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round and round you're turning me A sermon on Paul's (non) practice of collecting compensation : Have you heard of Stockholm Syndrome ? The term comes from a real -life 1973 bank heist in, you guessed it, Stockholm, Sweden. What happened was the robbers, in a bid to secure their escape, took four of the bank employees hostage .   In the end, though, it was all for naught . The scheme was foiled when authorities released tear gas via a hole drilled from an apartment above  the bank. Happily, everyone was rescued. In fact, none of the hostages were even injured during the harrowing rescue.   Strangely , though, afterward, not a single one of the hostages would testify against the robbers. In fact, if the hostages held any ill will, it was to the authorities , not the robbers themselves! Some of the hostages even went so far as to raise money for their captives’ defense !   A quick online search will tell you Stockholm Syndrome is a coping mechanism or an emo...