""Empathy as hoisted up as the highest virtue - or even a virtue at all - gets us into a really big mess,""
""Empathy is dangerous. Empathy is toxic. Empathy will align you with hell,""
""In the Christian tradition, to have anybody argue that a spirit of empathy is somehow a vulnerability... is insane,""
Conservative writers, pastors, and influencers argue that empathy can be dangerous, toxic, and even weaponized, and they seek to remove empathy lessons from schools. Other Christian leaders maintain that empathy is central to Christianity, rooted in Jesus' suffering and the call to help the marginalized. A nationwide PRRI survey found roughly 80% of U.S. adults view empathy as a moral value underpinning a healthy society, while 16% see it as a dangerous emotion that undermines a society guided by God's truth. The debate unfolds amid declining organized religion and rapid demographic shifts in the United States.
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