Free Republic

When he became a Christian in 1996, three-time convicted felon John Reneer promised God he'd "never again lay a hand on another person." On Oct. 29, he kept that promise in the face of confrontation.Reneer, who now works to close sexually oriented businesses, was protesting outside Pure Pleasure Megacenter, 3299 Fern Valley Road, when an employee of the business began spraying him with a water hose. Reneer kept his cool. "With God's help, I'm learning to turn the other cheek," said the 57-year-old who has served time for armed robbery, first-degree sodomy and murder. "I can look behind me and...