(SRN NEWS)-The dictionary defines the word as “understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.” A new poll from the Public Religion Research Center finds most people accept empathy as an important foundation of a moral society. But the survey also finds that White Evangelical Protestants fear […]
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Is empathy good or bad?
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(SRN NEWS)-The dictionary defines the word as “understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.” A new poll from the Public Religion Research Center finds most people accept empathy as an important foundation of a moral society. But the survey also finds that White Evangelical Protestants fear that empathy can lead a person away from God’s truth.