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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 5, 2020 1:25 AM
Starting September 2012, some people will wake up to strategically-placed graphic pictures. And they won’t like what they see. But it’s about time. Countless lives are lost because of this “choice.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Those who say pro-lifers want the government to “regulate a woman’s body” are missing three important points.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 8, 2019 9:48 PM
Greg explains why we must first determine what the unborn are before we can decide whether or not it’s okay to kill them.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 3, 2020 9:39 PM
While speaking on embryonic stem cell research at a church recently, Alan was challenged by an attendee.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM
Pro-choice arguments have shifted from arguing against the humanity of the unborn to arguing why killing these human beings is justified. Here’s one example.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 19, 2019 9:52 PM
As part of his dissertation, Steve Jacobs surveyed biology professors at over 1,000 institutions around the world about when life begins. The results weren’t even close.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jul 31, 2019 4:27 PM
The objection that pro-lifers are being inconsistent if they support capital punishment is sometimes raised. Here are some ideas to help you think through this.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 31, 2019 6:00 PM
A popular pro-choice meme says the Bible teaches that life begins at first breath, but not only does the Bible not teach this, but there are also four other reasons why this meme fails.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 5, 2020 5:25 PM
Euphemisms and verbal tricks aside, a woman’s question, “Do I choose for a baby or for me?” boils down to choosing between the child she already has and the life she wants to have instead. Is the...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 23, 2020 11:03 PM
An article in the Journal of Medical Ethics argues there’s a good possibility that fetal human beings can feel pain earlier than the previously accepted 24 weeks.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Should you be pro-life? To answer this, you must answer the question “What is the unborn?”
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 26, 2022 10:56 PM
Here’s why the pro-life position is not just about giving the government control over a woman’s body.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
A French court upheld the banning of an ad meant to encourage mothers not to abort
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 30, 2022 2:58 AM
The pro-life view is ultimately grounded in the Christian view of human beings, but not in the way most people think. Here’s why, even in light of that, there’s nothing wrong with states...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 8, 2020 11:00 PM
How do advancements in science outside of a mother change the value and rights of the human being growing inside a mother?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 20, 2020 8:35 PM
Many pro-choice arguments would be unthinkable if applied to a toddler. Here’s how you can show the absurdity of these arguments by showing what it would mean if applied to a toddler.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 14, 2022 1:32 AM
Here are a few things Richard Dawkins got right and a few things he got wrong in his recent article about the views of pro-lifers.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
How do you create confidence in Christians who are able to share their pro-life convictions with anyone...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
You should reject the analogy between the gradual development of a right to life and the gradual attainment of other rights because there’s a radical difference between the right to life and the...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 6, 2022 7:20 PM
Tim Barnett responds to the objection that a pro-life God would have saved all pregnant women when he sent the flood.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about the Second Coming, Christians being pro-aboriton, and apply NT passages.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
The “coat hanger” argument is one of the most emotionally compelling appeals of pro-abortionists, yet the whole line of reasoning collapses because of the single element deified by...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for January 2010 Some say what I did was crazy. I was standing alone on a stage at Central Michigan University. My job was simple: Present the pro-life view and then debate...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2020 6:39 AM
Alan discusses whether or not the unborn is merely a part of the mother’s body.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
When the state leaves the choice of pregnancy termination solely to the individual, it affirms that the fetus is not worthy of state protection. This is not a neutral position.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Alan explains the benefit and possible downside of the recent videos exposing Planned Parenthood.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 5:11 PM
Alan explains the importance of using exact numbers when sharing statistics to get your point across.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 31, 2022 11:13 PM
A recent article in The Guardian posted some misleading images of “what is actually being removed in early pregnancy.” Alan explains.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:29 PM
Some common responses you’ll hear when making a pro-life argument aren’t actually relevant to your argument. Here’s how to spot them and keep the discussion on track.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM
Greg talks about Proverbs 23:7, When God Weeps—Bad Solutions, pro-life presentation at the public library, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:28 PM
Greg shares how to use tactics to make a case for life.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
It’s always wrong to take a human life without proper justification.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 1:39 AM
The latest tactic being used by pro-choicers is to equivocate on the word “life”—using it to refer to both the mother’s life situation and the unborn child’s life.
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Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Ten seconds is plenty of time to defend your pro-life views.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 24, 2022 8:01 PM
Mr. B reminds us why the pro-life position is based on science and human rights, not uniquely religious claims.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 17, 2020 8:56 PM
Must pro-lifers take additional action steps in order to be justified in their beliefs?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 15, 2022 6:15 PM
Mr. B gives four reasons why the analogy between pregnancy and a car accident does not work.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
The objection that pro-life advocates or organizations aren’t really pro-life because they don’t also advocate [fill in the blank] is one you’ll encounter. Here’s how Scott Klusendorf responds to it.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Pay attention...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 27, 2020 6:18 PM
Did you know it’s wrong to kill an unborn child according to California state law?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Americans are in for a rude awakening. Starting September 2012, some people will wake up to strategically-placed graphic pictures. And they won’t like what they see. But it’s about time.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
The question “Are Blacks human beings?” is so bizarre it’s almost comical. Who could ask such a thing today? Yet the question is still being asked, this time with a twist.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 12, 2019 8:04 PM
Questions about how to respond to snide questions about the unborn, moral issues with designer babies, and street preaching in controversial places.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Someone tried to dismiss Alan’s pro-life view by claiming it was merely a product of his religious beliefs. Listen how he responds to this challenge.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 20, 2021 2:44 PM
Mr. B responds to a tweet by the Richard Dawkins Foundation seeking to disqualify religious people from enshrining their beliefs in law.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Don’t know how to defend the pro-life position? Here’s a crash course.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
In an interview posted today on the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Frank Beckwith used an illustration to clarify the truth that unborn human beings are, in fact, persons who can be wronged by...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Even if you persuasively and graciously share the truth and the person rejects your point, I’d still say you succeeded 100%. This is why.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 12, 2019 7:45 PM
Questions about how we should interpret Romans 13:1 in today’s society, whether Christians should object to working seven days a week, and responding to a company policy of using the “Platinum...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 15, 2020 8:42 PM
Questions about how to respond to a pro-choicer who says pro-life claims aren’t genuine because pro-lifers don’t care about born children and whether or not we should seek interpretations for our...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 9:45 PM
There’s a lesson to be learned from using vignettes like these. Sometimes all it takes is a short reflection or a briefly explained insight to put a stone in someone’s shoe...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
With the advancement of science, we’ve entered a new era of biotechnology where we’re increasingly experimenting on humans, jeopardizing the most vulnerable lives in our society
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
I was going to comment on this article in the New York Times, “The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy,” but I think the horror of it speaks more clearly for itself than I ever could.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
In response to Judith Jarvis Thompson’s “Violinist” bodily rights argument, there’s a new illustration that more closely parallels the situation of a pregnant woman (including those who are...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Greg talks about remembering Rich Buhler, his fishing trip, Bonhoeffer, then takes calls on explaining what the law of excluded middle is, if it is immoral to grow body parts in labs, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 20, 2024 4:33 PM
Questions about how a dad should talk to his children about attending their mom’s same-sex wedding, how a veterinarian should respond if someone who suffers from species confusion asks for medical...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
It seems some politicians are worried about consistent, logical thinking leading from a fetal homicide law to fetal human rights.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
The unborn is not part of the mother’s body, but rather a separate body that lies within her. Scientifically, there are a number of qualities and characteristics that are different about the unborn...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 28, 2021 3:40 PM
For an argument from analogy to work, the similarities have to be significant and the differences have to be superficial. But if the opposite is true—if the differences are significant and the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139, 13-16, and Ephesians 2:10.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 9:58 PM
In this issue of Solid Ground I continue with my collection of short vignettes I have collected over the years.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
If this argument works, then we should release Susan Smith.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
One of the ways to be a good ambassador for Christ is to be a good listener.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 15, 2023 8:08 PM
The term “pro-life” does not mean “against all killing.” Tim Barnett clarifies how the same God who sent the flood can still be considered “pro-life.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Greg talks about God answering prayers, a relationship with Jesus, handling stress in debates, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about his trip to Georgia and takes call on how to know the Bible is true, universal truths, the purpose of marriage, and women leading in the church.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
As rational human beings, we desire to think consistently about the world, but consistent views aren’t necessarily accurate ones.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
There is an old TV show you may have heard of, but probably have never seen unless you are over fifty or watch reruns that are half a century old.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
We human beings have an astonishing ability to deceive ourselves about the value of other human beings when that deception is convenient for us.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
In a society that treats human beings as if they have only instrumental value, the strong prevail and the weak are discarded. There’s a better way.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 11, 2021 9:58 PM
Is it the case that the unborn are simply a convenient group of people to advocate for and that’s why pro-lifers take on their cause?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
We are in the process of redefining what it is that has inherent worth in our culture from human beings just simply because they are humans that have worth, to states of existence having worth.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
Greg interviews author and apologist Nancy Pearcey on her new book, Love Thy Body, discussing how our secular culture fragments the human person by denying the value and meaning of the body,...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 1, 2020 5:52 PM
Jon discusses how the word “tolerance” has been redefined in order to silence some viewpoints.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 12, 2023 9:40 PM
Greg introduces his latest STR University course, sharing two reasons why many professing Christians seem confused on controversial issues.
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