1867 || empathy isn't a sin

Love should not be harsh or tough. Empathy isn't a sin. It's a crucial aspect to our humanity. If you hear that empathy is a sin, that's a way to avoid the cognitive dissonance necessary to act out of alignment with your morals.

Empathy is a central feature in our humanity. You can become more objective and reasonable about your empathy, without abandoning it completely.

If your conscience is screaming that something isn't right, listen.

Sure, we can be blinded by our subjective relationship to empathy, but we shouldn't be demonizing empathy itself.

Anything that encourages you to ignore human suffering is propaganda.

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/hard-right-influencers/www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/maga-right-christianity-empathy-toxic/688755/

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