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Fresno State outreach brings the truth about abortion to hundreds of students
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Questions help initiate student conversations.  | Right to Life partnered with Fresno State Students for Life and the national pro-life training organization, Justice for All, to bring the truth about abortion to the Fresno State campus. After a five hour training workshop at Copper Springs Church on April 17th, students and volunteers visited the college campus to educate and reach out to Fresno State students for two days, April 20th & 21st.
The event was marked by several successes, including one young women recommitting her life to God. More than twenty volunteers engaged students with the truth of the humanity of the unborn and leaving observers questioning both the morality and humanity of abortion. Director of Outreach Kyle Goddard comments that, "This outreach has been a huge success. Students are talking to volunteers and learning about the atrocity of abortion; even standing half an hour in the rain to ask questions. Some even asking about other, more loving options for their unborn child."
Students for Life president Elizabeth Seaward discusses the injustice of abortion against unborn children.  | Some students were less friendly and argued loudly for the "right to legal abortions" and against the presence of the outreach display (a 20-foot exhibit asking questions about human value, the unborn, and the injustice of abortion.) Students for Life president Elizabeth Seaward recalls intervening on a heated discussion between a pro-life student and a pro-choice student. "I walked up and just started encouraging both of them to dialogue peacefully, to seek the truth, and to talk about ethics and rights without getting angry. It took a while but they both responded well, and left the discussion with new food for thought about the issue of abortion."
Right to Life is excited about the response from the student body at Fresno State and the volunteer turn out from the community. Plans are already underway to continue on-campus ministry and local training for the remaining spring semester and throughout the fall term.
To be a part of additional campus ministry or learn about upcoming training opportunities through Right to Life, please contact Kyle Goddard at Kyle@FresnoProLife.org
Please help defend the right to LIFE and support our student and campus ministries! Click 'Justice for All' Campus Outreach in the designator.
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Article: "Effectively Responding to Moral Relativism"
| By Josh Brahm
 While working last week with the Justice For All exhibit at Kennesaw State University, I got into a conversation with two students, Justin and Teesha, about moral relativism. There are few topics more difficult to discuss than moral relativism. This is partially because it's a complicated topic already, but also because few people are open to changing their views on relativism. Even if a person is typically open-minded, the whole concept of relativism is that we can have differing views on a subject, yet we can both be right.
When I train students to respond to moral relativism, I tell them to start by asking a clarification question. Steve Wagner of JFA points out that there are two different types of relativism, so it's best to ask, "do you believe morals are relative to individuals or cultures?"
If the person believes morals are relative to cultures, I'm going to ask, "then how can you judge the Nazi's decision to slaughter the Jews?"
If the person believes morals are relative to individuals, I'm going to say, "then you can't distinguish between a father who feeds his daughter and a father who molests his daughter, can you? They just have different preferences."
I'm going to share with you an excerpt of my dialogue with Justin, in hopes that it will give you some "tools for your toolbox" to use the next time your friend says "morals are relative."
Justin: There is no such thing as objective truth.
Josh: Is that a true statement?
Click here to read the rest of the dialogue. |
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Listen to Our Interview on Immaculate Heart Radio
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 Download Josh Brahm's recent interview on Immaculate Heart Radio. (est. one million listeners!) Josh talks about reaching youth with new media, pro-life training, stem cell research, human cloning and more!
Click here to download the MP3.
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Presentation TONIGHT: Proving Pro-Life Points with Pro-Abortion Materials
| Our pro-life training series continues with it's fifth installment on May 11: "Proving Pro-Life Points with Pro-Abortion Materials." Learn the most fun way to debate the abortion issue: by using pro-abortion materials that contradict many pro-abortion arguments! Planned Parenthood officials are left speechless when they learn that a former president of Planned Parenthood wrote that life begins at conception!
For those that missed one or more sessions but wanted to come, you can download the audio for free below!
Session 1: Making Abortion Unthinkable (technically audio from a similar presentation Josh made a few months before.)
Session 1: Q&A
Session 2: Stem Cell Research - A "Brave New World" (includes Q&A)
Session 3: "Planned Parenthood Unveiled - What They Don't Want You to Know"
Session 3: Q&A
Future Titles Include:
- "Human Cloning: Truth vs. Science Fiction"
- "6 Faulty Pro-Life Arguments and Tactics"
- "Responding to the Hard Cases for Abortion"
- "Busting Myths About Adoption"
- "Ignorance, Fear and Apathy: 3 Problems the Church Faces in Confronting Abortion"
- "Voting Guidelines: How to Avoid Becoming a Kamikaze Pro-Lifer"
- "Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide: Where Are We Headed?"
- "Busting Myths About Pregnancy Care Centers"
2nd Tuesday of Every Month 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
No Registration Required
Fresno Right to Life Office: 1742 E Griffith Way, Fresno
For information, call Josh Brahm at (559) 229-BABY (2229) |
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Upcoming Changes to the Life Report Podcast
|  The last few months have been very busy with both our new college outreach program, as well as some major changes we're implementing to the podcast. Learn more about how we're going back to video, redesigning our website and exploring other mediums like TV and radio by clicking here.
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Come "Golf for Life" on May 20th
at Sunnyside Country Club! |  Looking for a great day of golf, food, and fun? Join us at RLCC's annual "Jo Ann Stephens' Memorial Golf for Life" tournament!
Our golf committee is looking for tee sponsors, raffle prize donors, and golfers. Admission is just $150 per player this year, and includes lunch for one and dinner for two. To download a form with all the details, please click here.
In addition to some great prizes for the top teams, players also have a chance to win bottles of wine for being closest to the pin, two new sets of clubs (thanks to Roger Dunn Golf Shop), and even a brand new 2010 GMC Acadia courtesy of Kitahara Pontiac Buick GMC!
If you love golf and want to help support Right to Life, call Executive Director Jonathan Keller at (559) 618-LIFE (5433) for more information.
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Make Your Pro-Life Voice Heard in Sacramento and Washington, DC! |  As pro-lifers across the country seek to elect candidates that support the sanctity of human life, we have a long road ahead of us. With groups like Planned Parenthood and AARP giving millions of dollars to pro-abortion-choice candidates, we need your help!
Several RLCC volunteers are starting a grassroots effort to make Central California's pro-life voice heard in Sacramento and Washington, DC. While this program is not officially endorsed by RLCC, we wanted to pass along this opportunity to help elect the next generation of pro-life leaders.
For more information, please call RLCC's Board Secretary Roberta Genini at (559) 435-7667, or email her at r_genini@yahoo.com.
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About Us
Right to Life of Central California (RLCC) is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization whose fundamental purpose is to restore societal respect and effective legal protection for all human beings from fertilization until natural death. RLCC's projects include the Life Report podcast, and conducting multimedia presentations for youth and seminars for adults to educate on the life issues. Visit our website at FresnoProLife.org.
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Quote of the Month
"When I think of excellent pro-life thinkers, I think of Josh Brahm. This man knows how to articulate the pro-life position in a way that compels you to act. His podcast is a must for anyone seeking a timely and insightful analysis of current pro-life issues. He is a model for other pro-lifers by being winsome and gracious on this very sensitive subject. Most importantly, I'm confident his work will save the lives of many unborn children."
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Join the Club!
In addition to general
donations, we're also looking for committed friends of life to join the
"300 Club," Right to Life's monthly support team. For just $25 each
month, you can be an integral part of RLCC's life-changing and
life-saving work here in the San Joaquin Valley and across the U.S.
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