This week's issue of "Private Eye" carries this nice little story. Well, it's kinda political but it is religious!!
Remember the story of David and Goliath in the Bible? One of the most moving accounts in Scripture of a man having the courage to do what he knows to be right against overwhelming odds.
I expect there were a lot of silly people then saying "Give Goliath more time" or "How do we know Goliath has got a sword of mass-destruction when there's no evidence that it exists?"
But David was a leader, not a follower. He was a fighter, not a quitter.
So, in spite of the Doubting Thomases, David went out and launched a pre-emptive strike (with a "smart" slingshot!) at the head of his enemy and within a few seconds it was all over!
The result was that there was no collateral damage to any bystanders, democracy was restored to the Philistines and the children of Israel were allowed to live in peace happily ever after.
And, above all, those fainthearts who had sneered at the simple shepherd boy felt pretty silly when he went on to reign over them as king for 40 glorious years!