"Stuckey doesn't view empathy as morally good or evil. It's when empathy lands you in a spot that goes against her political views (derived from an oversimplified, dogmatic reading of scripture), that it then becomes "toxic." She spends the majority of the book driving home the tired "feelings don't matter" trope, then provides anecdotal arguments fueled by her own feelings.

The inconsistencies in her ideologies are present on nearly every page: supporting the death penalty, calling abortion murder, then not supporting the death penalty anymore (thank God); questioning the origin of planned parenthood and how that plays out today, then refusing to question how the origin of policing plays out today by denying any possibilty of systemic issues... the list goes on.

For better or worse, Allie is very well spoken. She knows how to fire up her audience and can concisely share her talking points. It's just a shame that they carry such harmful, dehumanizing rhetoric.

I will gladly take "toxic empathy" over Allie B Stuckey's brand of right-wing pseudo-christianity. In her desire to be persecuted for her beliefs (abusing Matthew 5:10 & John 15:18 to justify this complex), she redefines "the least of these" and bankrupts Christ's central message. In doing so, Stuckey walks right past the downtrodden as she makes her way to the polls to vote YES on putting the 10 commandments in classrooms.

a quote to show how Stuckey handles her arguments:

"Yes, there are wellmeaning people who believe supporting 'transgenderism' is loving and virtuous. But they are, whether they know it or not, merely idiots." Truly compelling stuff."