US EditionDebate Emerges on Role of Empathy as Some Christian Conservatives Challenge Its Value
Conservative Christian leaders argue empathy promotes acceptance of behaviors they consider sinful, linking its rise to social movements and political shifts since 2018.
- 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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