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Thu Aug 21, 2025, 02:02 PM

Aug 21

https://www.newsweek.com/evangelicals-rejecting-jesus-teachings-liberal-talking-points-pastor-1818706

An evangelical leader is warning that conservative Christians are now rejecting the teachings of Jesus as "liberal talking points."

Russell Moore, former top official for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) who is now the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, said during an interview aired on NPR's All Things Considered this week that Christianity is in a "crisis" due to the current state of right-wing politics.

Moore has found himself at odds with other evangelical leaders due to his frequent criticism of former President Donald Trump. He resigned his position with the SBC in 2021 following friction over his views on Trump and a sex abuse crisis among Southern Baptist clergy.

In his NPR interview, Moore suggested that Trump had transformed the political landscape in the U.S. to the point where some Christian conservatives are openly denouncing a central doctrine of their religion as being too "weak" and "liberal" for their liking.

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Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be [View all] dalton99a Aug 21 OP

Conservative christians only feel empathy for their own kind. sop Aug 21 #1

They care only about money. yardwork Aug 21 #18

Their god is Power. markodochartaigh Aug 21 #30

Yep LeftInTX Aug 21 #59

Agreed - All of the above. The right wing christians are all presumptuous assholes. flashman13 Aug 21 #92

Herrenvolk Empathy... Bourgeois Liberal Aug 21 #48

Stop calling them 'conservative' Oeditpus Rex Aug 21 #68

RADICAL right-wingers. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 22 #96

No they don't radicalleft Aug 21 #73

Jesus wept Walleye Aug 21 #2

You beat me to it! Moostache Aug 21 #33

Once they start judging people, accurately or not, the Christian right can be brutal bucolic_frolic Aug 21 #3

+1. The French didn't decapitate their monarchy sooner because of the church dalton99a Aug 21 #8

I wish Jesus would come back and kick their ass! Chasstev365 Aug 21 #4

They'd grab Just Jerome Aug 21 #13

They'd beat him with loaves and fishes Oeditpus Rex Aug 21 #72

Dostoevskey had this nailed in "The Grand Inquisitor" (within "The Brothers Karamozov)... Moostache Aug 21 #34

Aside, what character in *Slaugterhouse-Five* Oeditpus Rex Aug 21 #70

I am not sure... Moostache Aug 21 #77

Satan (r) is loving this BoRaGard Aug 21 #5

Satan (R) murielm99 Aug 21 #43

of course BoRaGard Aug 21 #47

That is some very twisted and dispicable thinking. Biophilic Aug 21 #6

There is already a deep division BWdem4life Aug 21 #27

Last time they did, it was the bloodiest European war until the 20th century DBoon Aug 21 #67

Exactly. Religious wars are not gentle. They are fighting to see who will get to heaven. Biophilic Aug 21 #74

I've often wished Oeditpus Rex Aug 21 #75

And they're "Christians" . . . .. why? hatrack Aug 21 #7

Exactly! These are NOT Christians, they are Satan's minions. HeartsCanHope Aug 21 #25

They believe they'll go to heaven as long as they have faith in Jesus, period. thought crime Aug 21 #49

Ocelot II actually posted it before I did. I didn't notice because I replied to someone else. HeartsCanHope Aug 21 #90

They're devout followers of GOP Jesus William Seger Aug 21 #38

Because they want to belong to the sect with the most secular power muriel_volestrangler Aug 21 #61

Unempathetic Jesus would punch these clowns C_U_L8R Aug 21 #9

These asshats are not Christians, they are heretics. FalloutShelter Aug 21 #10

What religion are we talking about again? librechik Aug 21 #11

Yep. Matthew 25:31-45. Ocelot II Aug 21 #12

It's really quite clear and straightforward. IMO. yardwork Aug 21 #19

That's NOT what raptor-riding, dual machine gun-wielding Jesus says! (n/t) Moostache Aug 21 #37

Great minds think alike! HeartsCanHope Aug 21 #40

Well, Jesus never ask for no empathy when he was on the cross. 3Hotdogs Aug 21 #14

When you're dying (of something that can be cured) you don't need empathy BWdem4life Aug 21 #29

I sure have no empathy for them. Guess I better be ready to sweat ..... FF!!! ;) n/t Cheezoholic Aug 21 #15

These types of christians have no compassion. You must welcome empathy to have compassion. Clouds Passing Aug 21 #16

She's a political strategist, doing her rightwing political strategy thing struggle4progress Aug 21 #17

Nope. Lack of empathy is lack of love for your neighbor. Because of these lies they are anti-Christ-ian. ancianita Aug 21 #20

If they are so concerned with sin why do they support Trump ? JI7 Aug 21 #21

Today is August 21, 2025. WTFFFFF twodogsbarking Aug 21 #22

Empathy is no sin EnergizedLib Aug 21 #23

i have very little use for religion. barbtries Aug 21 #24

This is a sick position LetMyPeopleVote Aug 21 #26

Well, they are definitely cons, but christian they ain't. mwmisses4289 Aug 21 #28

I've continued sending money to my Christian church, Ilsa Aug 21 #31

Empathy is a "sin" to a narcissist because they are fundamentally incapable of it. milestogo Aug 21 #32

Orwellian BS tryharder Aug 21 #35

these 'christians' are not pfitz59 Aug 21 #36

That's like saying a cop who commits a crime isn't really a cop. Iggo Aug 21 #82

Empathy is an expression of love. It's never a sin. patphil Aug 21 #39

These malignant monsters... GiqueCee Aug 21 #41

Jesus gave 2 commandments...love God and love your neighbor. Everything else is above your pay grade JT45242 Aug 21 #42

Exactly, well put! Ksout Aug 21 #56

Ask them if they have read the words multigraincracker Aug 21 #44

Doesn't seem to be much Christ in their Christianity JHB Aug 21 #45

The biggest farce ironman_25 Aug 21 #46

Oh fu*k them Figarosmom Aug 21 #50

It mirrors the economists who say altruism is evil. thought crime Aug 21 #51

As a Christian, their thinking is absolute bullshit. hamsterjill Aug 21 #52

There are two major types of Christians... Christians of faith and political Christians. Norrrm Aug 21 #53

The graphic omits "f*cks children" durablend Aug 21 #65

Christians of faith? czarjak Aug 21 #93

"Softness is not weakness. It takes courage to stay delicate in a world this cruel." ― Beau Taplin twodogsbarking Aug 21 #54

I've thought for many years that the "church" has nothing in common with what Christ is supposed to have BComplex Aug 21 #55

Of course they think that way. They accuse Democrats of being "Godless" because we have empathy. LeftInTX Aug 21 #57

They NEED it to be a sin. Iggo Aug 21 #58

Then some Christians need to read he words of Jesus Warpy Aug 21 #60

Sin is just a tool cltap Aug 21 #62

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Aug 21 #80

A worthy first post. 3catwoman3 Aug 21 #89

I bet she'd favor empathy if struggle4progress Aug 21 #63

Who??? Grins Aug 21 #64

Define 'sin' Oeditpus Rex Aug 21 #66

"Christian compassion", does that even exist? sinkingfeeling Aug 21 #69

It does and we know it bc not all christians are the same. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 21 #76

And how does that differ from "compassion" without the Christianity? sinkingfeeling Aug 21 #81

Very little, of course. Everything an organized religion can accomplish, can be done as or more effectively other ways.n Bernardo de La Paz Aug 21 #85

This is just one reason why I despise all religions. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 21 #71

That is why I sharply question organized religion in particular tornado34jh Aug 21 #78

Is hatred a virtue? Some conservative Christians argue it can be DBoon Aug 21 #79

They aren't conservative or christian Nigrum Cattus Aug 21 #83

Brings to mind this article. Wednesdays Aug 21 #84

Pretzel Logic spanone Aug 21 #86

Christians are now sociopaths. Irish_Dem Aug 21 #87

Fuck them, their warped thinking, and the horse they rode in on. Solly Mack Aug 21 #88

Musk is a disgusting excuse for a human. Joinfortmill Aug 21 #91

I HATE it that they call themselves Christians therefore making that what we all call them. summer_in_TX Aug 22 #94

The enemy of empathy is sociopathy. valleyrogue Aug 22 #95