Charleston And The Denial Of Evil

By Mike McDaniel

In Charleston, and in every American town, there are several buildings of note. Among them, the courthouse, and a church–any church. In the courthouse, lawyers and judges ply their trade, and the rule of law is worshiped, and sometimes, vindicated. In the church, men, women and children of all races come together to worship God in faith and fellowship. The inhabitants of both buildings acknowledge the existence of evil, and its unceasing work among us, but they have very different ways of dealing with that recognition . . .

Both, virtually everywhere, are gun-free zones, places where the honest, law-abiding citizen, people with malice toward none, are not allowed to defend their lives and the lives of those they love. These are places where the only fundamental inalienable right that truly matters is denied them. After all, if one has no right to defend their life, what does any other right matter?

At the courthouse, there are metal detectors at the entrances, and armed security–usually law enforcement officers–not only posted at the doors, but patrolling the halls and usually in the courtrooms. The lawyers and judges working in that building have a very clear understanding of the ever-present danger evil presents, and …read more

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