Toxic empathy claims the only way to love racial minorities is to advance social justice, but “justice” that shows partiality to the poor or those perceived as oppressed only leads to societal chaos. Empathy can help us see their perspective and foster compassion, but that’s all it can do. It can’t guide us into making the right decisions or donning the wise, moral, or biblical position. Toxic empathy bullies us into believing that the unwise, immoral, and unbiblical position is actually the righteous one.
