Turning the other cheek to violence. Something many people of faith believe in just gets your other cheek violated. It’s all part of the belief in an imaginary deity’s and an eternal afterlife of milk, honey and everlasting joy. You can’t help people who refuse to help themselves.

I recently broached the topic of security and self-defense at my church. When I began graciously detailing the ineffectiveness of “conventional wisdom”, one church leader in the conversation sensed that I was building a case for armed church members–and quickly volunteered that our church would not go in that direction. I am going to take selected parts of this article and refine them to emphasize how my church tacitly realizes that danger exists and yet refuses to allow effective countermeasures.

Note: churches in my area reject armed members for security. I only recently learned of one church out of several dozen which appears to have armed members for righteous self-defense. I am not fond of that particular church’s religious/faith philosophy/doctrine so I am not interested in joining.