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America's deep religious divide over empathy
A split is growing within American religious communities over the value of empathy, with some believers framing compassion as a virtue and others dismissing it as weakness or misplaced. Axios reports that this religious divide over empathy may deepen existing partisan divides, as attitudes toward caring for others increasingly map onto political identities, shaping debates over immigration, welfare and social policy.
Why now: Commentators are linking shifting religious attitudes toward empathy to widening polarization in American politics.
Evidence
- America's deep religious divide over empathy · Axios
A religious split over empathy may deepen partisan divides.
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