How do you love your enemy when your enemy is your family?

Abstract

The modern far-right has argued that empathy is so destructive, it has caused us moral ambiguity that is threatening the values our society is built upon. Put another way, some might say that it results in moral decay. While it is ludicrous to suggest empathy is sinful, I do not think it is a panacea to our polarized society. However, empathy does have a role, perhaps not in political action, but in making it possible for me to continue to relate to and, as our Lord commands, love my enemies.