Christians, How Great Thou Not
A couple of things here that I would like to discuss. The first being our fixation with developing a definition and refusing to modify or amend that definition even if presented with a decent reason to do so. Our love for opposition, controversy and discord instead of our strong desire to solve our problems, compromise on issues and respect the rights of another. The first thing I wish to discuss is my detection of a trend here that when you talk compassion, people automatically assume you are talking leniency or allowing those who offend to get off scot-free. I think it is time that all of us re-define what it means to be compassionate. Allowance of anyone to remain blameless in any situation where it is clear that they made the choice to be in that situation is not compassion, it's stupid and no lesson can be learned from that. You can hold anyone and everyone responsible for their actions while realizing what caused them to violate. Understanding is...