And the more that people, especially impressionable children, are surrounded by evil, the more influenced, tempted, seduced and intrigued by evil they become. In other words, the more familiar evil becomes, the more it seems a legitimate outlet. It is unarguable that evil has tremendous power, and from that power comes the allure. Evil delivers immediate gratification. Evil provides a sense of power, dominance, importance, control and security.
Evil is a strong identity.
And in this imperfect world, evil often not only wins, but is also defended, protected and venerated. The day after the massacre, one of my radio listeners faxed me a newspaper report from Pennsylvania. Believe it or not, the parents are suing over his dismissal. The suit includes such outrageous, blasphemous First Amendment claims as that the dismissal over Internet images infringes on his right to speech. Ironically, he is reported to now be in a private school in Colorado.