VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Alun|DATE|1361447324|CONTENT|Yes, that is what struck me too, this idea that compassion is a &#039;christian virtue&#039; (he didn&#039;t use those words, but the idea was behind what he said about Paul and Jesus). In practice, compassion has often been severely lacking in the history of christianity (and notably absent from the RCC and a number of protestant sects now), and the god described in the bible was a tribal war god, not noted for his compassion. Quite the opposite.|EMAIL|alunap@mac.com|IP-ADDRESS|170.148.198.157|MODERATIONFLAG|