I remember over-hearing this discussion in my himalaya trek between a pastor and his team member, the young boy of 15 years asked why is christianity against self-defense (his school was offering the clourse, but he was not allowed to take it up by his parents).....so his pastor's reply was that by learning self-defense, you are telling god that you don't trust him to protect you..... just trust in god and he will protect you against whosoever think of attacking you........
While I agree with trusting in god part....but connecting the two things is absurd....... same way I feel, its important to teach the society what is right or wrong........but we cannot just rely on that.......it will take time.....maybe decades.......till then what........ as of now the immediate need is to put a fear in the minds of these perpetrators that they cannot just get away with it............ imagine the rotten mind of these perpetrators who don't shy away from murdering the victim, just to satisfy their lust and whatever disgusting need they have......
They need some fear in their mind to stop them from doing so........fear for their lives is the only solution for now.......otherwise even imprisonment isn't stopping them, as they know they can be out on bail or max serve a few years and get free to have a life......... whereas the victim is either traumatized for life or have to sacrifice her life.......
disclaimer : I dont know if christianity is really against self-defense, that was a over-heard true discussion....
Edited by anjs - 5 years ago
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