Event
“Changing Hearts and Minds on Abortion” - An Interactive Seminar led by the Justice For All team
Date
January 20, 2024
Place
Church of the Magdalen (Parish Hall), 12626 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67206
Time
Option A (Whole Seminar): 9 AM - 2:30 PM (Lunch 12-12:30 PM)
Option B (Presentation Only): 9 AM - 10 AM — Conquer your fear of conversations through three basic dialogue skills anyone can learn.
Option C (Seminar, Part I Only): 9 AM - 12 PM (Lunch 12-12:30 PM) — Keep the conversation on topic and use science to show the unborn is a human being.
Option D (Seminar, Part II Only): 12:30 - 2:30 PM (Lunch 12-12:30 PM) — Respond to pro-choice arguments: “it’s not a person,” “what about rape,” & “it’s my body.”
Note: Parts I and II of the seminar each include different content. Attend the whole seminar for the best experience. More notes on content below.
Cost
FREE
Notes on Content
Part I will cover the following topics:
Three Essential Skills: You can start a conversation and keep it productive using just three skills: listening to understand, asking questions with an open heart, and finding common ground when possible.
Are Images Helpful? Learn to use images appropriately and sensitively in order to help people face the reality of abortion. Learn to use JFA’s “Invitation to Dialogue” Brochure (digital version and paper version) to guide a conversation.
One Central Question: Focus on the question, “What is the unborn?” and defend the idea that the unborn is a living human organism biologically.
Part II will cover the following topics:
The Equal Rights Mystery: Many people are unsure if the unborn are persons or have equal rights to the rest of us. We train you in this session to navigate that conversation beginning with the common ground of the Equal Rights Mystery.
The Question of Rape: Learn to meet both the relational and intellectual challenges inherent in the questions: “Is abortion right or wrong in the case of rape? Should it be legal in the case of rape?”
Do Bodily Rights Mean Abortion Is Okay? When someone says a woman should have a right to do what she wants with her body, we always begin with a response that surprises many pro-life advocates. Then we also offer a sophisticated intellectual response.
Q&A including Threats to the Pregnant Mother's Life and “Personally Opposed but It Should Stay Legal”