Compassion is a deep awareness of the suffering of others and the desire to relieve it.
Compassion means "to suffer together."
In all major religions compassion is considered the greatest of virtues.
Then why don't most Americans show compassion to one another and to other nations? Because talk is cheap.
Wars are fought in other nations in which thousands are killed, and people are murdered every day in America. Is that compassion?
Every day innocent children are abused in this country. Is that compassion?
Most American citizens verbally and physically abuse one another. Is that compassion?
The prisoners in America are composed of 2% Atheists and 78% Christians. What are the Atheists doing right and the Christians doing wrong?
I know of many Atheists who are more concerned about their fellow man than many Christians are.
Being a Christian is not an automatic ticket to heaven. Without the proper beliefs and works they will go somewhere else; need I say where?
I wonder what this nation would really be like if it was founded on Buddhism instead of Christianity.
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