERI Blog: "Abortion Images: A Case for Disagreement without Division"
http://bit.ly/2uJWRcI

Equal Rights Institute Website:
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equal Rights Institute Blog:
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equipped for Life Course:
https://EquippedCourse.com

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com

Chapters:

• 00:00: Introduction and thoughts on intellectual honesty
• 07:33: On trying to convince people to be open-minded
• 11:20: Defining what it means to be a “Progressive Evangelical”
• 15:05: What would he say to more conservative Christians who are concerned about Progressive Evangelicals?
• 17:30: How would Randall describe his views on abortion?
• 23:20: What are his observations about the pro-life movement from outside of it?
• 27:26: What advice would he give to pro-life leaders?
• 29:45: A discussion on when it’s appropriate to call other leaders out in public for poor behavior
• 40:35: What practical things can people do if they want to transition from agitative apologetics to more of an agreement apologetics model?
• 42:52: Final thoughts on deception and transparency

Host: Josh Brahm
Guest: Dr. Randal Rauser
Audio/Video Editors: Josh Brahm
Publisher: Ellen Campbell