I answer a reader’s critique that my empathy is part of the problem with crime in America, and that Donald Trump and Kristi Noem have the right idea.
Is it "toxic empathy" to oppose Trump and Noem's tactics?
My response to a reader's comment
Apr 11, 2025

Culture, Faith, and Politics Podcast
Pat Kahnke discusses the intersection of culture, faith, and politics, with an emphasis on pushing back against the takeover of the Christian movement in America by authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism. A retired evangelical pastor and former Republican, Pat Kahnke is the author of two books: A Christian Case Against Donald Trump (2024) and MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience (2020).
Pat Kahnke discusses the intersection of culture, faith, and politics, with an emphasis on pushing back against the takeover of the Christian movement in America by authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism. A retired evangelical pastor and former Republican, Pat Kahnke is the author of two books: A Christian Case Against Donald Trump (2024) and MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience (2020).Listen on
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