CNN's Compassion Forum

"Compassion Forum" is a misnomer. Rather than asking the Democrat presidential candidates questions about caring, just, humane behavior toward those in need, the topics queried were about the religious views of the candidates vis-a-vis current social, economic and political issues. Since when does religion have a lock on compassion? The news media is resplendent with ignorant persons who postulate catch phrases like "Compassion Forum" without a full understanding of its implications. Atheists, agnostics, and secularists who are believers in a higher power or unbelievers, as the case may be, have the same ability to claim compassion as a personal virtue as does a religious person. The odd thing about the media's interpretation of compassion is that somehow they involve it in issues like evolution, abortion, secular government, and literal interpretation of the Bible, all hot button items for fundamentalist voters. So, would CNN please tell us why, other than to reveal their lack of scholarship, they chose to call their grilling of candidates about religion a "Compassion Forum"?