Allie Beth Stuckey

the power structure in the United States and change the demographics to secure progressive power, then that's what we are going to have to do. And so I'm not sure that they would actively and overtly show empathy for her killer, but we certainly see a lot of ignoring from the progressive side of this. I mean, obviously, when we saw George Floyd die or when we even saw the person Jacob

Blake be shot in the back by a police officer. It's not like Democrats don't know what's going on in the news. I mean, there were black squares posted. There were all kinds of memorials and public displays. There were corporations who were

Blake be shot in the back by a police officer. It's not like Democrats don't know what's going on in the news. I mean, there were black squares posted. There were all kinds of memorials and public displays. There were corporations who were

starting these resolutions to change the country for the better, but I'm not seeing that kind of honor and that kind of outrage for Lake and Riley, at least not from the mainstream. However, I do think this story is showing people, more people than usual, the dangers of letting people in unmitigated and unvetted, and that it's really not fair.

starting these resolutions to change the country for the better, but I'm not seeing that kind of honor and that kind of outrage for Lake and Riley, at least not from the mainstream. However, I do think this story is showing people, more people than usual, the dangers of letting people in unmitigated and unvetted, and that it's really not fair.

It's not that every illegal alien is going to commit a violent crime or an additional crime, but it's that every crime that is committed by an illegal immigrant is preventable. We already have citizens that commit crimes. There is no reason to add to those crimes by people who shouldn't be here in the first place. And I lived in Athens, Georgia, where Lakin was martyred. murdered.

It's not that every illegal alien is going to commit a violent crime or an additional crime, but it's that every crime that is committed by an illegal immigrant is preventable. We already have citizens that commit crimes. There is no reason to add to those crimes by people who shouldn't be here in the first place. And I lived in Athens, Georgia, where Lakin was martyred. murdered.

I have family there. I know that community very well. In Athens-Clarke County, where she was murdered, it is very progressive. And yet they ousted handily the DA that originally charged Ibarra and did not pursue the death penalty because she has been so soft on crime and soft on things like illegal immigration. that she lost her election, even in a progressive county.

I have family there. I know that community very well. In Athens-Clarke County, where she was murdered, it is very progressive. And yet they ousted handily the DA that originally charged Ibarra and did not pursue the death penalty because she has been so soft on crime and soft on things like illegal immigration. that she lost her election, even in a progressive county.

So I know that's just one example, but I do think people are waking up to this. And I think the national election proves that as well.

So I know that's just one example, but I do think people are waking up to this. And I think the national election proves that as well.

Yes, that is true. And we do believe in original sin that we are fallen creatures. The Bible teaches that we have inherited the sin of Adam. And that's why Jesus is so great. He's presented as the second Adam because through Adam, we got sin, we got death, we got brokenness, what we call in the Christian world, fallenness.

Yes, that is true. And we do believe in original sin that we are fallen creatures. The Bible teaches that we have inherited the sin of Adam. And that's why Jesus is so great. He's presented as the second Adam because through Adam, we got sin, we got death, we got brokenness, what we call in the Christian world, fallenness.

Man fell and we've been suffering all of the repercussions of that since then. But through Jesus... the second Adam, we get redemption and we get forgiveness and we get sacrifice from sin. So really the whole gospel is the idea that like we are not enough. I know that we're talking about toxic empathy, but my second book is that we're actually not good enough. We're not enough on our own.

Man fell and we've been suffering all of the repercussions of that since then. But through Jesus... the second Adam, we get redemption and we get forgiveness and we get sacrifice from sin. So really the whole gospel is the idea that like we are not enough. I know that we're talking about toxic empathy, but my second book is that we're actually not good enough. We're not enough on our own.

We're not enough for our own salvation. You talked about reaching a higher truth. Of course, we believe that. And we believe that that truth is in Jesus Christ himself, but I mean, speaking of Jesus, when we're talking about toxic empathy, some people believe that, well, actually it's Jesus who taught that empathy is the most important value, but that's not really true.

We're not enough for our own salvation. You talked about reaching a higher truth. Of course, we believe that. And we believe that that truth is in Jesus Christ himself, but I mean, speaking of Jesus, when we're talking about toxic empathy, some people believe that, well, actually it's Jesus who taught that empathy is the most important value, but that's not really true.

He said that the greatest commandments are to love God and love our neighbor. And if we love God, he says, you will keep his commandments. And so actually, the love that we are called to as Christians is inextricably intertwined with the truth. Actually, 1 Corinthians 13, 6 says that love never rejoices in wrongdoing. It never rejoices in wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

He said that the greatest commandments are to love God and love our neighbor. And if we love God, he says, you will keep his commandments. And so actually, the love that we are called to as Christians is inextricably intertwined with the truth. Actually, 1 Corinthians 13, 6 says that love never rejoices in wrongdoing. It never rejoices in wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

And so, I mean, you're right about the theology that is really opposed to a lot of the postmodern, morally relativistic, what I call the God of self meology that we are seeing today that I think gets us both the toxic culture of self-love and the toxic empathy that we're talking about.