The Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach

Ep 66.  This conversation about Evangeline's interaction with a college student started out about the student's personal experience with sexual assault, and ended up centering around the idea that feelings, while important, are not supreme.  We talk about how it's imperative to reach out and touch the real world in order to be reminded that what we think in our own minds is not all...

Ep 65.  It's somewhat refreshing but also scary when we meet people who are so consistent with their pro-abortion worldview.  This man who Maggie met in Detroit, Michigan was perfectly fine with admitting that abortion kills biological humans, and that he doesn't care, because they haven't "lived life" yet.  Debrief with us to find out how Seth, Lexie, and Ethan would hand...

 Ep 64.  In this episode, we listen to part of a conversation between staff member Titus and a young man who listed off a handful of reasons to justify abortion before finally settling on being self-sustaining as what causes someone to be valuable.  But even that reason falls flat.  Debrief with us to find out why. Show Notes Watch this episode's Gopro clip here! Scott Klusendorf is a renowne...

Ep 63.  This is a surprisingly common thing we hear: Since Christians are supposed to be loving, that means we shouldn't push our beliefs on other people who don't agree with us, right?  Wrong.  Loving others often means telling then the truth.  It's more than just being liked by others.  Debrief with us to find out how Seth, Lexie, and Ethan respond to this claim. Show Notes Watch...

Ep 62.  This episode is about a conversation Molly had with a college student who was pretty apathetic at first about abortion, but then changed his mind!  We'll talk about the idea that consent to sex is not consent to pregnancy, and then talk about what got him to change his mind.  Come debrief with us! Show Notes Watch this episode's Gopro clip on our Instagram! Watch our documentary,...

Ep 61.  What is true freedom?  Mya talked with a college student who had a skewed perspective on what freedom is, thinking it includes being able to rip apart another human being.  Listen in as we discuss why his viewpoint is a dangerous one to hold, and how we can respond to others like him. Show Notes Watch this episode's Gopro clip ! DM us on Instagram if you have a better definition of &q...

Ep 60.  In this episode, we talk about the claim that abortion laws inhibit women from getting the care they need after a miscarriage. Show Notes Sign up for our Justice Ride before it's too late! Scott Klusendorf is the author of Case for Life and the president of Life Training Institute . Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debriefwithus/ Follow Created Equal on Instagram: htt...

Ep 59.  In this conversation between staff member Titus and a young man he met near The Ohio State University, the man tried to use coffee to explain why he thinks abortion is okay.  Listen in as Seth, Lexie, and Ethan unpack this man's worldview and what would be the natural result if he was consistent.  Come debrief with us. Show Notes Watch part of the Gopro clip from this episode on our I...

Ep 58.  Oh the irony.  Debrief with us as we talk about a frustrating conversation Lisbeth had with a high school administrator who told her we need to have a little tact, when the administrator herself had been cussing up a storm before this conversation even took place!  We'll also talk about the importance of free speech and a common misunderstanding about why it's necessary.  Join us...

Ep 57.  This was a surprise!  Our team member Maggie got doused with paint recently during a Fall Road Trip For life.  Join us as we talk about our first encounter with the paint girl and what might have incited her to come back later with violence. Show Notes Watch footage of the girl throwing the paint on our Instagram! The Coddling of the American Mind book Follow us on Instagram: https://www.i...

Ep 56.  At the University of Illinois Chicago, one of our summer interns, Ella, spoke with a Muslim student who justified abortion on the basis that preborn babies don't have souls before some point (even the young man didn't know when).  In this episode, we talk about when human beings get souls, and whether that's even relevant to the issue of whether abortion should remain legal....

Ep 55.  In this week's episode of The Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach , we listen to two clips from Seth's GoPro footage in which he talked to two girls at Kent State University.  They made the mistake of mixing up sentience with self-awareness .  Do you know the difference?  Would either one justify killing that innocent human?  Come debrief with us. Show Notes Watch one of the GoPro clips f...

Ep 54.  This week on Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach , we discuss a clip Lexie had from Eastern Michigan University in which she is told, ironically, that she shouldn't be telling others what to do with their bodies - after they were demanding that we get our bodies off their campus.  We also talk about the common line: "Don't like abortion?  Don't have one," and why it's...

Ep 53.  Join us to debrief a conversation with a New Yorker who asserted that, without abortion, women are lower class. Show Notes Watch this episode's Gopro clip here ! The book Ethan read: The Nuremburg Trial by Ann and John Tusa Seth referenced this paper written by Steven Andrew Jacobs from which we get the statistic that 96% of biologists agree that biological human life begins at fertil...

Ep 52.  In this episode of Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach , you'll get to hear part of a conversation Isaac had with an attorney who got very angry despite his claim that staying calm is "pretty easy" for him.  Tune in to hear his reasoning for why he chose not to stay calm, and also to hear Isaac give the Biblical reasoning behind why we use abortion victim images. Show Notes Watch thi...

Ep 51.  This is a new argument!  A college-aged woman in DC had her list ready for why abortion should remain legal.  She claimed it's better for a child to be aborted than abused if the mother has post-partum depression.  Join Seth, Lexie, and Ethan to debrief this conversation and absurd idea. Show Notes See AAPLOG's brochure on Abortion and Mental Health Listen to AAPLOG's podcas...

Ep 50.  We've all heard it: the photos of abortion victims are gross!   But are they gross merely because they show an ordinary medical procedure, which is always gross?  In this episode of Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach , we talk about why pictures of abortion are different from any other type of procedure, and we also delve into the question of whether wantedness determines value. Show Notes Wa...

Ep 49.  Debrief with us as we walk through a confusing conversation that Grace had with a young man outside a high school.  He initially referred to preborn children as "babies," then said it's better to kill them "before they become a human child."  What's going on here?  We also talk about what to say to someone who has become resigned to all the evil in the world....

Ep 48.  If a heartbeat demonstrates you're alive, then life must begin with the heartbeat, right? That’s what one Kent State University student told us. Hear from that student. Then debrief with us to learn why that is not true. Bonus: Listen to us all trip over the same word. Show Notes Maureen Condic wrote this piece on when human life begins. According to the British Heart Foundation , the...

Ep 47.  We're back with Season 2! Roe v. Wade is dead. Dobbs is the new precedent. And abortion supporters say we've won. But they're missing something. Listen to one progressive college student say the battle is over and that the pro-life side has won. Debrief with us to see what this reveals about the state of abortion in America and what we need to do. Show Notes The clip from th...

Ep 46.  Coming back with #2 of 2 bonus episodes we're putting out between season 1 and 2 of The Debrief , we sat down with Ethan, one of our interns who came this summer, and who's coming back for a gap year!  He talks to us about a hard day he and some other interns had while sidewalk counseling at Planned Parenthood.  Join us as we discuss how to deal with feelings of guilt when a woma...

Ep 45.  We're on a break between seasons 1 and 2, but that doesn't mean you have to go without us!  Debrief with us for our first of two bonus episodes between season 1 and 2, and listen in as Seth has a conversation with Virginia Prodan, author of the memoir Saving My Assassin .  Hear her tell her amazing story of how God used her to work in the life of someone who hated her, and how He...

Ep 44.  In this final episode of season one, Lexie shares her conversation with a teenager at Planned Parenthood who did not want her sibling to be aborted.  Debrief with us for sidewalk counseling tips and a final reflection on season one of The Debrief . Which episodes of season 1 were your favorites? What topics would you like to hear covered in season 2 of The Debrief?   Mark your calendars fo...

Ep 43.  While discussing abortion, one guy told us his girlfriend was pregnant. How would you respond? Debrief with us to hear some ideas. We'll discuss finding common ground and personalizing conversations about abortion. Show Notes Check out our other episodes in which we discuss abortion in the case of sexual assault: Taking It to the Streets The Secondary Victim "Thou Shalt Not Judge...

Ep 42.  Tires screeching!  Brakes slamming!  Heart pounding!  That's how this encounter began that Lisbeth had with a high school student.  Thankfully, all ended well and they had a great conversation - to the point of the student telling her family about it and facing some backlash!  Hear all about it in this episode of The Debrief . Show Notes Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator and apol...