Why the Christian right are preaching that empathy is a sin

[WestMichRad]

Posted for you to be aware:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sin-empathy-christian-trump-vance-b2812330.html

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.

For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including abortion access, LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on social and racial justice.

“Empathy becomes toxic when it encourages you to affirm sin, validate lies or support destructive policies,” said Allie Beth Stuckey, author of “Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion.”

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That’s the kind of crap we’re up against- “compassion for others is a sin.” Sick f**ers!

[BoRaGard]

1. This anti-empathy movement is so satanic (r)

Great Freaking Deception, my ass.

repubes have completely
surrendered to the darkside - Supreme Unholy Suckers (r).

Why do republicons hate Christ?

[3catwoman3]

2. We should call them the Christian Wrong.

Mahatma Gandhi was right.

[patphil]

3. Sounds like these right wing "Christians" would like to wash their hands of the whole helping others thing.

I don't think Jesus put a caveat on compassion.
Only those without sin are worthy of assistance?
We know what Jesus said about that.
Empathy isn't a sin, it's a virtue.

[PATRICK]

4. The Unforgiveable Sin

Explained in more than one way by Jesus of Nazareth, namely against religious clerical critics is more an observation than a revelation. You not only judge yourself but render yourself incapable of being part of the Good. Calling good evil and evil good.

Simple, cutting your own spiritual throat, enforced by practice and active opposition. This of course is worse than Jesus' contemporaries who accepted all institutional "necessary" evils to put him down. The words are clear as a sword- as are the beatitudes in their various forms. When rage and "righteousness must finally rebound on the Biblically damned.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. But Jesus loved the prostitutes and the poor and the down trodden

Matthew 25

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Author should look in the MIRROR /nt

[CurtEastPoint]

7. How did I know 'Allie Beth' would look just like this?

[mwmisses4289]

8. She kinda has mean girl written all over her, doesn't she?

If Christ came back, she would run away screaming about demons and devils.

[Redleg]

9. They have confused empathy with "coddling"

and then throw empathy out with the bathwater. Empathy is more about trying to understand the thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and situations of the person. It may also involve an offer of help, but not necessarily. It does not include an offer of help that would support the other person's dysfunctional behaviors or do long-term harm to that person's well-being. "I understand that you are hooked on narcotics and that you can't afford narcotics, so I would like to help you pay for them" would be an example to avoid.

[WestMichRad]

10. Good point!

They clearly don’t understand what empathy is, or are trying to redefine the word to demonize it as “woke”.

[Redleg]

12. This is what Christopher Rufo did with CRT and woke and DEI

And he announced his intentions on twitter before doing so.

[Duppers]

11. HOG SHIT

On them.

[Major Nikon]

13. It's a mistake to believe Christianity has ever been about empathy for the sake of empathy

That’s not to say individual Christians don’t have empathy, but Christianity from day one has always been about harvesting individual Christian empathy. They collect donations under the auspices of empathy, but unlike other charities don’t have to disclose any benefit to the community or disclose where that money actually goes which commonly is for political purposes and enriching church officials. Which is not to say Christianity is unique in this regard. Skimming off the top of charitable contributions is really the oldest profession.

If anything these people are just being honest about what their true motives are.