"The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not 
know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist 
on going their own way" 
           
                                    ...William Barclay [1961]

Compromise is when one issue is placed on an equal or higher priority with another, i.e., when a person lowers their moral standards or ignores God's laws to accept something perceived to be of greater value. During U.S. elections many professing Christians voted for candidates who's platform included issues that were contrary to God's laws, i.e., support of abortion and homosexuality. That is compromise!