Time Immortal

Just what it says.

A man who threatened to behead two women because they were Christians was attacked in self-defense early Saturday and injured so severely, police say, that his eye was to be removed.

Russell Bowman, who called himself an atheist, showed up with a large knife at the women’s apartment in the 700 block of Tia Juana Street about 3:15 a.m., police said.

Another resident grabbed a shotgun and ordered him to put the knife down. When Bowman refused and began approaching, the person hit him with the butt end of the weapon, police said.

This apparently happened in Colorado Springs, by the way.

Now, given the level of vitriol I’m used to seeing where internet atheists are concerned, I can’t say I’m surprised that an atheist took it upon himself — evidently while drunk — to attack Christians. Truth be told, I’ve always expected it would come to that. Of course, this being the United States, someone just happened to have a shotgun handy, and used it to good effect.

It’s rather a shame that Bowman will lose his eye as a result of the injuries he has sustained, but I can’t say I have a great wealth of sympathy for him. That’s what happens when you attack someone: they defend themselves. And if they defend better than you attack, well…