About Abortion

Womb with a View: Bible Studies on the Unborn Child  Have you ever considered God's active involvement at the moment of your birth?  Today we start our brand new series, Womb with a View: peering into the womb at the wonder of human life at early stages, through the lens of Scripture.   In this, our first Womb with a View episode, we consider the striking biblical theme of God as Midwife.   Wh...

Last week the BBC launched an aggressive attack on the UK pregnancy centre scene with an "investigative" Panorama programme. The bias, and the abortion lobby players, behind it are plain to see. But how should we respond? "Woe to us"? Or "let us rejoice"? Links mentioned: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64751800 https://christianconcern.com/news/doctors-call-for-investigation-of-msi-abortion-directo...

Up for a bit of encouragement?  With something a little different this week, Dave seeks to share biblical wisdom on how we can last the fight.   What can safeguard us against disillusionment, bitterness, fatigue?  How can we make sure we won’t give up or lower the bar?   Where do we find the courage to face such unspeakable darkness?   To book Dave or Tim or one of the oth...

A controversy was sparked the other day when a new cultural apologetics institute was named after a (still living) individual: the hugely influential Tim Keller.  Whilst a number of concerns have been aired by a range of people, here Dave shares concerns of a rather different nature.  This goes much deeper and wider than just the wisdom of the name.   Read Dave's blog here - https:/...

In recent weeks a Roman Catholic woman called Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has been arrested for silent prayer, and a Roman Catholic Priest is facing criminal charges for having a bumper stick on his car reading “UNBORN LIVES MATTER”. In the UK. What does the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, think about this? The answer will shock you. To access more in-depth, free training on how to be ambassador...

Ever seen a cage fighter turn the other cheek?  In this week’s episode the two Daves sit down to analyse some of their own recent encounters with members of the public talking about “abortion”.   How does Dave Payne respond when a total stranger says he wishes Dave had been killed before birth?   Watching bodycam video footage of these conversations, the two Daves hold them up again...

Have you ever tried to initiate a conversation about "abortion"?  Would you know where to begin? How to answer tricky questions? How to stay on track?   This New Year we're learning together how to talk about "abortion".  This week is our third of these real-time tutorials: interactive lessons in which Dave Brennan teaches his interviewee - and at the same time everyone listening in...

This week's episode is a little different... We speak with the creative mind behind Where's Welby, Lambeth Fudge, and the satirical newspaper The Abortionist.  Is using humour around an issue like this effective?   Is it even morally ok?   Dave questions George Hargreaves for us and together they discuss the pro-lifer's greatest challenge: breaking through the wall.  &nbsp...

Only a tiny minority of UK evangelical churches have ever taught on "abortion".  In this episode, Dave introduces us to his new colleague Tim Lewis, who is available to help churches (especially in the North of England) to broach the sensitive yet crucially important subject.   Why is it imperative that churches teach on this?  What's holding us back?  How do we start moving fo...

Have you ever tried to initiate a conversation about "abortion"? Would you know where to begin? How to answer tricky questions? How to stay on track? This New Year we're starting an exciting journey of learning together how to talk about "abortion". This week is our second of these real-time tutorials: interactive lessons in which Dave Brennan teaches his interviewee - and at the same time everyon...

Have you ever tried to initiate a conversation about "abortion"?  Would you know where to begin? How to answer tricky questions? How to stay on track?  At the beginning of this New Year we're starting an exciting journey of learning together how to talk about "abortion".   Join us for these real-time tutorials: interactive lessons in which Dave Brennan teaches his interviewee - and...

1 in 3 women in England and Wales will have had at least one abortion by the age of 45. There is so much hidden pain and shame. Dave addresses this most delicate and sensitive of issues with tenderness and grace. Key Links:   postabortsupport.com  |   cbruk.org/join  |   brephos.org Dave produces a podcast called " About Abortion ". If you search "About Abortion Brephos" y...

"Only he who cries out for the Jews may sing Gregorian chants."   So said Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the 1930s as the mainline Church in Germany continued to play at religion whilst abandoning the authority of Scripture and forsaking their Jewish brothers and sisters to the lordship of Hitler.   What about our day?  Does it make sense to "celebrate" the live birth of Jesus whilst facili...

There's an assumption that the "Christmas spirit" is supposed to be jolly and frivolous, and that to bring up something as ugly as "abortion" would be inappropriate and jarring.  And yet the classic biblical texts that depict the nativity of Jesus Christ are laden with references to the wonder of human life in the womb, and the horrors of baby genocide.  After this episode, you'll be ask...

Over these 3-4 episodes we're hearing from people who are "walking the walk", people who are on the journey from pro-life belief to pro-life action.    We're going to hear their stories, their convictions, their challenges, their joys, and above all how they as ordinary people are seeking to live out by God's grace his call on their lives in this area. The hope is that this will inspire...

Over the next few episodes we're going to be hearing from people who are "walking the walk", who are on the journey from pro-life belief to pro-life action.  We're going to hear their stories, their convictions, their challenges, their joys, and above all how they as ordinary people are seeking to live out by God's grace his call on their lives in this area. The hope is that this will inspire...

What’s “abortion” got to do with men? Why is there such a heavy spiritual blindness upon our nation? What’s going wrong in the family? Why is the divorce rate so high? What does our mistreatment of the unborn mean for how we regard the sick and the elderly? This week’s episode with Lynda Rose (CEO of Voice for Justice UK) explores the enormous and far-reaching spiritual ramifications of industrial...

Join us as Matt Cliff tunes in from Australia to talk about the silence of the church on the matter of abortion.

Recently the Guardian posted an article pushing a fake narrative on abortion. The fake news needs to stop.   The transcript of this episode is published here: https://www.brephos.org/post/that-guardian-article-what-a-pregnancy-really-actually-looks-like Links:  Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/18/pregnancy-weeks-abortion-tissue  Cruikshank cartoon episode...

Are you aware that UK Parliament has recently voted in contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights, repealing basic freedoms such as assembly, religion, and expression?  In this episode Christian and Dave unpack what this amendment to the Public Order Bill means for us all, and analyse in depth Stella Creasy MP's speech supporting it in the House of Commons.  Stella lays lay...

Second in a mini-series of three on the Silence of the Church, this week's episode features a conversation with Ben John of Christian Concern about why the Church must speak out on the baby genocide - and the damage that's done when we don't.  Listen in to find out why speaking out isn't an optional extra or a hobbyhorse: it's absolutely central to what it means to be a faithful disciple and...

Christian and Dave react to the recent soup-throwing stunt of climate activists, and explain why it's the not the approach we favour when it comes to making abortion unthinkable.  What does effective social reform really look like? How do you effect massive social change? How can we be fruitful voices for the voiceless?  Listen in, and don't forget to go to cbruk.org/join to Join the Mov...

There's only one thing more deadly than "abortion": the silence of the Church. In this week's episode Dave lays out objective evidence that there is indeed a deafening silence in the Church with regard to "abortion", compared with how quick we are to address other social issues. Until we confront and break the silence of the Church, "abortion" is here to stay. Will we allow ourselves to be transfo...

In this week's episode we're so excited to be speaking with Dr Joe Boot of the Ezra Institute.  Freshly repatriated from Canada, Joe is eager to bring all that has to serve the UK Church and is starting an exciting new chapter in ministry.  No stranger to the UK, Joe has been a contributer to Christian Concern's Wilberforce Academy for many years and has written and spoken much into the...

It is estimated that on September 24th of this year, a significant line was crossed in England and Wales: the death toll under the Abortion Act 1967 reached 10 million.  In this week's episode Dave reflects on this sombre fact and asks the question:  Who killed the 10 millionth baby?  The response he gives may surprise you.  Tune in and consider afresh what the 10 millionth bab...