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The Church's Stance on Friendship and Abortion
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The Catholic Church recognizes the value of friendship and human life, believing that natural finalities and intelligible forms play a role in shaping one's identity while respecting the dignity and protection of every person, including the unborn. The gap between the Church's stance on abortion and the pro-choice belief highlights the fundamental question of human life and dignity.

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Despite the hostility and hatred present online towards religious beliefs, engaging with young people on platforms such as Reddit provides an opportunity for discussing important religious topics such as the existence of God, suffering in the world, religious biases, and treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Religion
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Despite the hostility and hatred present online towards religious beliefs, engaging with young people on platforms such as Reddit provides an opportunity for discussing important religious topics such as the existence of God, suffering in the world, religious biases, and treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.

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The Church's Stance on Friendship and Abortion
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#304 – Bishop Robert Barron: Christianity and the Catholic Church
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Lex Fridman Podcast
The church recognizes that there is a specific form to human sexuality, which includes both the unitive and procreative aspects, and it respects and protects human life from conception to death.
1:42:15 - 1:46:27 (04:11)
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Church and Human Sexuality.
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The church recognizes that there is a specific form to human sexuality, which includes both the unitive and procreative aspects, and it respects and protects human life from conception to death. The church views the love between individuals of the same sex with respect, but does believe that marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman.

Chapter
The Church's Stance on Friendship and Abortion
Episode
#304 – Bishop Robert Barron: Christianity and the Catholic Church
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The debate on abortion comes down to the fundamental question of what it means to be alive and the respect for human life and dignity, with a vast gap between those who believe at conception a human life is created and those who don't.
1:46:27 - 1:49:06 (02:38)
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Abortion
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The debate on abortion comes down to the fundamental question of what it means to be alive and the respect for human life and dignity, with a vast gap between those who believe at conception a human life is created and those who don't. The cultural problem is the belief that freedom allows for complete determination of everything, as highlighted in the case of Roe v. Wade.

Chapter
The Church's Stance on Friendship and Abortion
Episode
#304 – Bishop Robert Barron: Christianity and the Catholic Church
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast