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Empathy divides Americans by religion, with white evangelicals standing apart

Data: PRRI, 2026 American Values Survey ; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios White evangelical Protestants are the only major religious group in which a majority says empathy can become dangerous when it leads people away from a society guided by God's truth, according to a new survey . Why it matters : The survey lands amid a quiet civil war within American…

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