We asked our followers on social media: You’re getting a drink with a newish friend. A politician in your state recently proposed a heartbeat bill, and your friend mentions it. He says “I can’t believe people think it’s a good idea to let the government interfere in our lives like this.” How do you respond? […]
We asked our followers on social media: “It’s your lunch break and you’re the only one in the break room when a coworker joins you. She starts telling you how she had a fight with her mom last night about abortion. She says ‘To be an anti-choice woman? You’d really have to hate yourself.’ How […]
We asked our followers on social media: “You’re debating abortion with a stranger online when he says ‘Well, I wish I’d been aborted.’ How do you respond?” Here are a few of the top responses, lightly edited for clarity: Beth S.: “I felt that way when my depression was at its worst. I stopped feeling […]
We posed this question to our followers on social media: You’re at your in-laws for Christmas dinner when your spouse’s cousin, in front of everyone, asks you to explain why you’re against abortion. How do you respond? Here are a few of the top responses, lightly edited for clarity. Josh P.: “Killing babies is bad, […]
[Some of this content is available as a printed brochure here.] I have a quick and easy way you can do pro-life work in your day-to-day life. There’s a certain kind of pro-choice person who takes for granted that the pro-choice worldview represents all that is educated, enlightened, secular, democratic, and forward-thinking, and that all […]
We posed this question to our followers on social media: You’re hanging out with a pro-choice friend who doesn’t know you’re pro-life. She says “I can’t believe these attacks on reproductive rights. My daughters are going to have fewer rights than I had.” How do you respond? Here are a few of the top responses, […]
We asked our followers on social media: “For those of you who used to be pro-choice, what advice do you have on how to talk to pro-choice people about abortion? What did you find persuasive or off-putting when you were still pro-choice?” Here are a few of the top responses (lightly edited for clarity). Nelson […]
We asked our followers on social media: “Should pro-life and pro-choice people be friends? Why or why not?” Here are a few of the top responses. Ruth C.: “Pro-lifers should be friends with anyone. We cannot convince others that they’ve been lied to if we don’t have relationship with them.” Greg M.: “Absolutely! My friends […]
This post is specifically about debating online primarily with strangers or casual acquaintances. Strategies can be very different for in-person discussions and/or conversations with close friends. Yes, debating online can be worthwhile. Secular Pro-Life exists because of online debates. Around 2007, I joined an abortion discussion board on Facebook and began arguing about abortion almost […]
The following are areas that I think should be easy common ground for pro-life and pro-choice people. What would you add?
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