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Feb 6, 2026
Joe Rigney, pastor, theologian, and author, offers sharp critique of weaponized empathy. He examines how emotional manipulation, immigration policy, and voting rules can be used to build lasting political power. Short, pointed conversations explore biblical compassion versus politicized pity and practical cultural strategies Christians can pursue.
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Weaponized Empathy Overrules Truth
- Empathy has been corrupted into a weaponized virtue that overrides truth and reason.
- Joe Rigney warns this 'sin of empathy' manipulates conservatives by appealing to pity to advance political ends.
Compassion As Political Steering Wheel
- The political left claims the mantle of compassion to steer Christian voters by redefining who deserves pity.
- Rigney argues this definition neutralizes conservative resistance and protects a political path to power.
Expose The Slush-Fund Nature Of Big Government
- Build or expose government bloat that becomes a slush fund for client groups.
- Rigney advises recognizing and naming how programs funnel taxpayer money to secure political support.
