Session 1 – Making a Case for Life on Hostile Turf
The three most important words for the pro-life apologist:
- Syllogism
- Syllogism
- Syllogism
Define your terms or get clobbered! | Download Session Notes
Session 2 – First Round of Q&A
Question and Answer session with Scott Klusendorf with Pastor Jim Osman moderating.
Session 3 – Five Bad Ways People Argue About Abortion
They assume rather than argue; they attack rather than argue; they assert rather than argue; the confuse functioning as a human with being a human; and they hide behind the hard cases. | Download Session Notes
Session 4 – The Case Against Relativism
Relativism defined: What’s right and wrong is up to us to decide either individually or as a society. There are no objective standards of morality that we are beholden to independent of personal tastes or culture. | Download Session Notes
Session 5 – Encounter with Dr. Zeke Diversity, Abortion-Advocate
An abortion advocate’s argument that the pro-life position fails the test of reason in 5 key areas: Intuitions, Science, Philosophy, Theology, Sociology. | Download Session Notes
Session 6 – Tactics: What Dr. Zeke Gets Wrong
Dr. Zeke never cited a formal pro-life syllogism and never showed where it went wrong; instead, he just launched into his own presentation. Thus, he did not refute much of anything. | Download Session Notes
Session 7 – Tactics: Handling Objections with Grace and Truth
When you’re under fire, you can get back in the driver’s seat by asking 3 key questions: What do you mean by that? How did you come to that conclusion? And have you considered the implications of your view? | Download Session Notes
Session 8 – Second Round of Q&A
The final round of Q&A with Scott Klusendorf; Pastor Jim Osman moderating.
Scott Klusendorf
President, Life Training Institute
