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Ten-Second Pro-Life Apologist
How would you state the pro-life case if you only have ten seconds?
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Ten-Second Pro-Life Apologist
How would you state the case for pro-life if you only have 10 seconds? |
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Education: "My body, my choice.” “A fetus is not a person.” If you have only ten seconds to answer someone, to present the pro-life view, what would you say? Justice for All is an organization that conducts seminars to train people to defend the pro-life view – and gives them the opportunity to practice on college campuses where their powerful prolife display is set up.(1) They include in their training, the “10-Second Pro-Life Apologist”.(2) It goes like this: “If the preborn is growing, it must be alive. If it has human parents,
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it must be human. And living humans, or human beings like you and me, are valuable, aren’t they?” That short point can give someone something to think about, and when more time is available, lead to productive dialog. It has helped many pro-choicers to change their minds. (Another useful point is that if you try to define "person" by abilities rather than humanity, you will exclude newborns, because they are not self-aware, or capable of most of the abilities associated with personhood.)
Fortunately, we often have more than 10 seconds. The pro-life viewpoint can be well defended by simple logic and reason. If you maintain a respectful attitude, are willing to listen, and establish common ground, a productive dialog can be very effective in helping those who are pro-choice to change their minds. There are resources available to help you to be better prepared to engage in such dialogs. Justice for All has a free Learn-at-Home program (
www.jfaweb.org/learn-at-home) in addition to their seminars, and the Equal Rights Institute has a video course for only $39. (
www.EquippedCourse.com) Christian Voices for Life also has a free program, using both videos and printed materials, For details, see
www.ChristianVoicesforLife.org/voice-for-life-volunteers.
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http://www.jfaweb.org/flagship
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http://doc.jfaweb.org/Training/ADD/ADD_IG_TenSeconds.pdf
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Prayer: Dear Jesus, Please call many loving individuals to train themselves to speak effectively to their pro-choice friends, family members, and co-workers. Help them to be well prepared to confidently speak about abortion and other life issues. Help them to always show love and respect, and to refrain from judging others who have been misled or deceived about abortion. Please use the Christian Voices for Life Voice for Life volunteer program as well as the resources from Justice for All and the Equal Rights Institutes as your instrument to spread the truth about abortion and help more and more of our community come to understand the evil of abortion and the terrible harm it does in our society. |
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Action: Learn more about the resources available to help you become more effective in defending the pro-life position. Check out the Justice For All Learn at Home program and learn more about the CVL program at our website
www.ChristianVoicesforLife.org/voice-for-life-volunteers. Both of these are available at no cost – and can be done on your own timing. The JFA Learn at Home program is in print, takes only about one hour to complete, and also gives links for additional reading. The ERI program videos are generally 2 to 9 minutes long, each devoted to making a single point, but arranged in 9 modules of 2- 8 videos on related topics. |
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