Tag: values

Leap of Faith: Friend Dumped Over Religious Differences

Published: April 26, 2025 | Last Updated: April 27, 2025 By | 18 Replies Continue Reading
Leap of Faith: Friend Dumped Over Religious Differences

It is true that differences in religion, politics and values can create wedges between people who were once close friends—but this generally doesn’t happen when friendships are otherwise solid. People accept the differences and agree to disagree so the differences don’t interfere with the relationship.

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Friendship and Morals: Before, During and After The Age of Trump

Published: December 3, 2021 | Last Updated: January 12, 2023 By | Reply Continue Reading
Friendship and Morals: Before, During and After The Age of Trump

The relationship between friendship and morals is examined in a new study published in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

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Friendship Divided By Politics

Published: October 9, 2020 | Last Updated: October 9, 2020 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading
Friendship Divided By Politics

Divided by politics, a long-term friendship seems to be on the verge of falling apart. A woman asks whether she should cut it off for a while.

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Hesitant to judge a friend making bad decisions

Published: January 18, 2017 | By | 8 Replies Continue Reading

Good friends need to say something when a friend is making bad decisions.

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Friendship after Election Day

Published: November 16, 2016 | Last Updated: November 17, 2016 By | 28 Replies Continue Reading

After Election Day, a woman re-thinks a friendship and considers backing away.

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Reluctant to let go of a friend with a different lifestyle

Published: August 22, 2016 | By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

A young woman can’t decide whether her friend’s “different lifestyle” is reason to give up on the friendship

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Friends with different political views

Published: June 26, 2016 | By | 21 Replies Continue Reading
Friends with different political views

Is it possible to remain friends with people whose political views and values are vastly different than yours?

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Should I confront my friend?

Published: September 27, 2015 | By | 10 Replies Continue Reading

A woman wonders is she should confront a friend whose values are suspect.

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In the Media – On the loss of friends (National Catholic Register)

Published: July 11, 2015 | Last Updated: September 9, 2020 By | Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – On the loss of friends (National Catholic Register)

In the country’s oldest Catholic newspaper, Susan Klemond writes about the loss of friends from a Catholic perspective.

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Can I remain friends with someone with a totally different lifestyle?

Published: June 4, 2015 | By | 15 Replies Continue Reading

A woman who lives a healthy lifestyle is frustrated by a friend who neglects her health.

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