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Lent, Friendships, and the Morality of Peter Singer
Christians around the world are celebrating the start of the Lenten season.
02/25/23
John Stonestreet Maria Baer
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Christians around the world are celebrating the start of the Lenten season, a new study underlines the importance of friends in our lives, and why did Richard Dawkins call Peter Singer, “the most moral person I know”?
Topics
ash wednesday
Bethany Hamilton
ethical theories
friending bias
friendships
Lent
loneliness
Mental Health
mental health crisis
Morality
Peter Singer
Relationships
Richard Dawkins
sexism
transgender athletes
Resources:
— Recommendations —
Strong Women Lent Reading Plan
Dear and Glorious Physician: A Novel about Saint Luke by Taylor Caldwell
Segment 1 – What Friendship Does for Our Wellbeing
“‘Friending Bias'”
“Want to Be Healthier? Hang Out with Your Friends”
“Why Friends Are Good For Your Health“
Segment 2 – The Loneliness Crisis Among Young Men
“Most Young Men Are Single. Most Young Women Are Not.”
“What’s Behind the Rise of Lonely, Single Men”
Segment 3 – Debating Different Ethical Theories
Segment 4 – Stories of the Week
“Is Christianity Sexist?”
“You Are Dust and to Dust You Shall Return: Something to Know but Not to Fear”
“Bethany Hamilton’s Stand”
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