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Debate Emerges on Role of Empathy as Some Christian Conservatives Challenge Its Value
Some conservative Christians claim empathy manipulates acceptance of issues like abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, gaining influence since early Trump administration, critics say.
- Some Christian conservatives argue against the value of empathy, claiming it can encourage harmful policies, according to Allie Beth Stuckey, author of 'Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion.'
- Historian Susan Lanzoni emphasizes that empathy is central to Jesus' teachings, countering the anti-empathy perspective promoted by some evangelicals.
- Elon Musk criticized empathy in a podcast, calling it the 'fundamental weakness of Western civilization.'
- Many Christians still view empathy as a virtue essential to humanity, despite the anti-empathy arguments.
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Debate over empathy highlights differing views of Christian conservatives, progressives
WASHINGTON — Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice.
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Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be
Some voices on the Christian right are arguing the virtue of empathy has become a vice. Those Christians claim empathy can manipulate people into accepting what they see as sins, like abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights.
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