Life Report

BONUS: John Gerarrdi on the Future of Catholic Bishop’s Involvement in Politics

Josh Brahm — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:15 +0000

Download Audio MP3 | 00:24:42 Last February we published two episodes with our favorite (nearly graduated) student from Notre Dame Law John Gerardi with an update on the HHS mandate lawsuits as well as answering the controversial question, “why did so many church-going Catholics vote for President Obama, again?!” After we recorded those two episodes, we [...]

Using Gosnell to Start Productive Dialogues About All Abortions

Josh Brahm — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:42:42 +0000

Download Audio MP3 | 00:28:00 Megan Almon from Life Training Institute joins Josh and Gabi to discuss how pro-lifers can have productive conversations about Gosnell, as well as the common mistakes pro-lifers should avoid. One of the most common questions we get is “how do you start non-weird conversations about abortion when you’re not on [...]

Scientists Report First Successful Human Cloning Attempt

Josh Brahm — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26:22 +0000

It was four years ago that while presenting a talk called “Human Cloning: Truth vs. Science Fiction,” I predicted that scientists would successfully clone human beings within ten years. It appears that I was correct. NPR is reporting that a team of scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University have worked out the necessary steps to clone [...]

Why I Hope Gosnell Doesn’t Go to Hell

Josh Brahm — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:28:40 +0000

I spent a lot of time yesterday sorting out my feelings about Gosnell and his conviction, as well as the way some extreme pro-life people are talking about him. Thanks to a few respected colleagues who took some time with me to discuss in private, I think I’ve worked out the three major feelings I [...]

SURVEY: What Are the Most Frustrating Things Pro-Choice People Do That Shuts Down Good Dialogue?

Josh Brahm — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:10:41 +0000

Can you help me with a project? What are the most frustrating or annoying things that pro-choice people do that shuts down good dialogue? Post your answers below in the comments. Stories are welcome.

Pro-Choice People Don’t Get Us, and Who Can Blame Them? (2 of 2)

Josh Brahm — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:22:43 +0000

Download Audio MP3 | 00:28:00 Josh, Tim and Gabi respond to fair questions that pro-choice people ask that we think pro-life people should be willing to answer. In this episode, we discuss how a lot of pro-choice people believe that pro-lifers want to punish women for having premarital sex by forcing them to remain pregnant. [...]

Pro-Choice People Don’t Get Us, and Who Can Blame Them? (1 of 2)

Josh Brahm — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:30:01 +0000

Download Audio MP3 | 00:28:00 Josh, Tim and Gabi spend the next two episodes responding to fair questions that pro-choice people ask that we think pro-life people should be willing to answer. For example, when pro-lifers “trot out a toddler,” does that mean we think women that have abortions are just as evil as mothers [...]

Concluding the “Pro-Life Lies” Series

Josh Brahm — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:51:36 +0000

Download Audio MP3 | 00:28:00 It’s the twelfth and final part of our popular “Responding to Pro-Life Lies Video” series! The video we’re responding to lists 55 “pro-life lies” a woman named Kenna heard, and in this series we respond to them all. This is the first of four episodes with Josh’s brother Timothy, who is now a [...]

De Facto Guardian: A Response to the Strongest Version of the Bodily Rights Argument for Abortion

Josh Brahm — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:02:44 +0000

I’ve been privileged to participate in a philosophy study group with folks from the JFA community. Stephen Wagner, writing for the group, just completed a first draft of a long-awaited paper detailing a response to what we believe is the toughest pro-choice argument, a bodily rights argument that claims that a woman has a legal [...]

An Update on the Situation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Banning American Families from Adopting Children from Russia

kimberlycarmany — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:25:20 +0000

Josh Brahm: Let’s talk about this Russia thing. A few months ago, Russia basically banned Americans from adopting Russian children. And this now — in fact, you said that you know someone who is being really affected by this. So real quick, if you could kind of explain what’s going on there and also tell [...]