Scripture, he says, "" teaches nothing but charity, and we must not leave an interpretation of Scripture until we have found a compassionate interpretation of it. "" And this struggle to find compassion in some of these rather rebarbative texts is a good dress rehearsal for doing the same in ordinary life. (Applause) But now look at our world. And we are living in a world that is — where religion has been hijacked. Where terrorists cite Quranic verses to justify their atrocities.